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Depth Chart By Class Updated Comment Count

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[Eric Upchurch]

An updateable version of this lives under useful stuff in perpetuity, but we bump a new copy of it to the front page annually to remind people it exists. Now it's more important than ever because it actually contains redshirt information, unlike the official roster.

Note that Otis Reese is unsigned and has not made it to the "freshmen" column; all other recruits have, even also-unsigned Ronnie Bell, because he's indicated his recruitment is not open and he would have signed except for his Missouri State basketball LOI.

Positional designations can be fuzzy, of course.

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL DEPTH BY CLASS 2018

Position

Commits

Freshmen
(c/o 2022)		 Sophomores
(c/o 2021)		 Juniors
(c/o 2020)		 Seniors
(c/o 2019)
QB
(5)
    
B. Peters* S. Patterson
RB
(7)
    

K. Walker*
O. Samuels  

C. Evans K. Higdon
FB
(3)
 VanSumeren
    
J. Wangler*
WR
(5)
 K. Crawford  
Slot
(4)
 
N. Schoenle*#
TE
(7)
    
N. Eubanks*
S. McKeon* 		TJ Wheatley*
Z. Gentry*
OT
(8)
    
    
J. Bushell-Beatty*
OG
(5)
 J. Honigford*
C. Filiaga*
A. Vastardis*#    
 
C
(1)
 
    
C. Ruiz  
    
DT
(4)
   D. Jeter* M. Dwumfour*
    
L. Marshall*
NT
(3)
 
P. Paea*     A. Solomon
    
B. Mone*
SDE
(5)
 C. Hinton   
C. Kemp* R. Gary
 
WDE
(5)
 S. Herron L.Vilain* R. Johnson*
K. Paye		 R. Jones*
SLB / Viper
(3)
    
J. Uche* K. Hudson N. Furbush*
ILB
(6)
 C. Thomas J. Ross D. Gil
D. Bush Jr.
CB
(7)
M. Sims
Gem. Green		 L. Hill B. Watson*
FS
(5)
    
J. Kelly-Powell
B. Hawkins
    
SS
(2)
 
    
J. Woods
J. Metellus
J Glasgow*#
 
P/K/LS
(2)
 
    
    

Q. Nordin*
B. Robbins
W. Hart*#
C. Cheeseman*#
 
 
Total
    4 32
    25
18
     12

projected starters in bold, returning starters in italics.
walk-ons denoted with # unless they've clearly graduated from that distinction,
redshirts denoted with *, burned redshirts for freshman with !.
   

Allotted: 87+1/85

Recruits: TBD after signing day.

Like "YMRMFSPA" in this site's recruiting profiles, it doesn't say Kaleb Ringer is Sam Sword or even that we think he's a future Sam Sword, just that if he were to reach the outer bounds of reasonable expectation a senior starting Ringer may resemble Sword. For most the original recruiting YMRMFSPA is listed, though I've updated many of the upperclassmen to reflect renewed expectations.

Comments

BornInA2

January 5th, 2018 at 2:02 PM ^

The 2nd and 3rd columns leave me wondering if we'll be moaning about lack of upper class production in three years. I really think we have to get a raw talent upgrade to do something meaningful about the 1-13 record against OSU.

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olis1ma

January 5th, 2018 at 2:13 PM ^

Only position that concerns me is OT. If Newsome can be even 80%of what he used to be I would be happy. Who are our starters if Newsome does not pan out? 

Joined: 04/06/2015

MGoPoints: 24

olis1ma

January 5th, 2018 at 2:13 PM ^

Only position that concerns me is OT. If Newsome can be even 80%of what he used to be I would be happy. Who are our starters if Newsome does not pan out? 

Joined: 04/06/2015

MGoPoints: 24

BlueinOK

January 5th, 2018 at 2:46 PM ^

The 2018 team is still super young. Not very many seniors and tons of guys from Harbaugh's big recruting classes just hitting their junior class. Hopefully some of the freshmen and sophomores from this year can make a big jump.

Joined: 12/06/2009

MGoPoints: 15029

Ecky Pting

January 5th, 2018 at 3:13 PM ^

1) QB Kevin Doyle (DC St. Johns) remains unsigned, so shouldn't he technically remain in the "Commits/Awaiting Processing" column?

2) Shouldn't Shea Patterson have an asterisk and be listed in the "Sophomore" column until his waiver comes through? If it doesn't, he will be sitting out a year and would join the same class as Peters.

3) Shouldn't Solomon, Mone, Furbush & JBB be italicized? They started 4, 4, 4 and 7 games, respectively, this season.

Joined: 09/06/2013

MGoPoints: 4655

kaz

January 7th, 2018 at 3:30 PM ^

Doyle is considered 100%.  He called the coaches and told them he is only holding off to sign at the same time his classmates do, they're having some sort of event to do it together.  He's not visiting or doing anything to indicate he's not solid.

Patterson will be a junior when he's cleared whether that's this year or next year.  He won't be a sophomore next year either way.

Solomon, Mone, Furbush weren't starters so they aren't returning starters.

JBB is a point, though that position was a revolving door

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