The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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74 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2016 FOOTBALL PREVIEW WIDE RECEIVERS PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACH Jedd Fisch, in his second season with the Wolverines, is entering his 18th year as a football coach. He is Michigan's passing game coordinator, quarterbacks coach and wide receivers coach. He came to Ann Arbor after two years as the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. Under Fisch in 2015, wide receivers Jehu Chesson and Amara Darboh plus tight end Jake Butt made school history by becoming the first U-M trio to surpass the 50-reception and 500-yard receiving marks in the same season. The Wolverine's offense exceeded 3,000 passing yards for the sixth time in school history, ranking fifth with 3,090 yards. Michigan finished the season by throwing for more than 250 yards in five straight games. Prior to joining the Jaguars, Fisch served as the offensive coordinator for the University of Miami from 2011-12, and worked at the University of Minnesota as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2009. Otherwise, he's spent most of his time in the NFL, with the Houston Texans (2001-03), Baltimore Ravens (2004-07), Denver Broncos (2008) and Seattle Seahawks (2010). Fisch coached the wide receivers for the Broncos and quarterbacks with the Seahawks, before moving into a co - ordinator role in college and then back to the NFL. He had great success coaching the Broncos' receivers despite their youth — third-year pro Brandon Marshall was selected to the Pro Bowl after hauling in 104 passes for 1,265 yards and six touchdowns, while rookie Eddie Royal set career highs that still stand with 91 receptions and 980 receiving yards. RETURNING PLAYERS JEHU CHESSON • WR 5th-Sr. • St. Louis Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 200 Career Highlights: Appeared in 13 games in 2015, making 50 receptions for 764 yards and nine touchdowns … Rushed for 155 yards on eight at - tempts with two touchdowns while returning four kickoffs for 166 yards, including a 96-yard touchdown return … Earned the team's Most Valuable Player honors and was named first-team All-Big Ten by the league's coaches … Had 10 receptions for 207 yards and four touchdowns at Indiana, becoming the second Michigan player in the last 20 years to record 200 yards and four receiving touchdowns in a game, while also achieving new career highs for catches, yards and touchdowns … Caught four passes for 41 yards at Maryland, tacking on a carry for a 66-yard touchdown … Appeared in 11 games, making four starts in 2014 … Notched 14 catches for 154 yards … Played in all 13 games on offense in 2013, making two starts … Registered 15 catches for 221 yards and one score … Scored a touchdown on his first career catch, a 33-yarder versus Akron … Redshirted in 2012. Prep: Caught 53 passes for 757 yards and eight scores as a senior … Recorded 53 receptions for 605 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior … A three-star prospect, the No. 11 recruit in Missouri and the No. 91 wide receiver in the country according to Rivals.com. Personal: Born Dec. 29, 1993 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in sociology. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2013 13/2 15 221 14.7 1 2014 11/4 14 154 11.0 0 2015 13/12 50 764 15.3 9 Totals 37/18 79 1,139 14.4 10 AMARA DARBOH • WR 5th-Sr. • West Des Moines, Iowa Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 215 Career Highlights: Appeared in 13 games with nine starts in 2015, total - ing 58 receptions for 727 yards and five touchdowns … Secured eight catches for a career-high 109 yards and a touchdown at Indiana … Posted team highs in catches with six and yards with 73 at Minnesota … Hauled in seven passes for a team-high 68 yards and a touchdown at Penn State … Achieved 2015 All-Big Ten honorable men - tion (coaches and media) … Played in 11 games and made seven starts in 2014 … Was Michigan's second-leading wide receiver, posting 36 catches for 473 yards and two touchdowns … Made a career-high nine receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown against Indiana … Suffered an un - disclosed foot injury during fall camp before the 2013 sea- son, forcing him to take a redshirt … Played in four games in 2012 at wide receiver and 11 on special teams … Tallied five solo tackles on special teams play, but did not record a pass reception … Made career debut versus Alabama. Prep: Registered 765 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 48 receptions as a senior … Stockpiled 646 receiving yards and three touchdowns as a junior on 49 catches … Listed as a four-star prospect, and the No. 30 wide receiver and No. 215 overall player in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Feb. 1, 1994 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in sociology. Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2012 11/0 0 0 0 0 2014 11/7 36 473 13.1 2 2015 13/9 58 727 12.5 5 Totals 35/16 94 1,200 12.8 7 DRAKE HARRIS • WR R-So. • Grand Rapids, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 181 Career Highlights: Appeared in nine games in 2015 … Caught six passes for 39 yards … Garnered two catches for a career-best 25 yards versus Northwestern … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Attended Grand Rapids Christian … Did not play in 2013 due to a hamstring injury … Hauled in 91 passes for 2,016 yards (22.2 yards per catch) and 23 touchdowns as a junior, breaking the Michigan high school single-season receiving yardage record … Became the 12th player na - tionally to ever have a 2,000-yard receiving season … Posted 45 catches for 950 yards (21.1 yards per catch) and 10 scores as a sophomore … Named to The Detroit News Dream Team and the Associated Press All-State first team as a junior … Earned first-team all-conference and all-state honorable mention distinctions as a sophomore … Listed as the No. 1 wide receiver and No. 13 overall player in the class of 2014 by Tom Lemming … Rivals.com ranked him as a four-star recruit and the nation's No. 115 overall prospect. Personal: Born March 23, 1995 … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, major undeclared. GRANT PERRY • WR So. • Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 184 Career Highlights: Played in 13 games in 2015, totaling 14 receptions for 128 yards and a touchdown … Made his career debut at Utah, catch - ing three passes for 41 yards … Posted five catches for 51 yards at Florida, setting new personal bests, while making his first career touchdown catch. Prep: Attended Brother Rice High School, teaming up with Michigan redshirt freshman quarterback Alex Mal - zone … Caught 176 passes for 2,771 yards and 27 touch- downs as a receiver, including 105 catches for 1,727 yards and 20 touchdowns his senior season … Ranked by Rivals. com as a three-star prospect, Michigan's No. 12 recruit and the nation's No. 80 wideout. Personal: Born Feb. 8, 1997 … Represents the 22nd Brother Rice grad to play football for the University of Michigan … Follows an uncle, Will Forrest, who attended the University of Michigan Law School … Enrolled in the College of Kinesiology, major undeclared. KENNETH SLOSS • WR Sr. • Monroe, Mich. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 170 Career Highlights: Appeared in one game in 2015 on special teams. Prep: Played defensive back and split end for Monroe High School. JACK WANGLER • WR R-Jr. • Royal Oak, Mich. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 200 Career Highlights: Played one game during the 2015 season … Achieved 2015 Academic All-Big Ten honors ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) 28 Austin Brenner WR 6-1 181 Jr. Jr. Saline, Mich. (Saline) 86 Jehu Chesson WR 6-3 200 5th Sr. St. Louis (Ladue Horton Watkins) — Dylan Crawford WR 6-2 183 Fr. Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic) 82 Amara Darboh WR 6-2 215 5th Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic) — Chris Evans WR 5-11 190 Fr. Fr. Indianapolis (Ben Davis) 14 Drake Harris WR 6-4 181 Jr. So. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Grand Rapids Christian) — Brad Hawkins Jr. WR 6-2 205 Fr. Fr. Camden, N.J. (Camden) — Nate Johnson WR 5-11 180 Fr. Fr. Thompson's Station, Tenn. (Independence) — Eddie McDoom WR 6-0 182 Fr. Fr. Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange) 2 Ahmir Mitchell WR 6-3 205 Fr. Fr. Egg Harbor City, N.J. (Cedar Creek) 9 Grant Perry WR 6-0 184 So. So. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 40 Kenneth Sloss WR 5-11 170 Sr. Sr. Monroe, Mich. (Monroe) 16 Jack Wangler WR 6-1 200 Sr. Jr. Royal Oak, Mich. (Warren De La Salle) 85 Maurice Ways WR 6-4 210 Jr. So. Beverly Hills, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 25 Brendan White WR 6-0 180 So. So. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Notre Dame Prep)