2022 Football Roster Projection

(Last Update: 1/8/22)

Check out my projected 2022 Michigan football roster based on the latest news, reports, current roster, 2022 signees and the Best Guess Recruiting Class.

On the Roster/Signed
*5th year available
^Early Departure Possible
Committed/Unsigned
BGRC

Offense

Two-Deep – Starters (Backups)

QB: #12 McNamara or #9 McCarthy
RB: #2 Corum (#7 Edwards)
WRx: #6 Johnson (#1 Anthony)
WRz: #14 Wilson or #5 Sainristil
Slot: #8 Bell (#3 Henning)
TE: #83 All (#86 Schoonmaker)
LT: #76 Hayes (#52 Barnhart)
LG: #77 Keegan (#74 Atteberry)
C: #55 Oluwatimi (#51 Crippen)
RG: #65 Zinter (#52 Barnhart)
RT: #53 Jones or #52 Barnhart

Quarterback

Starter: #12 Cade McNamara, SR* or #9 JJ McCarthy, SO
- Backup: Alex Orji, FR
  - Reserves:
    - Jayden Denegal, FR
  - Out: Dan Villari, Alan Bowman

Running Back

Starter: #2 Blake Corum, JR*
- Backup: #7 Donovan Edwards, SO
  - Reserves:
    - #22 Tavierre Dunlap, SO*
    - CJ Stokes, FR
  - Out: Hassan Haskins

Wide Receiver

WRx: #6 Cornelius Johnson, SR
WRz: #14 Roman Wilson, JR or #5 Mike Sainristil, SR
Slot: #8 Ronnie Bell, GR
- Backup: #1 Andrel Anthony, SO
- Backup: Darrius Clemons, FR
- Backup: #3 AJ Henning, JR
  - Reserves:
    - #10 Cristian Dixon, SO*
    - Amorion Walker, FR
    - Tyler Morris, FR
  - Out: Daylen Baldwin

Tight End

Starter: #83 Erick All, GR
- Backup: #86 Luke Schoonmaker, GR
  - Reserves:
    - #81 Louis Hansen, SO*
    - #88 Matthew Hibner, JR*
    - Colston Loveland, FR
    - Marlin Klein, FR
  - Out: Joel Honigford, Carter Selzer

Left Tackle

Starter: #76 Ryan Hayes, GR^
- Backup: #79 Jeffrey Persi, JR*
  - Reserves:
    - Josh Conerly, FR
    - #72 Tristan Bounds, SO
  - Out: None

Left Guard

Starter: #77 Trevor Keegan, SR*
- Backup: #74 Reece Atteberry, JR*
  - Reserves:
    - Connor Jones, FR
  - Out: Chuck Filiaga

Center

Starter: #55 Victor Oluwatimi, GR
- Backup: #51 Greg Crippen, SO*
  - Reserves:
    - #62 Raheem Anderson, SO*
  - Out: Andrew Vastardis

Right Guard

Starter: #65 Zak Zinter, JR
- Backup: #52 Karsen Barnhart, SR*
  - Reserves:
    - Alessandro Lorenzetti, FR
  - Out: Chuck Filiaga

Right Tackle

Starter: #53 Trent Jones, SR*
- Backup: #52 Karsen Barnhart, SR*
  - Reserves:
    - #58 Giovanni El-Hadi, SO*
    - Andrew Gentry, FR
  - Out: Andrew Stueber

Defense

Starters (Backup)

NT: #58 Smith (Grant)
3T: #26 Benny (#92 Iwunnah)
5T: #94 Jenkins (#96 Welschof)
DE: #90 Morris (#91 Upshaw)
EDGE: #32 Harrell (#17 McGregor)
MIKE: #25 Colson (#34 Hood)
WILL: #41 Hill-Green (#20 Mullings)
SS: #6 Moten (#31 Morant)
FS: #19 Moore (#7 Paige or #35 Kolesar)
CB: #5 Turner (#1 McBurrows)
CB: #22 Gem. Green (W. Johnson)
NCB: Berry (#1 McBurrows)

Nose Tackle

Starter: #58 Mazi Smith, SR*
- Backup: Kenneth Grant, FR
  - Reserves:
    - #70 Jack Stewart, SR*
  - Out: Jess Speight, Jordan Whittley

Defensive Tackle

3T: #26 Rayshaun Benny, SO*
5T: #94 Kris Jenkins, JR*
- 3T Backup: #92 Ike Iwunnah, SO*
- 5T Backup: #96 Julius Welschof, GR
  - Reserves:
    - Mason Graham, FR
    - #54 George Rooks, SO*
    - #56 Dominick Giudice, SO*
  - Out: Chris Hinton, Donovan Jeter

Defensive End

Starter: #90 Mike Morris, SR*
- Backup: #17 Braiden McGregor, JR*
  - Reserves:
    - Derrick Moore, FR
    - #99 Gabe Newburg, SR*
  - Out: Aidan Hutchinson

EDGE

Starter: #32 Jaylen Harrell, JR*
- Backup: #91 Taylor Upshaw, GR
  - Reserves:
    - #42 TJ Guy, SO*
    - #52 Kechaun Bennett, SO*
    - Micah Pollard, FR
    - Kevonte Henry, FR
  - Out: David Ojabo

MIKE Linebacker

Starter: #25 Junior Colson, SO
- Backup: #34 Jaydon Hood, SO*
  - Reserves:
    - #23 Michael Barrett, SR*
    - Jimmy Rolder, FR
    - #27 Tyler McLaurin, SO*
  - Out: Josh Ross^

WILL Linebacker

Starter: #41 Nikhai Hill-Green, JR*
- Backup: #20 Kalel Mullings, JR*
  - Reserves:
    - #29 Joey Velazquez, SR*
    - Deuce Spurlock, FR
  - Out: None

Strong Safety

Starter: #6 RJ Moten, JR*
- Backup: #31 Jordan Morant, JR*
  - Reserves:
    - Keon Sabb, FR
    - #14 Quinten Johnson, SR*
  - Out: Brad Hawkins

Free Safety

Starter: #19 Rod Moore, SO
- Backup: #7 Makari Paige, JR* or #35 Kaden Kolesar, SR*
  - Reserves:
    - #33 German Green, GR^
    - #16 Jalen Perry, SR*
    - Damani Dent, FR
  - Out: None

Cornerback

Starter: #5 DJ Turner, SR*
Starter: #22 Gemon Green, GR^
Nickel Starter: Zeke Berry, FR
- Backup: #1 Jaden McBurrows, SO
- Backup: Will Johnson, FR
- Nickel Backup: Kody Jones, FR
  - Reserves:
    - #18 Keshaun Harris, SR*
    - #37 Eamonn Dennis, JR*
    - Myles Pollard, FR
  - Out: Dax Hill, Vincent Gray, Andre Seldon, George Johnson