The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL more depth. That position is so criti- cal." At 5-10, 186 pounds, Douglas is not overwhelming physically, but he can take the grind. And his move may not be permanent. "He's doing OK," Hoke said. "It's a learning curve for him. Justice [Hayes], De'Veon [Smith] and Der- rick [Green] are a little ahead, still. But he's giving us a little bit more depth, and that will be good. We will go through spring and see how he does, and then make a determination if he'll go back to being a defensive back." A few more slight tweaks: re- cruited cornerback Brandon Wat- son is playing safety after enrolling early; redshirt freshman Henry Poggi has moved from defensive tackle to strongside end; sophomore Taco Charlton from weakside to strong- side end; and redshirt sophomore defensive ends Matt Godin and Chris Wormley will play tackle. The roster also unveiled weight changes of at least five pounds for 32 players, with 23 gaining at least five pounds and nine losing that much. Redshirt freshman offensive line- man Chris Fox had the biggest al- teration, shedding a team-high 28 pounds to go down to 310. Classmate and fellow offensive lineman Logan Tuley-Tillman also dropped weight, 10 pounds, to 290, while sophomore tailback Derrick Green went from 240 to 227 pounds. Redshirt freshman receiver Cstont'e York had the biggest gain, adding 14 pounds to top out at 194, while soph- omore tight end Jake Butt increased his weight from 237 to 250. ❑ NOTABLE PLAYER WEIGHT CHANGES 2013 2014 Pos. Player Wt. Wt. +/-* QB Russell Bellomy 215 210 -5 DE Brennen Beyer 250 256 +6 TE Jake Butt 237 250 +13 DE Taco Charlton 270 275 +5 DB Reon Dawson 170 178 +8 RB Ross Douglas 176 186 +10 WR Jaron Dukes 190 200 +10 OL Chris Fox 338 310 -28 WR Devin Funchess 235 230 -5 LB Allen Gant 212 222 +10 QB Devin Gardner 210 218 +8 RB Derrick Green 240 227 -13 TE Keith Heitzman 280 271 -9 DT Willie Henry 306 297 -9 DB Delonte Hollowell 180 175 -5 FB Sione Houma 231 240 +9 DT Maurice Hurst Jr. 270 277 +7 WR Da'Mario Jones 192 198 +6 OL Kyle Kalis 297 304 +7 FB Joe Kerridge 238 247 +9 OL Patrick Kugler 287 295 +8 LB Mike McCray 237 242 +5 OL Jack Miller 290 297 +7 DE Henry Poggi 260 271 +11 CB Terry Richardson 167 172 +5 LB James Ross 220 225 +5 LB Jake Ryan 240 235 -5 FB Wyatt Shallman 237 243 +6 DB Channing Stribling 171 175 +5 OL L. Tuley-Tillman 300 290 -10 K Matt Wile 216 223 +7 WR Cstont'e York 180 194 +14 *At least five pounds