(Last Update: 6/27/21)
Check out my projected 2022 Michigan football roster based on the latest news, reports, current roster, and commitments.
- On the Roster/Signed
- *5th year available
- ^Early Departure Possible
- Committed/Unsigned
- BGRC
Offense
Starters (Backups)
- QB: #12 McNamara (#9 McCarthy)
- RB: #2 Corum (#7 Edwards)
- WRx: #6 Johnson (#1 Anthony)
- WRz: #14 Wilson (#10 Dixon)
- Slot: #5 Sainristil (#3 Henning)
- TE: #83 All (#88 Hibner)
- LT: #76 Hayes (#73 Persi)
- LG: #77 Keegan (#74 Atteberry)
- C: #65 Zinter (#51 Crippen)
- RG: #53 T. Jones (#55 Rumler)
- RT: #52 Barnhart (#58 El-Hadi)
Quarterback
- Starter: #12 Cade McNamara, SR*
- Backup: #9 JJ McCarthy, SO
- Reserves:
- #10 Alan Bowman, 5th
- #4 Dan Villari, JR*
- Jayden Denegal, FR
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #9 JJ McCarthy, SO
Running Back
- Starter: #2 Blake Corum, JR
- Backup: #7 Donovan Edwards, SO
- Reserves:
- #22 Tavierre Dunlap, SO
- CJ Stokes, FR
- Dillon Bell, FR
- Out: Hassan Haskins*
- Reserves:
- Backup: #7 Donovan Edwards, SO
Wide Receiver
- WRx: #6 Cornelius Johnson, SR
- WRz: #14 Roman Wilson, JR
- Slot: #5 Mike Sainristil, SR
- xBackup: #1 Andrel Anthony, FR
- zBackup: #10 Cristian Dixon, FR
- Slot Backup: #3 AJ Henning, SO
- Reserves:
- Tay’Shawn Trent, FR
- Tyler Morris, FR
- Dillon Bell, FR
- Out: Ronnie Bell, Daylen Baldwin
- Reserves:
Tight End
- Starter: #83 Erick All, SR
- Backup: #88 Matthew Hibner, JR*
- Reserves:
- #81 Louis Hansen, SO
- Marlin Klein, FR
- Colton Loveland, FR
- Out: Luke Schoonmaker
- Reserves:
- Backup: #88 Matthew Hibner, JR*
Left Tackle
- Starter: #76 Ryan Hayes, 5th^
- Backup: #79 Jeffrey Persi, JR*
- Reserves:
- #72 Tristan Bounds, SO*
- Josh Conerly, FR
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #79 Jeffrey Persi, JR*
Left Guard
- Starter: #77 Trevor Keegan, SR*
- Backup: #74 Reece Atteberry, JR*
- Reserves:
- #62 Raheem Anderson, SO*
- Alessandro Lorenzetti, FR
- Out: Chuck Filiaga
- Reserves:
- Backup: #74 Reece Atteberry, JR*
Center
- Starter: #65 Zak Zinter, JR
- Backup: #51 Greg Crippen, SO
- Reserves:
- #74 Reece Atteberry, JR*
- #62 Raheem Anderson, SO*
- Out: Andrew Vastardis
- Reserves:
- Backup: #51 Greg Crippen, SO
Right Guard
- Starter: #53 Trent Jones, SR*
- Backup: #55 Nolan Rumler, JR*
- Reserves:
- #74 Reece Atteberry, JR*
- Mark Nabou, FR
- Out: Andrew Stueber
- Reserves:
- Backup: #55 Nolan Rumler, JR*
Right Tackle
- Starter: #52 Karsen Barnhart, SR*
- Backup: #53 Trent Jones, SR*
- Reserves:
- #58 Giovanni El-Hadi, SO*
- Connor Jones, FR
- Reserves:
- Out: Joel Honigford
- Backup: #53 Trent Jones, SR*
Defense
Starters (Backup)
- NT: #58 Smith (#70 Stewart)
- DT: #26 Benny (Nolan)
- DE: #15 Hinton (#90 Morris)
- EDGE: #91 Upshaw (#17 McGregor)
- MIKE: #25 Colson (#34 Hood)
- WILL: #41 Hill-Green (#26 Mullings)
- SAM: #55 Ojabo (#32 Harrell)
- SS: #7 Paige (#31 Morant)
- FS: #30 Hill (#6 Moten)
- CB: #28 Green-Warren (#1 McBurrows)
- CB: #5 Turner (W. Johnson)
- NCB: #0 Seldon (#13 Dennis)
Nose Tackle
- Starter: #58 Mazi Smith, SR*
- Backup: Ike Iwunnah, SO*
- Reserves:
- #70 Jack Stewart, SR*
- Deone Walker, FR
- Out: Donovan Jeter, Jordan Whittley
- Reserves:
- Backup: Ike Iwunnah, SO*
Defensive Tackle
- Starter: #26 Rayshaun Benny, SO
- Backup: Walter Nolan, FR
- Reserves:
- #94 Kris Jenkins, JR*
- Dominick Giudice, SO
- Davonte Miles, FR
- Out: Jess Speight
- Reserves:
- Backup: Walter Nolan, FR
Defensive End
- Starter: #15 Chris Hinton, SR
- Backup: #90 Mike Morris, SR*
- Reserves:
- George Rooks, SO
- Mario Eugenio, FR
- Justice Finkley, FR
- Out: Julius Welschof*
- Reserves:
- Backup: #90 Mike Morris, SR*
RUSH/EDGE
- Starter: #91 Taylor Upshaw, 5th^
- Backup: #17 Braiden McGregor, JR*
- Reserves:
- #79 TJ Guy, SO*
- Kevante Henry, FR
- Joseph Adedire, FR
- Out: Aidan Hutchinson
- Reserves:
- Backup: #17 Braiden McGregor, JR*
MIKE Linebacker
- Starter: #25 Junior Colson, SO
- Backup: #34 Jaydon Hood, SO*
- Reserves:
- #27 Tyler McLaurin, SO*
- Sebastian Cheeks, FR
- Out: Michael Barrett*
- Reserves:
- Backup: #34 Jaydon Hood, SO*
WILL Linebacker
- Starter: #41 Nikhai Hill-Green, SO*
- Backup: #26 Kalel Mullings, JR*
- Reserves:
- #10 Anthony Solomon, SR
- #29 Joey Velazquez, SR*
- Aaron Alexander, FR
- Out: Josh Ross, Ed Warinner
- Reserves:
- Backup: #26 Kalel Mullings, JR*
SAM Linebacker
- Starter: #55 David Ojabo, SR*
- Backup: #32 Jaylen Harrell, JR*
- Reserves:
- #52 Kechaun Bennett, SO*
- Joshua Josephs, FR
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #32 Jaylen Harrell, JR*
Strong Safety
- Starter: #7 Makari Paige, JR
- Backup: #31 Jordan Morant, JR
- Reserves:
- #14 Quinten Johnson, JR*
- D’Arco Perkins-McAllister, FR
- Out: Sammy Faustin*
- Reserves:
- Backup: #31 Jordan Morant, JR
Free Safety
- Starter: #30 Daxton Hill, SR^
- Backup: #6 RJ Moten, JR*
- Reserves:
- #16 Jalen Perry, SR*
- #19 Rod Moore, SO
- Dillon Tatum, FR
- Out: None
- Reserves:
- Backup: #6 RJ Moten, JR*
Cornerback
- Starter: #5 DJ Turner, SR*
- Starter: #28 Darion Green-Warren, JR*
- Nickel Starter: #0 Andre Seldon, JR*
- Backup: #1 Ja’Den McBurrows, SO
- Backup: Will Johnson, FR
- Nickel Backup: #13 Eamonn Dennis, JR*
- Reserves:
- #24 George Johnson, SR*
- Kody Jones, FR
- Myles Pollard, FR
- Jahlil Florence, FR
- Out: Vincent Gray*, Gemon Green*, German Green*
- Reserves:
Special Teams
Kicker
- Starter: #13 Jake Moody, GR
- Backup: #92 Karl Kerska, SR
- Out: None
- Backup: #92 Karl Kerska, SR
Punter
- Starter: #19 Tommy Doman, SO
- Out: Brad Robbins
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