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November 2016

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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NOVEMBER 2016 THE WOLVERINE 35   MICHIGAN FOOTBALL swim, so a lot of guys had to swim," he explained. "We had to change things up, and I think it was all for the better." FRESHMAN LINEMAN MICHAEL ONWENU WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY BOTH WAYS Michigan freshman lineman Michael Onwenu will apparently remain both an offensive and defensive player for the foreseeable future. At 6-3 and 375 pounds, Onwenu is hard to miss on a football field, espe- cially when he's out there playing both ways. He dominated up front on of- fense in a 78-0 Michigan win over Rut- gers Oct. 8, and he also played several snaps at nose tackle. He was also getting winded, head coach Jim Harbaugh said after the game. "It's pretty impressive, there's no doubt about it," Harbaugh said of Onwenu's play, noting his frosh has practiced at both. "We have not had him go back and forth during the week or during the same practice session. He spent three weeks on offense, and then it was like three weeks on de- fense. Then we brought him back to offense this week. It's been that two to three weeks on one side and then back to the other side. "He's retained everything nicely. He's very bright. He had a good game." Onwenu will play one position full time, Harbaugh said, and see spot duty at another. Which is which has yet to be determined. "I don't know yet. I haven't decided yet," Harbaugh said. "He's good at both. Asking him — which I have — he likes defensive line better. It's still determining what his best position will be for his future and an NFL future. That will probably be the thing that swings it. "Whichever way he goes, I don't think he'll be a one-side-of-the-ball player. Say he's a guard … then he'll also be a goal-line, short-yardage de- fensive lineman his whole career. Or if he's a defensive tackle, then he'll be a short-yardage, goal-line offensive line- man for the rest of his college career, and I bet his pro career, too. "It will surface which side of the ball is his absolute best for his future, but I'll bet you a chocolate milkshake that both on the college and pro level he'll be a package guy on the other side of the ball. He's just what you're look- ing for as a nose tackle or a defensive tackle, and he's just what you're look- ing for as a guard." Harbaugh is also fine with his cur- rent weight. "It will get better," Harbaugh said. "Just look at fat as the enemy of speed. He's still got some of that — you hate to call it baby fat — but a little bit of that. He hasn't done all of his growing yet … his maturing. "He's always going to be really big. At some point, he'll be 350 and cut out of granite. Where he is now … he has speed, he has explosion. He has the ability to play low and fast. He's really natural at both, really good at both." Michigan offensive coordinator and line coach Tim Drevno has been OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 82 Amara Darboh 6-2 215 5th-Sr. 9 Grant Perry 6-0 196 So. LT 76 J. Bushell-Beatty 6-6 311 R-So. 74 Ben Bredeson 6-5 310 Fr. LG 71 Ben Braden 6-6 335 5th-Sr. 74 Ben Bredeson 6-5 310 Fr. C 52 Mason Cole 6-5 305 Jr. 57 Patrick Kugler 6-5 303 R-Jr. RG 67 Kyle Kalis 6-5 305 5th-Sr. 74 Ben Bredeson 6-5 310 Fr. RT 78 Erik Magnuson 6-6 305 5th-Sr. 70 Nolan Ulizio 6-5 291 R-Fr. TE 88 Jake Butt 6-6 250 Sr. 2 Devin Asiasi 6-3 287 Fr. WR 82 Jehu Chesson 6-3 203 5th-Sr. 85 Maurice Ways 6-3 217 R-So. QB 3 Wilton Speight 6-6 243 R-So. 8 John O'Korn 6-4 215 R-Jr. FB 80 Khalid Hill 6-2 263 R-Jr 19 Henry Poggi 6-4 257 R-Jr. RB 4 De'Veon Smith 5-11 228 Sr. 32 Ty Isaac 6-3 230 R-Jr. or 12 Chris Evans 5-11 200 Fr. or 22 Karan Higdon 5-10 189 So. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 33 Taco Charlton 6-6 285 Sr. 15 Chase Winovich 6-3 245 R-So. DT 96 Ryan Glasgow 6-4 299 5th-Sr. 90 Bryan Mone 6-4 310 R-So. DT 43 Chris Wormley 6-6 302 5th-Sr. or 73 Maurice Hurst 6-2 282 R-Jr. 99 Matthew Godin 6-6 294 5th-Sr. DE 43 Chris Wormley 6-6 302 5th-Sr. or 3 Rashan Gary 6-5 287 Fr. SLB 5 Jabrill Peppers 6-1 205 R-So. 59 Noah Furbush 6-5 238 R-So. ILB 9 Mike McCray 6-4 248 R-Jr. 10 Devin Bush Jr. 5-11 232 Fr. ILB 42 Ben Gedeon 6-3 247 Sr. 52 E. Mbem-Bosse 6-3 215 Fr. FS 25 Dymonte Thomas 6-2 199 Sr. 23 Tyree Kinnel 5-11 206 So. SS 44 Delano Hill 6-1 215 Sr. 23 Tyree Kinnel 5-11 206 So. CB 8 Channing Stribling 6-2 175 Sr. 28 Brandon Watson 5-11 203 R-So. or 22 David Long 5-11 187 Fr. CB 26 Jourdan Lewis 5-10 186 Sr. 28 Brandon Watson 5-11 203 R-So. MICHIGAN DEPTH CHART (UNOFFICIAL) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 91 Kenny Allen 6-4 222 5th-Sr. 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 205 Fr. P 91 Kenny Allen 6-4 222 5th-Sr. 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 205 Fr. KO 91 Kenny Allen 6-4 222 5th-Sr. 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 205 Fr. H 15 Garrett Moores 6-5 217 Sr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LS 31 Scott Sypniewski 6-1 231 R-Jr. 50 Andrew Robinson 6-0 221 R-So. KR 26 Jourdan Lewis 5-10 186 Sr. 86 Jehu Chesson 6-3 203 5th-Sr. PR 5 Jabrill Peppers 6-1 205 R-So. 12 Chris Evans 5-11 200 Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS Onwenu likes playing defensive line better, but head coach Jim Harbaugh will continue to also use him on the offensive side of the ball for now. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN

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