2023 Football Depth Chart Projection

(Last Update: 11/7/23)

Check out the projected 2023 Michigan football depth chart based on the latest news, reports, and snap counts.

Key

  • Enrolled/Signed
  • *5th year available
  • Walk-on

Offense

Two-Deep: Starters (Backups)

  • QB: #9 McCarthy (#13 Tuttle)
  • RB: #2 Corum (#7 Edwards or #20 Mullings)
  • WRx: #6 Johnson (#3 Moore)
  • WRz: #1 Wilson (#8 Morris)
  • TE: #18 Loveland (#17 Klein)
  • TE: #89 Barner (#44 Bredeson)
  • LT: #73 Jefferson (#53 Jones)
  • LG: #77 Keegan (#58 El-Hadi)
  • C: #60 Nugent (#51 Crippen)
  • RG: #70 Zinter (#75 Gentry)
  • RT: #52 Barnhart (#78 Hinton)

Quarterback

  • Starter: #9 JJ McCarthy, JR
    • Backup: #13 Jack Tuttle, GR
      • Reserves:
        • #10 Alex Orji, SO
        • #4 Jayden Denegal, SO
        • #16 Davis Warren, JR

Running Back

  • Starter: #2 Blake Corum, SR
    • Backup:#7 Donovan Edwards, JR or #20 Kalel Mullings, SR*
      • Reserves:
        • #28 Ben Hall, FR
        • #22 Tavierre Dunlap, JR
        • #23 CJ Stokes, SO
        • #24 Cole Cabana, FR

Wide Receiver 

  • WRx: #6 Cornelius Johnson, GR
  • WRz: #1 Roman Wilson, SR*
  • Slot: #8 Tyler Morris, SO
    • xBackup: #3 Fredrick Moore, FR
    • zBackup: #8 Tyler Morris, SO
    • Slot Backup: #82 Semaj Morgan, FR
      • Reserves:
        • #5 Karmello English, FR
        • #0 Darrius Clemons, SO
        • #81 Peyton O’Leary, JR
        • #85 Cristian Dixon, JR
        • #80 Eamonn Dennis, JR
        • #84 Dale Chesson, GR
        • #12 Kendrick Bell, FR

Tight End

  • Starter: #89 AJ Barner, SR*
  • Starter: #18 Colston Loveland, SO
    • Backup: #44 Max Bredeson, JR (FB)
    • Backup: #40 Josh Beetham, SR
      • Reserves:
        • #17 Marlin Klein, SO
        • #83 Zack Marshall, FR
        • #88 Matthew Hibner, SR*
        • #15 Deakon Tonielli, FR
      • Out: Erick All, Joel Honigford, Luke Schoonmaker, Louis Hansen

Left Tackle

  • Starter: #76 LaDarius Henderson, GR
    • Backup: #53 Trent Jones, GR
      • Reserves:
        • #79 Jeffrey Persi, SR*
        • #72 Tristan Bounds, JR
        • #71 Evan Link, FR
      • Out: Ryan Hayes

Left Guard

  • Starter: #77 Trevor Keegan, GR
    • Backup: #58 Giovanni El-Hadi, JR
      • Reserves:
        • #56 Dominick Giudice, JR
        • #55 Nathan Efobi, FR
      • Out: None

Center

  • Starter: #60 Drake Nugent, GR
    • Backup: #51 Greg Crippen, JR
      • Reserves:
        • #62 Raheem Anderson, JR
        • #56 Amir Herring, FR
      • Out: Olu Oluwatimi

Right Guard

  • Starter: #65 Zak Zinter, SR*
    • Backup: #52 Karsen Barnhart, GR
      • Reserves:
        • #75 Andrew Gentry, SO
        • #79 Jeffrey Persi, SR*
        • #56 Amir Herring, FR
      • Out: None

Right Tackle

  • Starter: #52 Karsen Barnhart, GR
    • Backup: #78 Myles Hinton, SR*
      • Reserves:
        • #76 Connor Jones, SO
      • Out: None

Defense 

Starters (Backup)

  • NT: #78 Grant (#99 Goode)
  • 3T: #55 Graham (#26 Benny)
  • 5T: #94 Jenkins (#92 Iwunnah)
  • EDGE: #17 McGregor (#8 Moore)
  • EDGE: #32 Harrell (#5 Stewart)
  • SAM: #23 Barrett (#4 Pollard)
  • MIKE: #25 Colson (#30 Rolder*)
  • WILL: #15 Hausmann (#34 Hood)
  • SS: #7 Paige (#3 Sabb)
  • FS: #9 Moore (#28 Q. Johnson)
  • CB: #2 W. Johnson (#1 Walker)
  • CB: #12 Wallace (#18 McBurrows)
  • NCB: #0 Sainristil (#10 Berry)

Defensive Tackle

  • NT: #78 Kenneth Grant, SO
  • 3T: #55 Mason Graham, SO
  • 5T: #94 Kris Jenkins, SR*
    • NT Backup: #99 Cam Goode, GR
    • 3T Backup: #26 Rayshaun Benny, JR
    • 5T Backup: #95 Trey Pierce, FR
      • Reserves:
        • #74 Reece Atteberry, SR
        • #92 Ike Iwunnah, JR
        • #89 Alessandro Lorenzetti, SO
        • #51 Brooks Bahr, FR
      • Out: Mazi Smith, George Rooks

Edge

  • Strong Side Starter: #17 Braiden McGregor, SR
  • Weak Side Starter: #32 Jaylen Harrell, SR*
    • SS Backup: #8 Derrick Moore, SO
    • WS Backup: #5 Josaiah Stewart, JR
      • Reserves:
        • #42 TJ Guy, JR
        • #91 Cameron Brandt, FR
        • #52 Kechaun Bennett, JR
        • #96 Enow Etta, FR
        • #27 Tyler McLaurin, JR
        • #90 Koumba Aymeric, FR
        • #18 Breeon Ishmail, FR
      • Out: Mike Morris, Taylor Upshaw, Julius Welschof, Eyabi Okie

Linebacker

  • MIKE Starter: #25 Junior Colson, JR
  • WILL Starter: #15 Ernest Hausmann, SO
  • SAM Starter: #23 Michael Barrett, GR
    • MIKE Backup: #34 Jaydon Hood, JR
    • WILL Backup: #34 Jaydon Hood, JR
    • SAM Backup: #4 Micah Pollard, SO
      • Reserves:
        • #50 Jerome Nichols, SR
        • #40 Christian Boivin, JR
        • #30 Jimmy Rolder, SO*
        • #29 Joey Velazquez, GR
        • #44 Hayden Moore, FR
        • #16 Semaj Bridgeman, FR
        • #19 Jason Hewlett, FR
      • Out: Deuce Spurlock, Nikhai Hill-Green

Strong Safety

  • Starter: #7 Makari Paige, SR*
    • Backup: #3 Keon Sabb, SO
      • Reserves:
        • #6 Brandyn Hillman, FR
        • #5 Branden Mann, SO
      • Out: Jalen Perry, RJ Moten

Free Safety

  • Starter: #9 Rod Moore, JR
    • Backup: #28 Quintin Johnson, GR
      • Reserves:
        • #35 Kaden Kolesar, GR
        • #37 Micah Davis, FR
      • Out: None

Cornerback 

  • Starter: #2 Will Johnson, SO
  • Starter: #12 Josh Wallace, GR
  • Nickel Starter: #0 Mike Sainristil, GR
    • Backup: #18 Jaden McBurrows, JR
    • Backup: #13 DJ Waller, FR
    • Backup: #36 Keshaun Harris, GR
      • Reserves:
        • #1 Amorion Walker, SO
        • #33 German Green, GR
        • #6 Kody Jones, SO
        • #24 Myles Pollard, SO
        • #20 Jyaire Hill, FR
        • #22 Cam Calhoun, FR
      • Out: DJ Turner, Gemon Green

Special Teams 

Kicker

  • Starter: #32 James Turner, SR*
    • Backup: #19 Tommy Doman, JR
      • Reserves
        • #99 Adam Samaha, FR
      • Out: Jake Moody, Rhett Anderson

Punter

  • Starter: #19 Tommy Doman, JR
    • Backup: #97 Cordell Jones-McNally, FR
      • Reserves:
        • #92 Stone Anderson, FR
      • Out: Brad Robbins

Kick Returner

  • Starter: #82 Semaj Morgan, FR
    • Backup: #1 Roman Wilson, SR
      • Reserves:
        • #5 Karmello English, FR
      • Out: AJ Henning

Punt Returner

  • Starter: #26 Jake Thaw, SR
    • Backup: #8 Tyler Morris, SO
      • Reserves:
        • #82 Semaj Morgan, FR
      • Out: AJ Henning

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