Comparing Michigan’s 1st Official Depth Chart vs My Prediction

Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football staff released it’s first official depth chart of the 2015 season and, like expected, it was pretty vague. With plenty of “ORs” nothing is exactly known but it does back up a lot of the reports that have been coming out of camp so far. So, I compared their Utah depth chart release to my camp prediction, and it’s not too far off:

Quarterback

Michigan

  1. #7 Shane Morris OR #15 Jake Rudock
  2. #12 Alex Malzone OR #19 Wilton Speight

Mine

  1. #15 Jake Rudock
  2. #7 Shane Morris
  3. #10 Zach Gentry

Running Back

Michigan

  1. #4 DeVeon Smith
  2. #27 Derrick Green OR #32 Ty Isaac
  3. #22 Karan Higdon OR #29 Ross Taylor-Douglas

Mine

  1. #4 DeVeon Smith
  2. #32 Ty Isaac
  3. #27 Derrick Green

Fullback

Michigan

  1. #36 Joey Kerridge
  2. #39 Sione Houma OR #19 Henry Poggi

Mine

  1. #36 Joey Kerridge
  2. #39 Sione Houma

Wide Receiver

Michigan

  1. #82 Amara Darboh OR #14 Drake Harris
  2. #85 Maurice Ways

Mine

  1. #82 Amara Darboh
  2. #85 Maurice Ways
  3. #41 Brian Cole

Wide Receiver

Michigan

  1. #86 Jehu Chesson OR #9 Grant Perry
  2. #41 Brian Cole

Mine

  1. #14 Drake Harris
  2. #86 Jehu Chesson
  3. #10 DaMario Jones

Tight End

Michigan

  1. #88 Jake Butt
  2. #80 Khalid Hill OR #84 AJ Williams
  3. #89 Ian Bunting

Mine

  1. #88 Jake Butt
  2. #89 Ian Bunting
  3. #19 Henry Poggi
  4. #84 AJ Williams

Left Tackle

Michigan

  1. #52 Mason Cole
  2. #72 Logan Tuley-Tillman

Mine

  1. #52 Mason Cole
  2. #72 Logan Tuley-Tillman
  3. #78 Erik Magnuson

Left Guard

Michigan

  1. #71 Ben Braden
  2. #55 David Dawson

Mine

  1. #71 Ben Braden
  2. #55 David Dawson
  3. #62 Blake Bars

Center

Michigan

  1. #61 Graham Glasgow
  2. #57 Patrick Kugler
  3. #63 Ben Pliska

Mine

  1. #61 Graham Glasgow
  2. #52 Mason Cole
  3. #62 Blake Bars

Right Guard

Michigan

  1. #67 Kyle Kalis
  2. #76 Juwann Bushell-Beatty

Mine

  1. #67 Kyle Kalis
  2. #62 Blake Bars
  3. #76 Juwann Bushell-Beatty

Right Tackle

Michigan

  1. #78 Erik Magnuson
  2. #62 Blake Bars

Mine

  1. #78 Erik Magnuson
  2. #71 Ben Braden
  3. #77 Grant Newsome

Defense End

Michigan

  1. #69 Willie Henry
  2. #33 Taco Charlton

Mine

  1. #99 Matt Godin
  2. #33 Taco Charlton
  3. #53 Mario Ojemudia

Nose Tackle

Michigan

  1. #96 Ryan Glasgow
  2. #73 Maurice Hurst

Mine

  1. #96 Ryan Glasgow
  2. #73 Maurice Hurst
  3. #50 Tom Strobel

Defensive Tackle

Michigan

  1. #43 Chris Wormley OR #99 Matt Godin

Mine

  1. #69 Willie Henry
  2. #43 Chris Wormley
  3. #73 Maurice Hurst

BUCK

Michigan

  1. #53 Mario Ojemudia
  2. #52 Royce Jenkins-Stone
  3. #93 Lawrence Marshall

Mine

  1. #53 Mario Ojemudia
  2. #52 Royce Jenkins-Stone
  3. #93 Lawrence Marshall

Inside Linebacker

Michigan

  1. #35 Joe Bolden
  2. #15 James Ross

Mine

  1. #35 Joe Bolden
  2. #42 Ben Gedeon

Inside Linebacker

Michigan

  1. #3 Desmond Morgan
  2. #42 Ben Gedeon
  3. #9 Mike McCray

Mine

  1. #3 Desmond Morgan
  2. #9 Mike McCray

Outside Linebacker

Michigan

  1. #15 James Ross
  2. #14 Allen Gant

Mine

  1. #15 James Ross
  2. #42 Ben Gedeon
  3. #14 Allen Gant
  4. #52 Royce Jenkins-Stone

Cornerback

Michigan

  1. #26 Jourdan Lewis
  2. #34 Jeremy Clark

Mine

  1. #26 Jourdan Lewis
  2. #8 Channing Stribling

Cornerback

Michigan

  1. #8 Channing Stribling
  2. #28 Brandon Watson

Mine

  1. #5 Jabrill Peppers
  2. #34 Jeremy Clark
  3. #24 Wayne Lyons

Free Safety

Michigan

  1. #22 Jarrod Wilson
  2. #44 Delano Hill

Mine

  1. #22 Jarrod Wilson
  2. #44 Delano Hill

Strong Safety

Michigan

  1. #5 Jabrill Peppers
  2. #25 Dymonte Thomas

Mine

  1. #5 Jabrill Peppers
  2. #24 Wayne Lyons

Kicker

Michigan

  1. #91 Kenny Allen OR #3 Kyle Seychel

Mine

  1. #91 Kenny Allen
  2. #3 Kyle Seychel
  3. #16 Andrew David

Punter

Michigan 

  1. #91 Kenny Allen OR #12 Blake O’Neill

Mine 

  1. #12 Blake O’Neill
  2. #91 Kenny Allen
  3. #3 Kyle Seychel

Kick Returner

Michigan

  1. #86 Jehu Chesson OR #5 Jabrill Peppers
  2. #9 Grant Perry

Mine 

  1. #86 Jehu Chesson
  2. #41 Brian Cole
  3. #5 Jabrill Peppers

Punt Returner

Michigan 

  1. #86 Jehu Chesson OR #5 Jabrill Peppers
  2. #9 Grant Perry

Mine 

  1. #5 Jabrill Peppers
  2. #86 Jehu Chesson
  3. #9 Grant Perry
Garrett Fishaw