The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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SEPTEMBER 2025 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 31 EDGE No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 4 TJ Guy 6-4 250 Gr./1 33 Dominic Nichols 6-5 255 So./4 Note: Nichols, whose pash-rush skills are ahead of his run-defense prowess, has emerged into the two-deep this season after playing a bigger role in the bowl game. Guy, meanwhile, is now a starter after a year as a second-stringer. EDGE No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 8 Derrick Moore 6-3 260 Sr./1 9 Cameron Brandt 6-4 270 Jr./2 Note: Brandt is considered a "third starter" along with Guy and Moore. Some other edges that are pushing for two-deep status are sophomores Lugard Edokpayi and Devon Baxter, and freshman Nate Marshall. NOSE TACKLE No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 0 Tré Williams 6-2 320 Gr./1 95 Trey Pierce 6-2 310 Jr./2 Note: Williams has been mentioned the most when teammates are asked about players standing out at this spot, while Pierce earned a starting nod in the bowl game against Alabama. DEFENSIVE TACKLE No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 26 Rayshaun Benny 6-4 305 Gr./1 44 Damon Payne Jr. 6-4 311 Gr./1 Note: Michigan plans to play six players on the interior of the defen- sive line, including Williams, Pierce, Benny and Payne, plus graduate Ike Iwunnah and junior Enow Etta. In early August, position coach Lou Esposito said there wasn't a cemented starter next to Benny yet, but instead a strong rotation. MIKE LINEBACKER No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 15 Ernest Hausmann 6-2 235 Sr./1 30 Jimmy Rolder 6-2 240 Sr./2 Note: Rolder is viewed by the staff as a "third starter," and he has the ability to play both Mike and Will spots. Grad student Jaydon Hood, who saw time in games last season, is injured. WILL LINEBACKER No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 1 Jaishawn Barham 6-3 243 Sr./1 23 Cole Sullivan 6-3 230 So./3 Note: Head coach Sherrone Moore said before fall camp that Sullivan will "take the college football world by storm," and reiterated Aug. 12 that he's doing well in practices. Freshman Chase Taylor was also listed as a standout, plus the Wolverines have junior Troy Bowles, a Georgia transfer, and freshman Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng at the position. NICKEL BACK No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 7 TJ Metcalf 6-1 200 Jr./2 25 Mason Curtis 6-5 211 So./3 Note: Defensive backs coach LaMar Morgan said Aug. 11 that the Wolverines were playing "six or seven" players at nickel but looking to cut that number in half by the end of fall camp. Metcalf, Curtis, senior Zeke Berry and junior Jyaire Hill are the most prominent players get- ting snaps here, followed by sophomores Tevis Metcalf and Jeremiah Lowe. CORNERBACK No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 10 Zeke Berry 5-11 196 Sr./2 16 Jo'Ziah Edmond 6-1 185 So./3 Note: Berry has played nickel and corner over the last year, but with U-M's lack of depth on the outside, it stands to reason he'll stick here. Edmond has had a big fall camp, with 2 pick sixes early on. CORNERBACK No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 20 Jyaire Hill 6-2 190 Jr./3 13 Caleb Anderson 6-3 200 Gr./1 or 2 Shamari Earls 6-2 205 Fr./4 Note: Hill was a starter at cornerback last season, and Michigan will need him and Berry to lead the way after losing Will Johnson (NFL Draft) and Aamir Hall (out of eligibility) from last year's roster. Earls has been a standout freshman and will compete for playing time, and classmate Jayden Sanders has received some praise, too. STRONG SAFETY No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 19 Rod Moore 6-0 198 Gr./1 25 Mason Curtis 6-5 211 So./3 or 7 TJ Metcalf 6-1 200 Jr./2 Note: Rod Moore has been limited in practice but should return "sooner than later," according to Sherrone Moore. Curtis and Metcalf have been receiving starter-like practice snaps in the meantime. On that note, Metcalf indicated that he's been told he's a "starter," but that he doesn't know where between safety or nickel. FREE SAFETY No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Remaining 6 Brandyn Hillman 6-0 200 Jr./2 3 Jaden Mangham 6-2 295 Sr./2 Note: Hillman has emerged as a starter after playing well in a backup role last season. Mangham has stepped up and been a fall camp stand- out, following a year lost to injury in 2024. — Clayton Sayfie The Wolverine's 2025 Projected Depth Chart — Defense NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: WASHINGTON OFFENSE No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. J.J. McCarthy 6-3 202 Jr./2 Jack Tuttle 6-4 210 Gr./1 Blake Corum 5-8 213 Sr./2 Donovan Edwards 6-1 210 Jr./2 Cornelius Johnson 6-3 208 Gr./1 Darrius Clemons 6-3 212 So./3 Tyler Morris 5-11 185 So./3 Karmello English 5-11 190 Fr./4 Roman Wilson 6-0 192 Sr./2 Semaj Morgan 5-10 176 Fr./4 Colston Loveland 6-5 245 So./3 AJ Barner 6-6 251 Sr./2 LaDarius Henderson 6-4 315 Gr./1 Myles Hinton 6-6 340 Sr./2 Trevor Keegan 6-6 320 Gr./2 Giovanni El-Hadi 6-5 318 Jr./3 Drake Nugent 6-2 301 Gr./2 Greg Crippen 6-4 309 Jr./3 Karsen Barnhart 6-5 316 Gr./2 Jeffrey Persi 6-8 320 Sr./3 Trente Jones 6-4 325 Gr./2 Myles Hinton 6-6 340 Sr./2 DEFENSE Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. EDGE 32 Jaylen Harrell 6-4 242 Sr./2 5 Josaiah Stewart 6-1 245 Jr./2 EDGE 17 Braiden McGregor 6-6 267 Sr./2 8 Derrick Moore 6-3 258 So./3 NT 55 Mason Graham 6-3 318 So./3 78 Kenneth Grant 6-3 339 Gr./1 DT 94 Kris Jenkins 6-3 305 Sr./2 26 Rayshaun Benny 6-4 296 Jr./3 Mike 25 Junior Colson 6-3 247 Jr./2 30 Jimmy Rolder 6-2 233 So./3 Will 23 Michael Barrett 6-0 239 Gr./1 15 Ernest Hausmann 6-2 237 So./3 NK 0 Mike Sainristil 5-10 182 Gr./1 18 Ja'Den McBurrows 5-11 200 Jr./3 CB 2 Will Johnson 6-2 202 So./3 36 Keshaun Harris 5-11 192 Gr./2 CB 12 Josh Wallace 6-0 190 Gr./1 13 DJ Waller Jr. 6-3 205 Fr./4 SS 7 Makari Paige 6-4 208 Sr./2 3 Keon Sabb 6-1 208 So./4 FS 9 Rod Moore 6-0 198 Jr./2 28 Quinten Johnson 5-11 200 Gr./2 SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig PK 32 James Turner 6-0 196 Gr./1 99 Adam Samaha 5-11 185 Fr./4 P 19 Tommy Doman 6-4 215 Jr./3 90 Hudson Hollenbeck 6-2 208 So./4 LS 49 William Wagner 6-2 255 Gr./2 45 Greg Tarr 6-2 205 Sr./3 KR 82 Semaj Morgan 5-10 176 Fr./4 20 Kalel Mullings 6-2 239 Sr./2 PR 82 Semaj Morgan 5-10 176 Fr./4 26 Jake Thaw 6-1 192 Sr./2 8 Tyler Morris 5-11 185 So./3 Washington Huskies Depth Chart The Wolverine's Projected Michigan Depth Chart 2023 MICHIGAN SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Result/Time (ET) Sept. 2 EAST CAROLINA W, 30-3 Sept. 9 UNLV W, 35-7 Sept. 16 BOWLING GREEN W, 31-6 Sept. 23 RUTGERS W, 31-7 Sept. 30 at Nebraska W, 45-7 Oct. 7 at Minnesota W, 52-10 Oct. 14 INDIANA W, 52-7 Oct. 21 at Michigan State W, 49-0 Oct. 28 BYE — Nov. 4 PURDUE W, 41-3 Nov. 11 at Penn State W, 24-15 Nov. 18 at Maryland W, 31-24 Nov. 25 OHIO