(Last Update: 9/13/20)
Check out my projected 2021 Michigan football roster based off of the latest news, reports, current roster, commitments, and latest 2021 Best Guess Recruiting Class.
- On the Roster/Signed
- *5th year available
- ^Possible early departure
- Walk-on
- BGRC/Committed
Offense
First Team
- QB: #5 Milton
- RB: #24 Charbonnet
- WRx: #8 Bell
- WRz: #14 Wilson
- Slot: #19 Sainristil
- H-B: #0 Jackson
- TE: #83 All
- LT: #76 Hayes
- LG: #66 Filiaga
- C: #58 Carpenter
- RG: #65 Zinter
- RT: #52 Barnhart
Quarterback
- Starter: #5 Joe Milton, SR*
- Backup: #10 Dylan McCaffrey, 5th^ or #12 Cade McNamara, JR*
- Reserves:
- #4 Dan Villari, SO
- JJ McCarthy, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: None
- Backup: #10 Dylan McCaffrey, 5th^ or #12 Cade McNamara, JR*
Running Back
- Starter: #24 Zach Charbonnet, JR
- Backup: #25 Hassan Haskins, SR* or #2 Blake Corum, SO
- Reserves:
- #28 Christian Turner, SR*
- #23 Gaige Garcia, SO
- Tavierre Dunlap, FR
- Donovan Edwards, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Ben Mason, Chris Evans
- Backup: #25 Hassan Haskins, SR* or #2 Blake Corum, SO
Wide Receiver
- WRx: #8 Ronnie Bell, SR
- WRz: #14 Roman Wilson, SO
- Slot: #19 Mike Sainristil, JR
- H-Back: #0 Giles Jackson, JR
- WRx Backup: #6 Cornelius Johnson, JR
- WRz Backup: Xavier Worthy, FR
- Slot Backup: Cristian Dixon, FR
- H-B Backup: #3 AJ Henning, SO
- Reserves:
- Andrel Anthony, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Nico Collins, Nate Schoenle
Tight End
- Starter: #83 Erick All, JR
- Backup: #86 Luke Schoonmaker, SR*
- Reserves:
- #88 Matthew Hibner, SO
- Louis Hansen, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Nick Eubanks
- Backup: #86 Luke Schoonmaker, SR*
Left Tackle
- Starter: #76 Ryan Hayes, SR*
- Backup: #79 Jeffrey Persi, SO*
- Reserves:
- Tristan Bounds, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Joel Honigford
- Backup: #79 Jeffrey Persi, SO*
Left Guard
- Starter:
- Backup: #66 Chuck Filiaga, 5th^
- Reserves: #77 Trevor Keegan, JR*
- #70 Jack Stewart, JR*
- Greg Crippen, FR
- Reserves: #77 Trevor Keegan, JR*
- Out: None
- Backup: #66 Chuck Filiaga, 5th^
Center
- Starter: #58 Zach Carpenter, JR*
- Backup: #74 Reece Atteberry, SO*
- Reserves:
- Raheem Anderson, FR
- Greg Crippen, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Andrew Vastardis
- Backup: #74 Reece Atteberry, SO*
Right Guard
- Starter: #65 Zak Zinter, SO*
- Backup: #55 Nolan Rumler, JR*
- Reserves:
- Raheem Anderson, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Andrew Stueber
- Backup: #55 Nolan Rumler, JR*
Right Tackle
- Starter: #52 Karsen Barnhart, JR*
- Backup: #53 Trent Jones, JR*
- Reserves:
- Giovanni El-Hadi, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Joel Honigford
- Backup: #53 Trent Jones, JR*
Defense
First Team
- DE: #97 Hutchinson
- NT: #58 Smith
- DT: #15 Hinton
- DE: #91 Upshaw
- SAM: #23 Barrett
- MIKE: #44 McGrone
- WILL: #12 Ross
- VIPER: #10 Solomon
- CB: #4 Gray
- NCB: #0 Seldon
- ROVER: #30 Hill
- FS: #6 Moten
- CB: #5 Turner
Anchor End
- Starter: #97 Aidan Hutchinson, SR^
- Backup: #90 Mike Morris, JR*
- Reserves:
- #99 Gabe Newburg, JR*
- TJ Guy, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: None
- Backup: #90 Mike Morris, JR*
Defensive Tackle
- Starter: #15 Chris Hinton, JR
- Nose Starter: #58 Mazi Smith, JR*
- Backup: #96 Julius Welschof, SR*
- Nose Backup: #95 Donovan Jeter, 5th^
- Reserves:
- #94 Kris Jenkins, SO
- Dominick Guidice, FR
- Rayshaun Benny, FR
- George Rooks, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Carlo Kemp, Phillip Paea^, Jess Speight^
Defensive End
- Starter: #91 Taylor Upshaw, SR*
- Backup: #55 David Ojabo, JR*
- Reserves:
- #18 Luiji Vilain, 5th^
- #17 Braiden McGregor, SO
- Quintin Somerville, FR
- Kechaun Bennett, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Kwity Paye
- Backup: #55 David Ojabo, JR*
SAM Linebacker
- Starter: #23 Michael Barrett, SR*
- Backup: #40 Ben VanSumeren, SR*
- Reserves:
- #32 Jaylen Harrell, SO
- Tyler McLaurin, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: None
- Backup: #40 Ben VanSumeren, SR*
MIKE Linebacker
- Starter: #44 Cam McGrone, SR*
- Backup: #36 Charles Thomas, JR
- Reserves:
- #26 Kalel Mullings, SO
- #25 Cornell Wheeler, SO
- Jaydon Hood, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: None
- Backup: #36 Charles Thomas, JR
WILL Linebacker
- Starter: #12 Josh Ross, 5th
- Backup: #41 Nikhai Hill-Green, SO
- Reserves:
- #37 Ed Warinner, 5th
- #29 Joey Velazquez, JR*
- #34 Osman Savage, SO
- Casey Phinney, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: None
- Backup: #41 Nikhai Hill-Green, SO
Viper
- Starter: #10 Anthony Solomon, JR
- Backup: #23 Michael Barrett, SR*
- Reserves:
- #8 William Mohan, SO
- #6 RJ Moten, SO
- Junior Colson, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: None
- Backup: #23 Michael Barrett, SR*
Cornerback
- Starter: #4 Vincent Gray, SR*
- Starter: #5 DJ Turner, JR*
- Nickel Starter: #0 Andre Seldon, SO
- Backup: #22 Gemon Green, SR*
- Backup: #16 Jalen Perry, JR*
- Backup: #6 Darion Green-Warren, SO
- Reserves:
- #24 George Johnson, JR*
- #13 Eamonn Dennis, SO
- Jaden McBurrows, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Ambry Thomas
Rover/Strong Safety
- Starter: #7 Makari Paige, SO
- Backup:#31 Jordan Morant, SO
- Reserves:
- #33 German Green, SR*
- Daymon David, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Brad Hawkins
- Backup:#31 Jordan Morant, SO
Free Safety
- Starter: #30 Daxton Hill, JR
- Backup: #9 Sammy Faustin, SR*
- Reserves:
- #14 Quinten Johnson, JR*
- #6 RJ Moten, SO
- Rod Moore, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Hunter Reynolds
- Backup: #9 Sammy Faustin, SR*
Special Teams
Kicker
- Starter: #13 Jake Moody, SR
- Backup: #93 Cole Hussung, SO
- Out: Quinn Nordin
Punter
- Starter: #91 Brad Robbins, 5th
- Backup: Tommy Doman, FR
- Out: Will Hart
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