2022 Football Roster Projection

(Last Update: 12/29/20)

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: #12 McNamara
RB: #24 Charbonnet
WRx: #6 Johnson
WRz: Wilson
Slot: #19 Sainristil
H-Back: #0 Jackson
TE: #83 All
LT: #79 Persi
LG: #52 Barnhart
C: #74 Atteberry
RG: #65 Zinter
RT: #53 Jones

Quarterback

Starter: #12 Cade McNamara, SR*
- Backup: JJ McCarthy, SO
  - Reserves:
    - #4 Dan Villari, JR*
  - Out: Joe Milton*

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*

Wide Receiver

WRx: #6 Cornelius Johnson, SR
WRz: #14 Roman Wilson, JR
Slot: #19 Mike Sainristil, SR
H-Back: #0 Giles Jackson, SR
- X Backup: Cristian Dixon, SO
- Z Backup: Xavier Worthy, SO
- Slot Backup: Andrel Anthony, SO
- H-B Backup: #3 AJ Henning, JR
  - Out: Ronnie Bell

Tight End

Starter: #83 Erick All, SR
- Backup: #86 Luke Schoonmaker, 5th
  - Reserves:
    - #88 Matthew Hibner, JR*
    - Louis Hansen, SO
  - Out: None

Left Tackle

Starter: #79 Jeffrey Persi, JR*
- Backup: Tristan Bounds, SO*
  - Reserves:
    - Connor Jones, FR
  - Out: Ryan Hayes*

Left Guard

Starter: #52 Karsen Barnhart, SR*
- Backup: or #77 Trevor Keegan, SR*
  - Reserves:
    - #70 Jack Stewart, SR*
  - Out: Chuck Filiaga

Center

Starter: #74 Reece Atteberry, JR*
- Backup: Raheem Anderson, SO
  - Reserves:
    - Greg Crippen, SO
  - Out: None

Right Guard

Starter: #65 Zak Zinter, JR
- Backup: #55 Nolan Rumler, SR*
  - Reserves:
    - #70 Jack Stewart, SR*
  - Out: Andrew Stueber

Right Tackle

Starter: #53 Trent Jones, SR*
- Backup: Giovanni El-Hadi, SO
  - Reserves:
    - Connor Jones, FR
  - Out: Willie Allen

Defense

First Team

DE: #97 Hutchinson
NT: #15 Hinton
DE: #91 Upshaw
EDGE: #55 Ojabo
MIKE: #26 Mullings
WILL: #23 Barrett
SAM: #32 Harrell
SS: #7 Paige
FS: #30 Hill
CB: #4 Gray
CB: #22 Green
NCB:#5 Turner

Nose Tackle

Starter: #15 Chris Hinton, SR
- Backup: #58 Mazi Smith, SR*
  - Reserves:
    - Rayshaun Benny, FR
  - Out: Donovan Jeter, Phillip Paea

Defense End

Starter: #91 Taylor Upshaw, 5th
Starter: #99 Gabe Newburg, SR*
- Backup: #96 Julius Welschof, 5th
- Backup: #94 Kris Jenkins, JR
  - Reserves:
    - #90 Mike Morris, SR*
    - TJ Guy, SO
    - Dominick Giudice, SO
  - Out: Aidan Hutchinson

RUSH End

Starter: #55 David Ojabo, SR*
- Backup: #17 Braiden McGregor, JR*
  - Reserves:
    - Kechaun Bennett, SO
  - Out: Luiji Vilain

MIKE Linebacker

Starter: #26 Kalel Mullings, JR
- Backup: Junior Colson, SO
  - Reserves:
    - #44 Cornell Wheeler, JR*
    - Jaydon Hood, SO
  - Out: Cam McGrone

WILL Linebacker

Starter: #10 Anthony Solomon, JR
- Backup: #41 Nikhai Hill-Green, JR*
  - Reserves:
    - #37 Ed Warinner, 5th
    - #29 Joey Velazquez, SR*
  - Out: Michael Barrett*

SAM Linebacker

Starter: #32 Jaylen Harrell, JR
- Backup: #40 Ben VanSumeren, 5th
  - Reserves:
    - Tyler McLaurin, SO
  - Out: None

Strong Safety

Starter: #7 Makari Paige, JR
- Backup: #8 William Mohan, JR*
  - Reserves:
    - #31 Jordan Morant, JR
  - Out: German Green*

Free Safety

Starter: #30 Daxton Hill, SR
- Backup: #14 Quinten Johnson, SR*
  - Reserves:
    - #6 RJ Moten, JR*
    - Rod Moore, SO
  - Out: Sammy Faustin*

Cornerback

Starter: #5 DJ Turner, SR*
Starter: #16 Jalen Perry, SR*
Nickel Starter: #0 Andre Seldon, JR
- Backup: #6 Darion Green-Warren, JR
- Backup: Ja’Den McBurrows, SO
- Nickel Backup: #13 Eamonn Dennis, JR*
  - Reserves:
    - #24 George Johnson, SR*
  - Out: Vincent Gray, Gemon Green