The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Q U A R T E R B A C K S THE WOLVERINE 2025 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 47 Lindsey received head coaching experience from 2019-21 back at Troy before heading to UCF to work with Malzahn again as his offen- sive coordinator and QBs coach. RETURNING PLAYERS JADYN DAVIS • QB So. • Fort Mill, S.C. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 205 • Appeared in one game at quarterback in 2024 against Northwestern. • Named Scout Team Offen- sive Player of the Week for his work help- ing team prepare for season opener versus Fresno State. • Early enrollee in January 2024. • Gatorade North Carolina Football Player of the Year in 2022 and '23. • All-American Bowl selection in 2023. • Posted career totals of 9,366 passing yards and 111 touchdowns. • Led Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day to the North Carolina Independent Schools Divi- sion 1 state title as both a junior and senior. • Completed 204 of 288 passes for 3,370 yards and 43 touchdowns as a prep senior. • Elite 11 finalist in 2023. • The four-star recruit was rated the No. 106 overall player and eighth-best quarterback in the class, and No. 5 prospect in North Carolina, per the On3 Industry Ranking. DAVIS WARREN • QB Gr. • Los Angeles Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 195 • Started nine games in 2024, completing 134 of 209 passes for 1,199 yards with 7 touchdowns and 9 inter- ceptions. • Tore his ACL in the third quarter of U-M's ReliaQuest Bowl win over Alabama after completing 9 of 12 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. • Quarterbacked Michigan to the program's fourth straight win over Ohio State, a 13-10 victory in Columbus in 2024. • Set career passing highs with 26 comple- tions on 35 attempts against Northwestern (Nov. 23) for 195 yards and 1 touchdown. • A three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2022-24). • Went 0-for-5 passing with 1 interception in three games in 2023. • Former walk-on placed on scholarship dur- ing 2023 offseason. • Appeared in six games in 2022, completing 5 of 9 pass attempts for 89 yards. • Team debut came versus Hawaii (Sept. 10, 2022), marked by a pass of 56 yards to tight end Max Bredeson. • Named U-M's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 2021. • Transferred to Suffield Academy in 2020, but season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. • Beat cancer diagnosis in 2019 and returned to play at the Peddie School in New Jersey. • Spent first three seasons of prep play at Loyola High in Los Angeles. Year GP/GS Com. Att. Yds. TD INT 2021 — DNP, redshirted — 2022 6/0 5 9 89 0 0 2023 3/0 0 5 0 0 1 2024 9/9 134 209 1,199 7 9 Total 18/9 139 223 1,288 7 10 NEWCOMERS MIKEY KEENE Gr. • Chandler, Ariz. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 200 • Transferred to U-M in De- cember 2024. • Made 33 starts in 39 colle- giate games played (22-13 record) with 8,245 yards passing, 65 touch- downs and 28 interceptions. • Spent two seasons at Central Florida (2021-22) and two at Fresno State (2023-24). • Appeared in 12 games with 12 starts in 2024, completing 277 of 393 passes for 2,892 yards with 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. • Named All-Mountain West honorable men- tion in 2023 and '24. • Appeared in four games for UCF in 2022, coached by Chip Lindsey; and finished with 647 yards with 6 touchdowns and an inter- ception. • Made 11 appearances with 10 starts dur- ing freshman season, completing 173 of 272 pass attempts for 1,730 yards with 17 touchdowns, 6 interceptions and a touch- down run. • Attended Chandler High, finishing his career undefeated as a starter at 23-0. • On3 Industry Ranking three-star prospect, No. 63 QB in country and No. 16 player in Arizona. Year GP/GS Com. Att. Yds. TD INT 2021* 11/10 173 272 1,730 17 6 2022* 4/0 60 83 647 6 1 2023# 12/11 283 422 2,976 24 10 2024# 12/12 277 393 2,892 18 11 Total 39/33 793 1,170 8,245 65 28 * at UCF; # at Fresno State BRYCE UNDERWOOD Fr. • Detroit Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 208 • No. 1 overall recruit in 2025 class, per On3 Industry Ranking. • Second No. 1 prospect to sign with U-M in modern era, joining DL Rashan Gary (2016). • Will turn 18 years old less than two weeks before Michigan's 2025 season opener against New Mexico on Aug. 30. • Four-year starter for Belleville (Mich.) High, amassing a 50-4 record in his career with two Division I Michigan state championships (2021-22), led the Tigers to their first unde- feated season in 2022. • Recorded 12,919 all-purpose yards in career, including 11,488 passing yards, and 179 to- tal touchdowns (152 passing) as a starter. • Threw for 2,509 yards with 32 touchdowns and 6 INT during his senior season, complet- ing 71.8 percent of his passes, also rushed for over 600 yards with 6 touchdowns. • Totaled 3,329 yards passing with 44 touch- downs and 3 INT in 2023, helping team reach state finals. • Invited to participate in 2025 Navy All- American Bowl. • 2024 Gatorade Michigan Player of the Year. • 2023 Gatorade National Player of the Year. • 2023 Michigan High School Player of the Year. • MaxPreps National Sophomore Player of the Year in 2022 and Freshman Player of the Year in 2021. • Michigan Associated Press Division 1-2 Player of the Year in 2021. CHASE HERBSTREIT Fr. • Cincinnati Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 185 • Three-star starter at quar- terback for St. Xavier, lead- ing the Bombers to a 20-13 record in games that he played. • Career totals of 3,982 yards passing and 32 touchdowns with 14 interceptions in 33 games as a starter, in addition to 657 rush- ing yards and 9 touchdowns. • Led team to 10-4 record and regional finals as a senior, throwing for 1,609 yards with 18 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. • Also rushed for 660 yards and 8 touch- downs. • Threw for 1,522 yards with 10 touchdowns and 8 interceptions as a junior. • Participated in Elite 11 Regionals as a junior and senior. • Son of ESPN and Amazon college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit, who was a four-year letterwinner at Ohio State (1989-93), and his mother, Alison, was an OSU cheerleader. • Brothers Tye and Jake played football at Clemson; other brother, Zak, is a walk-on tight end at Ohio State. • No. 132 quarterback in the country and No. 100 player in Ohio, per the On3 Industry Ranking.