(Last Update: 4/15/22)
Check out my projected 2022 Michigan football roster based on the latest news, reports, and current roster.
Key
- *5th year available
- Walk-on
- Summer Enrollee
Offense
Two-Deep: Starters (Backups)
- QB: #12 McNamara or #9 McCarthy
- RB: #2 Corum (#7 Edwards)
- WRx: #6 Johnson (#0 Clemons)
- WRz: #1 Anthony (#14 Wilson)
- Slot: #8 Bell (#3 Henning)
- TE: #83 All (#86 Schoonmaker)
- LT: #76 Hayes (#79 Persi)
- LG: #77 Keegan (#74 Atteberry)
- C: #55 Oluwatimi (#51 Crippen)
- RG: #65 Zinter (#58 El-Hadi)
- RT: #53 Jones (#52 Barnhart)
Quarterback
- Starter: #12 Cade McNamara, SR*
- Backup: #9 JJ McCarthy, SO
- Reserves:
- #16 Davis Warren, SO*
- #15 Alan Bowman, GR
- #10 Alex Orji, FR
- #16 Jayden Denegal, FR
- Out: Dan Villari
- Reserves:
- Backup: #9 JJ McCarthy, SO
Running Back
- Starter: #2 Blake Corum, JR*
- Backup: #7 Donovan Edwards, SO
- Reserves:
- #22 Tavierre Dunlap, SO*
- #20 Kalel Mullings, JR*
- #34 Leon Franklin, SR
- CJ Stokes, FR
- Out: Hassan Haskins
- Reserves:
- Backup: #7 Donovan Edwards, SO
Wide Receiver
- WRx: #6 Cornelius Johnson, SR
- WRz: #1 Andrel Anthony, SO
- Slot: #8 Ronnie Bell, GR
- Backup: #0 Darrius Clemons, FR
- Backup: #14 Roman Wilson, JR
- Backup: #3 AJ Henning, JR or #0 Mike Sainristil, SR
- Reserves:
- #10 Cristian Dixon, SO*
- #4 Amorion Walker, FR
- #37 Eamonn Dennis, SO*
- #13 Tyler Morris, FR
- Out: Daylen Baldwin
- Reserves:
Tight End
- Starter: #83 Erick All, GR
- Backup: #86 Luke Schoonmaker, GR
- Reserves:
- #84 Joel Honigford, GR
- #18 Colston Loveland, FR
- #88 Matthew Hibner, JR*
- #81 Louis Hansen, SO*
- Marlin Klein, FR
- Out: Joel Honigford, Carter Selzer
- Reserves:
- Backup: #86 Luke Schoonmaker, GR
Left Tackle
- Starter: #76 Ryan Hayes, GR^
- Backup: #79 Jeffrey Persi, JR*
- Reserves:
- #72 Tristan Bounds, SO*
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #79 Jeffrey Persi, JR*
Left Guard
- Starter: #77 Trevor Keegan, SR*
- Backup: #62 Raheem Anderson, SO*
- Reserves:
- #74 Reece Atteberry, JR*
- Out: Chuck Filiaga
- Reserves:
- Backup: #62 Raheem Anderson, SO*
Center
- Starter: #55 Victor Oluwatimi, GR
- Backup: #51 Greg Crippen, SO*
- Reserves:
- #62 Raheem Anderson, SO*
- Out: Andrew Vastardis
- Reserves:
- Backup: #51 Greg Crippen, SO*
Right Guard
- Starter: #65 Zak Zinter, JR
- Backup: #58 Giovanni El-Hadi, SO*
- Reserves:
- #60 Connor Jones, FR
- Alessandro Lorenzetti, FR
- Out: Chuck Filiaga
- Reserves:
- Backup: #58 Giovanni El-Hadi, SO*
Right Tackle
- Starter: #53 Trent Jones, SR*
- Backup: #52 Karsen Barnhart, SR*
- Reserves:
- Andrew Gentry, FR
- Out: Andrew Stueber
- Reserves:
- Backup: #52 Karsen Barnhart, SR*
Defense
Starters (Backup)
- NT: #58 Smith (#78 Grant)
- DT: #94 Jenkins (#54 Rooks)
- DE: #90 Morris (#42 Guy)
- EDGE: #91 Upshaw (#32 Harrell)
- MIKE: #25 Colson (#34 Hood)
- WILL: #41 Hill-Green (#23 Barrett)
- SS: #6 Moten (#3 Sabb)
- FS: #19 Moore (#7 Paige)
- CB: #5 Turner (#33 Ger. Green)
- CB: #22 Gem. Green (#2 W. Johnson)
- NCB: #0 Sainristil (Berry)
Defensive Tackle
- NT: #58 Mazi Smith, SR*
- DT: #94 Kris Jenkins, JR*
- NT Backup: #55 Mason Graham, FR
- DT Backup: #54 George Rooks, SO*
- Reserves:
- #26 Rayshaun Benny, SO*
- #78 Kenneth Grant, FR
- #56 Cam Goode, GR
- #96 Julius Welschof, GR
- #92 Ike Iwunnah, SO*
- Out: Chris Hinton, Donovan Jeter
- Reserves:
Defensive End
- Starter: #90 Mike Morris, SR*
- Backup: #42 TJ Guy, SO*
- Reserves:
- #8 Derrick Moore, FR
- #56 Dominick Giudice, SO*
- #99 Gabe Newburg, SR*
- Out: Aidan Hutchinson
- Reserves:
- Backup: #42 TJ Guy, SO*
EDGE
- Starter: #91 Taylor Upshaw, GR
- Backup: #32 Jaylen Harrell, JR*
- Reserves:
- #17 Braiden McGregor, JR*
- #52 Kechaun Bennett, SO*
- #27 Tyler McLaurin, SO*
- Micah Pollard, FR
- Out: David Ojabo
- Reserves:
- Backup: #32 Jaylen Harrell, JR*
MIKE Linebacker
- Starter: #25 Junior Colson, SO
- Backup: #20 Kalel Mullings, JR*
- Reserves:
- #34 Jaydon Hood, SO*
- Jimmy Rolder, FR
- Out: Josh Ross^
- Reserves:
- Backup: #20 Kalel Mullings, JR*
WILL Linebacker
- Starter: #41 Nikhai Hill-Green, JR*
- Backup: #23 Michael Barrett, SR*
- Reserves:
- #29 Joey Velazquez, SR*
- Deuce Spurlock, FR
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #23 Michael Barrett, SR*
Strong Safety
- Starter: #6 RJ Moten, JR*
- Backup: #3 Keon Sabb, FR
- Reserves:
- #16 Jalen Perry, SR*
- Out: Brad Hawkins, Jordan Morant
- Reserves:
- Backup: #3 Keon Sabb, FR
Free Safety
- Starter: #19 Rod Moore, SO
- Backup: #7 Makari Paige, JR*
- Reserves:
- #14 Quinten Johnson, SR*
- #35 Kaden Kolesar, SR*
- Damani Dent, FR
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #7 Makari Paige, JR*
Cornerback
- Starter: #5 DJ Turner, SR*
- Starter: #22 Gemon Green, GR^
- Nickel Starter: #0 Mike Sainristil, SR
- Backup: #1 Jaden McBurrows, SO (Inj.)
- Backup: #2 Will Johnson, FR
- Nickel Backup: Zeke Berry, FR
- Reserves:
- #33 German Green, GR^
- #12 Kody Jones, FR
- #24 Myles Pollard, FR
- Out: Dax Hill, Vincent Gray, Andre Seldon, George Johnson
- Reserves:
Special Teams
Kicker
- Starter: #13 Jake Moody, GR^
- Backup: #29 Rhett Anderson, GR
- Out: None
- Backup: #29 Rhett Anderson, GR
Punter
- Starter: #91 Brad Robbins, GR
- Backup: #19 Tommy Doman, SO*
- Out: None
- Backup: #19 Tommy Doman, SO*
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