The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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disruptive force with four quarter- back hurries and a sack (that went to Bolden), and he caused three running plays to change immediate direction, making two bounce outside and one back inside to the waiting arms of his front-seven teammates. 3. Senior outside linebacker Royce Jenkins-Stone: Team Blue's defen- sive line created consistent havoc for Team Maize freshman quarterback Alex Malzone, and Jenkins-Stone was a big part of that. On the day, he had six stops with a sack amongst 2.5 tackles for loss. Slated to be an outside linebacker/ rush end in Michigan's predomi- nantly 3-4 defense in the fall, the 6-2, 240-pound Jenkins-Stone showed what he can offer in the spring game, THE INJURY BUG LIMITED TY ISAAC, TACO CHARLTON, OTHERS Some of the players creating the most enthusiasm heading into the spring were limited by injuries, casting a pall over their potential heading into the summer and preseason camp. Redshirt sophomore tailback Ty Isaac: The USC transfer was forced to sit out last fall, but was expected to rise to the top of the depth chart this spring. It didn't happen — the 6-3, 240-pounder routinely was sidelined in practices with a ham- string injury. He played in the spring game, but carried only once for one yard. Junior defensive end Taco Charlton: On paper, the 6-6, 273-pounder seems like the perfect end in a 3-4 scheme, but he sat out a number of practices with an undisclosed injury and did not play in the April 4 scrimmage. In his absence, junior Maurice Hurst and senior Chris Wormley shined, dropping Charlton down the depth chart. Senior defensive end Mario Ojemudia: Like Charlton, Ojemudia would have liked to audition for a pass-rushing role this spring because he is ideally suited for the a rush linebacker post. However, he also missed a number of practices with an injury, and saw senior Royce Jenkins-Stone and sophomore Lawrence Marshall seize the opportunity in his absence. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Drake Harris: U-M is sorely lacking the difference-making wide receivers that once dotted the roster in the 1990s and first half of the 2000s. The 6-4, 174-pound Harris had enough "wow" moments in spring ball to ease those concerns, but for the second year in a row (and third dating back to high school), he suffered a hamstring injury that shut him down. Junior tailback Derrick Green: The former five-star recovered from his own limiting injury (also believed to be a hamstring) to return for the spring game, but if he was hoping to showcase his burgeoning career, he failed to do so. Green rushed seven times for eight yards (1.1 yards per carry), and begins the summer second on the depth chart behind his classmate, De'Veon Smith. — Michael Spath