The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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O F F E N S I V E L I N E M E N 78 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2025 FOOTBALL PREVIEW GREG CRIPPEN • C Gr. • Northborough, Mass. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 309 • Appeared in 11 games in 2024 with eight starts at center. • Played in nine games in 2023. • Appeared in one game as a reserve center versus Colorado State in 2022. • Made six appearances at backup center in 2021, including the Big Ten championship game against Iowa. • Enrolled at U-M in January 2021. • Tabbed as a Sports Illustrated All-America finalist as a senior in 2020 and was selected to the MaxPreps Florida All-State second team that same year. • Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 24 in- terior offensive lineman and No. 360 overall prospect in the class of 2021 by the On3 Industry Ranking. NATHAN EFOBI • OG Jr. • Cumming, Ga. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 307 • Saw action in six games with an appearance at left guard in 2024. • Redshirted his freshman season in 2023. • Two-time first-team Region 6-7A All-Region selection as a prep. • Voted team captain during senior season at South Forsyth High. • Part of a team that went to the Region 6 Class 7A state title game during his junior year. • Also played defensive line and lettered in track and field, finishing fourth in the shot put at the 2022 Georgia 7A championship meet with a throw of 52 feet, 8.75 inches. • Four-star recruit, No. 117 player and 10th- ranked interior offensive lineman in the 2023 class, according to On3. GIOVANNI EL-HADI • OG Gr. • Sterling Heights, Mich. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 310 • Started all 13 games at right guard in 2024. • Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media. • Saw time in all 15 outings, including 11 on the offensive line, in 2023. • Played in all 14 games on special teams and nine contests on the offensive line, making three starts at left guard in 2022. • Appeared in one game at left guard in 2021. • Enrolled early at U-M in January 2021. • Selected for the Under Armour All-American Game and was named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team in both 2019 and 2020. • Pegged as a four-star prospect, the No. 20 offensive tackle and No. 218 overall player in the country by the On3 Industry Ranking. BLAKE FRAZIER • OT So. • Austin, Texas Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 285 • Did not see game action in 2024. • Led a Vandegrift High of- fense that averaged 41.2 points and 365.5 yards per game as a se- nior. • PrepStar Top 300 All-American in 2023. • Unanimous selection as the 25-6A All-Dis- trict Offensive Lineman of the Year and member of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Whataburger Super Team as a senior. • Son of former U-M center Steve Frazier, a 1997 national champion who played for the Wolverines from 1995-99. • Regarded as a four-star prospect and the nation's No. 164 overall player in the 2024 class, per the On3 Industry Ranking. Also checked in as the No. 11 offensive tackle nationally and 27th-best recruit in Texas. JAKE GUARNERA • C So. • Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 317 • Appeared in five games on special teams in 2024. • Under Armour All-American Game participant in 2023. • PrepStar All-Southeast Region pick as a se- nior. • Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. Placed second in shot put in the state 3A championship meet as a junior. • On3 Industry Ranking listed him as a three- star recruit and the No. 472 player and No. 40 interior offensive lineman in the class, along with the 59th-best player in Florida. LUKE HAMILTON • OG So. • Avon, Ohio Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 315 • Did not see game action in 2024. • Tallied a 48-7 record over four seasons on varsity, in- cluding a 14-1 mark in 2023 that set the program's record for wins. • Named the Division II Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. • Honored as All-Southwestern Conference Lineman of the Year as a senior. • A two-time first-team all-state selection in 2022 and '23. • The three-star recruit was ranked the No. 464 overall player in the nation, No. 37 in- terior offensive lineman in the country and 17th-best prospect in Ohio in 2024. CONNOR JONES • OG Sr. • Monument, Colo. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 320 • Did not see game action in 2024. • Appeared in one game in 2023. • Played in two contests in 2022, one at guard and one at tackle. • Part of a Palmer Ridge High team that made the state playoffs each season he played. • Three-year varsity starter who made 33 con- secutive starts and posted a 28-5 overall re- cord. • Two-time team captain and allowed only 3 sacks during varsity career. • Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-America Game and was the 2021 4A Southern 1 Line- man of the Year. • Rated a three-star prospect, the No. 67 tackle in the country and the No. 5 player in Colo- rado by the On3 Industry Ranking. EVAN LINK • OT Jr. • Burke, Va. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 328 • Appeared in 13 games with 11 straight starts (10 at right tackle, one at left) in 2024. • Redshirted and did not play in any games in 2023. • Attended Gonzaga College High in Washing- ton, D.C. • Helped team reach the WCAC semifinal in 2022. • Two-time first-team Washington Post All- Metro selection (2021-22). • First-team Class AA all-state selection as a ju- nior (2021). • On3 rating of four stars, ranked as No. 124 player in the nation, No. 9 offensive tackle and No. 2 in the District of Columbia. BEN ROEBUCK • OT So. • Youngstown, Ohio Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 305 • Did not see game action in 2024. • Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for Min- nesota prep. • Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. • MaxPreps first-team All-American in 2023. • First-team Ohio All-State selection in junior and senior seasons. • Part of a Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward program that won three straight Division 1 state titles his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. • Credited with 105 pancake blocks in his soph- omore and junior seasons, and blocked for an