1/18/2020 depth chart projections
I plan to do this once a week or so and put the depth chart in the first post so I can edit it
Only people assured of leaving have been removed.
Some players listed at more than one spot, especially on the OL
Currently 86 scholarship players (Warriner recently added).
Designate the likely walk-ons with * since some get 1-year scholarships sometimes
If I had the ability to update the 2-deep chart and such I would do that instead
January 18th, 2020 at 11:01 AM ^
2020 Michigan Depth Chart
- QB
- D. McCaffrey – RS Jr.
- J. Milton – RS So.
- C. McNamara – RS Fr
- D. Villari – Fr. - expected to RS
- RB
- Z. Charbonnet – So.
- H. Haskins – RS So.
- C. Evans – RS Sr.
- B. Corum – Fr.
- C. Turner – RS So.
- B. VanSumeran – RS So.
- FB
- B. Mason – Sr.
- B. VanSumeran – RS So.
- Outside WR
- N. Collins – Sr. – announced returning
- R. Bell – Jr.
- C. Johnson – So.
- AJ. Henning – Fr
- R. Wilson – FR – possible RS
- N. Schoenle – RS Sr.*
- J. McCuray – RS Jr.*
- Slot WR
- R. Bell – Jr.
- M. Sainristil – So.
- G. Jackson – So.
- TE
- N. Eubanks – RS Sr. – announced returning
- E. All – So.
- L. Schoonmaker – RS So.
- M. Hibner – Fr (he probably does not RS)
- B. VanSumeran – RS So.
- LT
- R. Hayes – RS So.
- A. Stueber – RS Jr.
- T. Keegan – RS Fr.
- J. Persi – Fr. – likely RS
- LG
- C. Filiaga – RS Jr.
- K. Barnhart – RS Fr.
- N. Rumler – RS Fr.
- J. Honigford – RS Jr.
- Z. Carpenter – RS Fr
- C
- Z. Carpenter – RS Fr
- N. Rumler – RS Fr.
- A. Vastardis – RS Sr.*
- R. Atteberry – FR. – likely RS
- RG
- A. Stueber – RS Jr.
- N. Rumler – RS Fr.
- J. Stewart – RS Fr.
- Z. Zinter – FR – likely RS
- RT
- J. Mayfield – RS So.
- A. Stueber – RS So.
- K. Barnhart – RS Fr.
- T. Jones – RS Fr.
- NT
- C. Kemp – RS Sr.
- M. Smith – RS Fr.
- J. Speight – RS Jr.*
- P. Paea – RS Jr.
- C. Myers – RS Sr.*
- DT
- C. Hinton – So.
- M. Morris – RS Fr.
- K. Jenkins – Fr.
- D. Jeter – RS Jr. – likely transfer per UMBIG11
- SDE
- A. Hutchinson – Jr.
- T. Upshaw – RS So.
- B. McGregor – Fr.
- J. Welschof – RS So.
- D. Ojabo – RS Fr.
- A. Lewis – Fr. – likely RS, possible move to DT
- WDE
- K. Paye – Sr. – announced returning
- L. Vilain – RS Jr.
- J. Harrell – Fr.
- G. Newburg – RS Fr.
- LB – Sam
- LB – Mike
- LB – Will
- C. McGrone – RS So.
- J. Ross – RS Jr.
- D. Gil – RS Sr.
- K. Mullings – Fr.
- C. Thomas – RS Fr.
- E. Warriner – RS So.
- C. Wheeler – Fr. – likely RS
- O. Savage – Fr. – likely RS
- N. Hill-Green – Fr. – likely RS (one of these likely doesn’t RS)
- LB – Viper
- M. Barrett – RS So.
- An. Solomon – So.
- J. Velasquez – RS Fr
- W. Mohan – Fr. – likely RS
- CB
- A. Thomas – Sr. – announced returning
- V Gray – RS So.
- Gem. Green – RS So.
- J. Perry – RS Fr.
- DJ. Turner – RS Fr.
- A. Seldon – Fr. – RS possible
- G. Johnson III – RS Fr.
- D. Green-Warren – Fr. – RS Possible
- E. Dennis – Fr. – likely RS
- SS
- B. Hawkins – Sr.
- Q. Johnson – RS Fr.
- Ger. Green – RS So.
- M. Paige – Fr. – likely RS
- FS
- D. Hill – So.
- J. Morant - Fr
- S. Faustin – RS So.
- RJ. Moten – Fr. – likely RS
- K
- Q. Nordin – RS Sr. – announced returning
- J. Moody – Jr.
- P
- W. Hart – RS Sr.*
- B. Robbins – RS Jr.
- LS
- C. Cheeseman – RS Sr.*
January 18th, 2020 at 12:48 PM ^
This putting the real post in the first comment is brilliant and hopefully becomes standard on the board.
You got me optimistic again, unclear if that is good or bad.
January 18th, 2020 at 11:08 AM ^
Once a week? Going to be a long off season.
January 18th, 2020 at 11:12 AM ^
copy and paste from MS Word - maybe once the 2nd signing day is over once a month lol
January 18th, 2020 at 11:19 AM ^
Obviously there is going to be a lot of different combinations of WRs out there, but if I had to guess I would think Collins, Bell and Jackson will be on the field the most. So Bell will probably be more of an outside WR this year.
January 18th, 2020 at 11:36 AM ^
Johnson is going to see a lot of playing time this year. The guy has all the tools to be great on the outside.
January 18th, 2020 at 11:43 AM ^
I do not believe that Roman Wilson will redshirt. Hard to keep 4.3 off the field.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:13 PM ^
January 18th, 2020 at 12:38 PM ^
Reminds me of Manningham. So smooth.
January 18th, 2020 at 3:29 PM ^
I’m hoping for more of the last skinny, fast, light guy we had as a freshman WR: Anthony Carter. I guess Desmond Howard might fit that category, too. So, more of those guys please.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:37 PM ^
Bell on the outside and Henning seeing time in the slot seem likely.
We may need a new position on the depth chart. Jackson took snaps at RB as RB/slot hybrid. That could be a role for Evans and Henning too.
January 18th, 2020 at 11:29 AM ^
Looks like about 9-3 level talent. Not good enough to beat OSU on the road. Probably lose to Minnesota on the road and one of MSU, Wisconsin, and PSU. Could also lose the opener at Washington to move to a 8-4 season.
January 18th, 2020 at 11:35 AM ^
Nope. Ten wins, three losses:
Washington.
OSU.
Bowl game.
2020 will be just like 2018. Eternal MGoEnnui.
January 18th, 2020 at 11:46 AM ^
This is 100% the most likely scenario depending on how good Minnesota is (i.e. our annual road loss to a good B1G team).
January 18th, 2020 at 12:00 PM ^
We'll beat Washington. I could see another B1G loss in the addition to the ABDBO (Annual Beat-Down By Ohio) and the ABL (Annual Bowl Loss) to get us to 10-3.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:15 PM ^
We’re probably better than Washington. But Opening the season against them and it being a west coast road game makes that game far from being a game that we should be overly confident in winning.
January 18th, 2020 at 1:36 PM ^
The last time UM had a high profile road opener out of conference (Florida Gators). The season was a blown call away from being in the CFP and winning the B1G East
January 18th, 2020 at 2:38 PM ^
You're confusing the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
January 18th, 2020 at 8:12 PM ^
I think he means the call to start O'Korn over the Intramural Champion QB
January 18th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^
I wouldn't say I'm overly confident. But Washington is replacing their head coach with the defensive coordinator, and Eason and their top running back, Salvon Ahmed, both declared early. The equals trouble scoring points--at least early in the season. I'm confident that our O can put in some work against a Pac12 defense.
January 18th, 2020 at 4:41 PM ^
I am right with you on this.
Loss to OSU on the road.
Loss to Washington on the road. We may go super-conservative here since Harbaugh will be unsure of what we have. That almost bit us vs. Army. It will bite us @Washington.
Loss to Minnesota on the road. Jug game. Their Superbowl. They will pull out all the stops and Fleck will definitely outcoach Harbaugh in-game. That'll be enough.
MSU is a win.
If we lose one of Wisconsin or PSU at home, it's 8-4. If we win both, it's 9-3. I think we find a way to win both, since they are at home.
Loss in bowl game, as usual. We will probably be put up against whatever SEC team isn't as good as the one or two that make the CFP.
9-4. Hopefully not 8-5.
January 18th, 2020 at 11:32 AM ^
DMAC should have started last year.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:15 PM ^
Thanks coach
January 18th, 2020 at 11:43 AM ^
Play Charbonnet , Haskins and Corum.
Evans will add nothing more than what those 3 will give us.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:18 PM ^
Right. A veteran back with a career 5.7 ypc and 14 TDs doesn’t add anything. Not to mention the 400 receiving yards and two receiving TDs at 9.8 yards per catch he brings with him. Totally brings nothing the other guys bring.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:33 PM ^
Evans is a very different type of rb than Charbonnet and Haskins. Corum will be a true freshman.
Evans provides "a change of pace" and experience.
January 18th, 2020 at 4:14 PM ^
January 18th, 2020 at 11:53 AM ^
I would have been fine with Ruiz anchoring a line with Hayes, Filiaga, Steuber and Mayfield. But sticking a redshirt freshman at center is tough. Expect growing pains and several WTF moments per game early in the season. Hopefully it gets sorted out by Columbus, but that feels like a recipe for 0-6 versus OSU, and more grumbling from the fan base. If only someone had some common sense and declined the citrus bowl bid. A bitch-slapping from Bama was the last thing this program needed.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:06 PM ^
Yeah, declining a bowl bid out of fear of the team you're matched up with is much much worse than the beat down you may get. What recruit would sign with the cowardly-ass program that shows that little faith in its own players and coaching ability? This may be the single dumbest hawt take I've ever read here--and that's quite an accomplishment.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:35 PM ^
Not to mention the loss of all the practice time.
January 18th, 2020 at 1:57 PM ^
There are ways to handle that behind the scenes to avoid the public embarrassment, but I guess you don’t understand how subtleties work. Thank goodness you’re not the AD, but Warde’s not much better. And, no, you don’t decline all Bowl invites, just that one. The mood around the program would be a whole lot different if we had dismantled USC like Iowa did.
January 18th, 2020 at 5:45 PM ^
Wow. I hope you have never played a meaningful athletic minute-I surely would not want to coach you or be your teammate. Wow.
January 18th, 2020 at 6:45 PM ^
How are you going to "handle that behind behind the scenes"? You're a scheduled to play a bowl game and you don't play it. How do you spin that in any way but "we punked out"? You don't get to just say "oh, hey, we'd rather play someone else." You don't get to negotiate in secret for another bowl game. What "subtleties" would you go with, since you're the AD Brain Genius. Please, tell me, I want to know. TEACH ME HOW TO AD THE TEEBA WAY!
January 18th, 2020 at 12:35 PM ^
Right because being a coward is “common sense.” Turning down the additional practices is “common sense.” Why the literal fuck would ANY recruit want to go play for a school that is scared to play another team? You know what’s a REAL bitch slap? Being scared to play other teams.
get the hell outta here with that bullshit.
January 18th, 2020 at 1:38 PM ^
They looked good for a half and if a couple balls landed favorably the score would have been much closer.
January 18th, 2020 at 1:43 PM ^
I know I'm alone in the woods, but I feel like the lack of Dobbins is going to make O$U regress on offense more than people expect. Dobbins was a generational back, incredible mixture of power and quickness. And the threat of Dobbins' made Fields a bigger threat than he would be with less of an all-American caliber feature back. From what I understand, the back-up just aren't as good. Which isn't surprising as Dobbinses don't come along that often. He had displaced Mike Weber within a month of arriving as a Freshman. The less the threat of the running game, the passing game looks different too. O$U, despite speedy receivers, isn't really a drop back pick-you-apart kind of offense. They're an RPO, run threat offense, that hits gapingly wide open receivers.
Unfortunately, with homer refs and out black hole of DT's, I'm not really thinking we'll close the gap enough, but I think it might be a game, like 16 & 17.
January 18th, 2020 at 1:55 PM ^
I don’t disagree except that “generational” means something different that what you think. OSU had Zeke a few years ago, and he was just as good if not better than Dobbins. Hyde was damn good a couple years before him. Generations are longer than a couple years.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:04 PM ^
Have you seen anywhere for sure that Warriner will be scholarship as I see you have him in your 86? Several have asked question about this or whether he will be a walk on. Touch The Banner has count at 85 because they say he is walking on.
I'm guessing he is scholarship but have not seen confirmation either way from anyone at Michigan as most news media articles on the transfer said Michigan and Warriner didnt respond to questions.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:39 PM ^
I wondered the same thing. My guess is he will be a walk-on because you can save a scholarship and give Dad a bonus that will coincidently cover the cost of tuition.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:40 PM ^
He’ll be on scholarship if there’s an available scholarship, walk-on if there’s not. That’s really the only way to look at it. We don’t technically have to be scholarship compliant until the fall. So there’s plenty of time for additional attrition.
Maybe Jeter sees himself getting passed by both Hinton and Smith, in addition to a potential grad transfer (though that doesn’t open a scholarship) and he leaves. Maybe Turner gets buried behind Charbonnet, Haskins, Evans and is passed up by Corum and leaves. Not crazy to think we could see an OL leave with how many of them are vying for multiple spots. If Vastardis is getting beat out by one of the freshmen, he could leave (not sure if we’re currently counting him as a scholarship or not. Seems to depend on who you ask).
Point being, theres a lot that can happen through winter conditioning and spring practice. I’m sure a couple guys will see the writing on the wall and make a move.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:40 PM ^
it is a best guess - easily removed if needed
Mazi RS vs. no RS is the only other difference Magnus and I have
January 18th, 2020 at 4:05 PM ^
They're after a couple of grad transfers at OL and DL so we'll see - there's either some guys going back to being walk-ons or they're expecting a couple more departures.
January 18th, 2020 at 5:59 PM ^
Here is where I hope the coaches fail. The OL and DL grad transfers they have been looking at are not worthy of playing time consideration. Play the kids you recruited.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:27 PM ^
Why list the projected center as the projected #5 guard? If we really get down to our 5th string guard the sky will fall.
January 18th, 2020 at 12:59 PM ^
That's a lot of running back talent. I wonder if Evans ends up at slow received a fair amount, especially if Corum or Giles Jackson gets some playing time.
January 18th, 2020 at 1:29 PM ^
Is Warriner on scholarship?
January 18th, 2020 at 1:44 PM ^
Looking through that roster looks like 2021 season is going to be the year to beat OSU and maybe the playoffs. Next year is going to depend on how soon the new OL comes together but more than likely will be a rebuilding year.
January 18th, 2020 at 3:00 PM ^
Blake Corum will definitely be ahead of Evans next year. Corum might be the best running back prospect we’ve had in years. He might not start but he is very very fast and will not get caught from behind like our backs this year.
Linked is some video analysis by a running back trainer/scouter. Corum hurdles a guy with ease at one point.
January 18th, 2020 at 3:35 PM ^
Someone has to be better than gil
January 18th, 2020 at 4:07 PM ^
Gil will be a backup at WILL. OP lumped the LBs together and it would look better if he separated them out.
Ross - Will, McGrone - Mike seem like near locks to start.
It's hard to say who will play SAM or if there will be much of a role for one. Maybe we'll see a two Viper look again at times with Barrett and Solomon.