(Last Update: 10/19/20)
Check out my projected 2022 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
- ^Early Departure Possible
- Committed/Unsigned
- BGRC
Offense
First Team
- QB: #5 Milton
- RB: #24 Charbonnet
- WRx: #6 Johnson
- WRz: #14 Wilson
- Slot: #19 Sainristil
- H-Back: #0 Jackson
- TE: #83 All
- LT: #76 Hayes
- LG: #77 Keegan
- C: #58 Carpenter
- RG: #65 Zinter
- RT: #52 Barnhart
Quarterback
- Starter: #12 Cade McNamara, SR*
- Backup: JJ McCarthy, SO
- Reserves:
- #4 Dan Villari, JR
- Out: Joe Milton*
- Reserves:
- Backup: JJ McCarthy, SO
Running Back
- Starter: #24 Zach Charbonnet, SR^
- Backup: #2 Blake Corum, JR
- Reserves:
- Donovan Edwards, SO
- Tavierre Dunlap, SO
- #23 Gaige Garcia, JR
- Out: Hassan Haskins*, Christian Turner*
- Reserves:
- Backup: #2 Blake Corum, JR
Wide Receiver
- WRx: #6 Cornelius Johnson, SR
- WRz: #14 Roman Wilson, JR
- H-Back: #0 Giles Jackson, SR
- Backup: #19 Mike Sainristil, SR
- Backup: #3 AJ Henning, JR
- Backup: Xavier Worthy, SO
- Backup: Cristian Dixon, SO
- Backup: Andrel Anthony, SO
- Out: Ronnie Bell
Tight End
- Starter: #83 Erick All, SR
- Backup: #86 Luke Schoonmaker, 5th^
- Reserves:
- #88 Matthew Hibner, JR
- Louis Hansen, SO
- Marlin Klein, FR
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #86 Luke Schoonmaker, 5th^
Left Tackle
- Starter: #76 Ryan Hayes, 5th^
- Backup: #79 Jeffrey Persi, JR*
- Reserves:
- Tristan Bounds, SO*
- Out: Joel Honigford
- Reserves:
- Backup: #79 Jeffrey Persi, JR*
Left Guard
- Starter: #77 Trevor Keegan, SR*
- Backup: #70 Jack Stewart, SR*
- Reserves:
- Raheem Anderson, SO*
- Out: Chuck Filiaga
- Reserves:
- Backup: #70 Jack Stewart, SR*
Center
- Starter: #58 Zach Carpenter, SR*
- Backup: #74 Reece Atteberry, JR*
- Reserves:
- Raheem Anderson, SO*
- Greg Crippen, SO*
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #74 Reece Atteberry, JR*
Right Guard
- Starter: #65 Zak Zinter, JR
- Backup: #55 Nolan Rumler, SR*
- Reserves:
- Greg Crippen, SO*
- Out: Andrew Stueber
- Reserves:
- Backup: #55 Nolan Rumler, SR*
Right Tackle
- Starter: #52 Karsen Barnhart, SR*
- Backup: Giovanni El-Hadi, SO*
- Reserves:
- #78 Griffin Korican, 5th
- Out: Willie Allen
- Reserves:
- Backup: Giovanni El-Hadi, SO*
Defense
First Team
- DE: #91 Upshaw
- NT: #58 Smith
- DT: #15 Hinton
- DE: #55 Ojabo
- SAM: #40 VanSumeren
- MIKE: #26 Mullings
- WILL: #41 Hill-Green
- VIPER: #10 Solomon
- ROVER: #7 Paige
- FS: #30 Hill
- CB: #5 Turner
- CB: #16 Perry
- NCB: #0 Seldon
Defensive End
- Starter: #91 Taylor Upshaw, 5th
- Starter: #55 David Ojabo, SR*
- Backup: #90 Mike Morris, SR*
- Backup: #17 Braiden McGregor, JR
- Reserves:
- TJ Guy, SO
- Quintin Somerville, SO
- Kechaun Bennett, SO
- Branden Jennings, SO
- Out: Aidan Hutchinson, Luiji Vilain
- Reserves:
Defensive Tackle
- DT Starter: #15 Chris Hinton, SR
- NT Starter: #58 Mazi Smith, SR*
- Backup: #96 Julius Welschof, 5th
- Backup: Rayshaun Benny, SO
- Reserves:
- #99 Gabe Newburg, SR*
- #94 Kris Jenkins, SO*
- George Rooks, SO
- Dominick Giudice, SO
- Alex VanSumeren, FR
- Out: Donovan Jeter, Phillip Paea
- Reserves:
SAM Linebacker
- Starter: #40 Ben VanSumeren, 5th
- Backup: #32 Jaylen Harrell, JR
- Reserves:
- Branden Jennings, SO
- Tyler Martin, FR
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #32 Jaylen Harrell, JR
MIKE Linebacker
- Starter: #26 Kalel Mullings, JR
- Backup: #25 Cornell Wheeler, JR
- Reserves:
- Jaydon Hood, SO
- Out: Cam McGrone*
- Reserves:
- Backup: #25 Cornell Wheeler, JR
WILL Linebacker
- Starter: #41 Nikhai Hill-Green, JR
- Backup: Junior Colson, SO
- Reserves:
- Tyler McLaurin, SO
- #37 Ed Warinner, 5th
- Out: Josh Ross
- Reserves:
- Backup: Junior Colson, SO
Viper
- Starter: #10 Anthony Solomon, SR
- Backup: #8 William Mohan, JR*
- Reserves:
- Junior Colson, SO
- #29 Joey Velazquez, SR*
- Out: Michael Barrett*
- Reserves:
- Backup: #8 William Mohan, JR*
Rover/Strong Safety
- Starter: #7 Makari Paige, JR
- Backup: #6 RJ Moten, JR
- Reserves:
- #31 Jordan Morant, JR
- Out: German Green*
- Reserves:
- Backup: #6 RJ Moten, JR
Free Safety
- Starter: #30 Daxton Hill, SR
- Backup: #9 Sammy Faustin, 5th
- Reserves:
- #14 Quinten Johnson, SR*
- Rod Moore, SO
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #9 Sammy Faustin, 5th
Cornerback
- Starter: #5 DJ Turner, SR*
- Starter: #16 Jalen Perry, SR*
- Nickel Starter: #0 Andre Seldon, JR
- Backup: #6 Darion Green-Warren, JR
- Backup: #13 Eamonn Dennis, JR
- Nickel Backup: #24 George Johnson, SR*
- Reserves:
- Ja’Den McBurrows, SO
- Out: Vincent Gray*, Gemon Green*
- Reserves:
Special Teams
Kicker
- Starter: Tommy Doman, SO
- Backup: #93 Cole Hussung, JR*
- Out: Jake Moody
- Backup: #93 Cole Hussung, JR*
Punter
- Starter: Tommy Doman, SO
- Backup: #92 Karl Kerska, SR
- Out: Brad Robbins
- Backup: #92 Karl Kerska, SR
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