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 THE WOLVERINE 2026 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 79 junior and senior seasons at Wylie E. Groves HS and was a four-year starter at tackle. • Made the 2023 Detroit Free Press and De- troit News Dream Teams. • Four-star signee, No. 304 player nation- ally, No. 20 interior offensive lineman and fourth-best player in Michigan, per Rivals Industry Ranking. JAKE GUARNERA • C Jr. • Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 311 • Played in 11 outings with 11 starts at right guard in 2025, leading the team's interior offensive linemen with a 71.3 PFF grade. • Named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media. • Appeared in five games on special teams in 2024. • Under Armour All-American Game partici- pant in 2023. • Rivals 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 Jr. • Avon, Ohio Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 319 • Did not see game action in 2024. • Tallied a 48-7 high school record over four seasons on varsity, including 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 slotted by the Ri- vals Industry Ranking as the No. 464 overall player and No. 37 interior offensive lineman in the country and 17th-best prospect in Ohio in 2024. EVAN LINK • OT Sr. • Burke, Va. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 324 • Opened seven games at left tackle to begin the season before going down with an injury against Washington in October 2025. • Recorded a 63.3 overall PFF grade. • Appeared in 13 games with 11 consecutive 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 Wash- ington, D.C., where he was a two-time first- team Washington Post All-Metro selection (2021-22). • First-team Virginia Class AA all-state selec- tion as a junior (2021). • On3 rating of four stars, ranked as No. 124 prospect in the nation, No. 9 offensive tackle and No. 2 player in the District of Columbia. BRADY NORTON • OT Sr. • Mission Viejo, Calif. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 312 • Saw action in seven games with three starts at right guard (New Mexico, Okla- homa, Texas) in his first sea- son with the Wolverines in 2025. • Enrolled at U-M in January 2025, after two years at Cal Poly. • Appeared in 15 games with 11 starts in his Mustangs career, earning FCS Football Cen- tral Freshman All-American in 2024. • Allowed 0 sacks and 3 total pressures on 444 pass blocking reps in 2024. • Appeared in four games, preserving his red- shirt, during the 2023 season. • Attended Mission Viejo High, also playing rugby. ANDREW SPRAGUE • OT Jr. • Kansas City, Mo. Ht.: 6-8 • Wt.: 315 • Started all 12 regular-season games at right tackle, earn- ing honorable mention All- Big Ten recognition from the coaches and media. • Led the U-M offensive line with a 72.6 over- all PFF grade. • Appeared in four games and made one start (vs. Alabama) at right tackle in 2024. • Selected to the 2024 NBC Sports All-Amer- ican Bowl • Was named to the Class 6 Missouri All-State first team in both 2022 and 2023. • The No. 107 overall player in the 2024 class was a four-star recruit, the No. 7 offensive tackle in the nation and the fifth-best pros- pect in Missouri, per the Rivals Industry Ranking. NEWCOMERS TOMMY FRAUMANN • OT Fr. • Wilmette, Ill. Ht: 6-8 • Wt.: 265 • The three-star prospect checked in as the No. 718 player and No. 57 offensive tackle in the country, per the Rivals Industry Ranking. • Father, Bob Fraumann, was a linebacker (1997-2000) for Michigan and his mother, Katie Fraumann, is a former basketball player (1998-2001) and athletics adminis- trator at U-M. ACE HAMILTON • OG Fr. • Clinton, Md. Ht: 6-3 • Wt.: 295 • Adrian "Ace" Hamilton en- rolled early at Michigan. • Three-time All-Washington (D.C.) Catholic Athletic Con- ference selection in 2023 (honorable mention), 2024 (second team) and 2025 (first team) • Ranked No. 625 overall and the No. 57 inte- rior offensive lineman nationally, Hamilton was a three-star prospect per the Rivals Industry Ranking. HOUSTON KA'AHA'AINA-TORRES • C So. • Waimanalo, Hawai'i Ht: 6-3 • Wt.: 300 • Spent one season at Ne- braska before transferring to Michigan in January 2026. • Appeared in two games while redshirting for the Cornhuskers. • Selected to play in the 2025 Polynesian Bowl. • Three-star prospect, the No. 640 overall player and No. 54 interior offensive lineman in the nation in the 2025 class, per the Rivals Industry Ranking. MALAKAI LEE • OT Fr. • Kaneohe, Hawai'i Ht: 6-7 • Wt.: 350 • Gatorade Player of the Year in Hawai'i, 2026 Navy All- American Bowl participant and 2025 Polynesian Bowl All-Star. • Great uncle, Chris Faumatu-Ma'afala, played fullback in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steel- ers and Jacksonville Jaguars. • Rated as a four-star, the No. 55 overall player and No. 8 offensive tackle in the na- tion in the 2026 class, per Rivals. MARKY WALBRIDGE • OT Fr. • Hanover, Mass. Ht: 6-6 • Wt.: 285 • Enrolled early in January 2026. • The four-star slotted No. 247 overall and No. 18 among interior offensive linemen in the 2026 class, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking.