Michigan spring roster takeaways: Jersey numbers, heights, weights, more
Michigan Wolverines football began spring practices Tuesday (March 18). They’ll run through the April 19 spring game at The Big House. The Maize and Blue updated their roster to kick things off, and here are some takeaways.
Roster size
Michigan has 111 players on its spring roster, with four transfers (offensive lineman Lawrence Hattar, kicker/punter Beckham Sunderland, wide receiver Anthony Simpson and long snapper Trent Middleton) expected to join the team this summer. Additionally, Michigan has 15 early enrollee freshmen with nine more slated to join the program after the spring.
College football teams are expected to have to get their rosters down to 105 players should the House v. NCAA settlement be approved April 7 as expected. Michigan is at 125 players now (the ones on the spring roster plus those expected to join the team) but will have until the season to thin it out.
Roster by position
Offense
• QB — 4
• RB — 7
• TE/FB — 8
• WR — 16
• OL — 17*
Defense
• DL — 12
• EDGE — 11
• LB — 11
• DB — 19
Special teams
• K — 2
• P — 1
• LS — 3*
*Senior James Kavouklis is listed as an offensive lineman/long snapper. We have him included with the linemen, not the specialists.
New jersey numbers
Five returning scholarship players switched their jersey numbers.
• Graduate EDGE TJ Guy went from 42 to 4. Former linebacker Micah Pollard, who transferred to Liberty, was previously No. 4.
• Junior running back Benjamin Hall went from 28 to 7. Former running back Donovan Edwards wore No. 7 the previoius four seasons.
• Graduate defensive lineman Rayshaun Benny changed from 26 to 55. Former position mate Mason Graham, who left early for the NFL Draft, previously sported No. 55.
• Junior linebacker Jason Hewlett switched from 44 to 19. Former punter Tommy Doman, who transferred to Florida, wore No. 19 last season.
• Senior wide receiver Amorion Walker donned No. 1 last season but doesn’t have a jersey number on the roster, the lone player in that situation.
Transfer heights, weights and jersey numbers
Michigan didn’t update the heights and weights for its returning players but provided them, plus jersey numbers, for the newcomers. Here are the transfers:
TransferFormer SchoolHeightWeightJersey NumberDL Tré WilliamsClemson6-23150DB TJ MetcalfArkansas6-12007QB Mikey KeeneFresno State5-1120010CB Caleb AndersonLouisiana6-320013WR Donaven McCulleyIndiana6-520013RB Justice HaynesAlabama5-1120522DB Tevis MetcalfArkansas5-1019224LB Troy BowlesGeorgia6-022040DL Damon PayneAlabama6-430344OL Brady NortonCal Poly6-327570
Freshman heights, weights and jersey numbers
Here are Michigan’s 14 freshman early enrollees:
FreshmanHeightWeightJersey NumberDB Shamari Earls6-22032WR Andrew Marsh6-01754LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng6-120312DB Jordan Young6-017714QB Bryce Underwood6-420819RB Donovan Johnson6-021326LB Chase Taylor6-221329EDGE Julius Holly6-422437TE Eli Owens6-122345DL Travis Moten6-629657OL Andrew Babalola6-630065OL Avery Gach6-528774OL Kaden Strayhorn6-229975WR Jamar Browder6-520888DL Bobby Kanka6-428999
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