Report: Anthony Solomon, Darion Green-Warren in Portal
Two defensive players who’ve rarely gotten on the field are in the portal, Rivals’ Josh Henschke is reporting:
#Michigan linebacker Anthony Solomon enters the transfer portal @rivalsmike @RivalsPortal https://t.co/hSYfehTXnq #GoBlue
— Josh Henschke (@JoshHenschke) January 3, 2022
NEW ON TMBR: Michigan defensive back Darion Green-Warren enters transfer portal https://t.co/qw8BYhCH7r #GoBlue
— The Maize and Blue Review (@MaizeBlueReview) January 3, 2022
Solomon was recruited in 2019 to play the Viper position that made a sort of renaissance this year with Michael Barrett, who’s a class ahead of him. Barrett redshirted as a freshman however so the two have the same eligibility. Depth chart hawks also noticed that Joe Velazquez appeared to be ahead of Solomon for the specialized hybrid safety role, though Joey had just 11 snaps to Solomon’s five (both played special teams). Several of the hyped freshmen safeties recruited this year could also factor in there, notably five-star Keon Sabb.
Green-Warren departs having never made a dent in a pliable cornerback depth chart over two years on campus. The four-star Californian jammer could still play four years somewhere since last year doesn’t count and he redshirted this one. Gemon Green, DJ Turner, and Vincent Gray locked down the starting rotation in 2021, true freshman Ja’Den McBurrows was the next man in, and here again there’s going to be an influx of talent that shouldn’t be far from seeing the field, led by five-star Will Johnson. Deep backups Keshaun Harris, George Johnson, Andre Seldon (DGW’s classmate) and Quinten Johnson all played ahead of Green-Warren this season.
Unfortunately this means the end of our dream of Michigan playing Green, Green, Hill-Green, Hill, and Green-Warren at the same time.
January 3rd, 2022 at 5:10 PM ^
"Unfortunately this means the end of our dream of Michigan playing Green, Green, Hill-Green, Hill, and Green-Warren at the same time."
What reason is there to watch anymore?
January 3rd, 2022 at 5:25 PM ^
I am just glad he acknowledged the real tragedy in all this
January 3rd, 2022 at 5:30 PM ^
It's a negative-positive positive.
January 3rd, 2022 at 6:42 PM ^
Be positive, test negative, so that you're positively negative.
January 3rd, 2022 at 7:07 PM ^
and beckman busting his nuts w rogers n hammerstein
January 3rd, 2022 at 7:43 PM ^
Maybe Dierdorf and Brandy will decide not to retire after all.
January 4th, 2022 at 2:10 PM ^
Also, no more A. Salomons.
January 3rd, 2022 at 5:20 PM ^
That dream really was only good if we also had Donovan Warren on staff as a defensive analyst helping the defensive backs
January 3rd, 2022 at 6:31 PM ^
Or we could just move QB Davis Warren to defensive back.
January 3rd, 2022 at 5:21 PM ^
Transfers are a thing.
Disappointed that Green-Warren didn't work out. A highly-rated DB is pretty important, but he clearly wasn't developing enough to get on the field, and we didn't exactly have elite talent back there, so the chances existed.
All transfers have a whiff of regret in them, but some just make sense, and these appear to be sensible for all parties.
January 3rd, 2022 at 11:52 PM ^
He was highly rated but he was slow and considered possibly overrated. With all our CB issues being a lack of speed he was never going to be a savior.
January 3rd, 2022 at 5:42 PM ^
PRIORITY:
Find a Green in the portal.
January 3rd, 2022 at 5:43 PM ^
To this I say Warren peace.
Lit and fig
January 3rd, 2022 at 6:15 PM ^
Always sad to see someone leave the program having seen things not quite go the way he envisioned it going, but this feels like win-wins for all parties, hope they both land at great spots.
January 3rd, 2022 at 11:05 PM ^
With a roster of 85 scholarship players plus walk-ons, it’s a fact of life that some drift to the bottom of the depth chart. I’m thankful there’s a penalty-free portal for them to find a better fit for themselves. Good luck, gentlemen.
January 3rd, 2022 at 6:26 PM ^
I’m most bummed about green-Warren. Wasn’t necessarily thinking he’d be a start but thought he’s fit and play. Best wishes to both of them and hope they kick but elsewhere.
January 3rd, 2022 at 7:11 PM ^
To be honest some on on this blog predicted Warren Green would transfer the day he committed. If you back and watch his film from Highschool he didn’t seem very fast.
January 3rd, 2022 at 11:15 PM ^
He's not, he was supposed to be a Don Brown, jam you at the line CB. But he's always seemed more like a S.
Nonetheless, I wish him the best. A place the Fighting Brady Hoke's is probably a better landing spot for him (and another fellow classmate from CA who didn't show great speed in HS).
January 3rd, 2022 at 7:12 PM ^
Probably time to start updating that Depth Chart by Class.
January 3rd, 2022 at 8:45 PM ^
Not a surprise, best of luck to them.
January 3rd, 2022 at 8:55 PM ^
Solomon has already chosen a Don Brownless Arizona as his destination.
January 3rd, 2022 at 10:06 PM ^
Kind of strange. I could’ve understood if Brown was still there.
January 3rd, 2022 at 9:30 PM ^
Best of luck to both.
Won't speculate names because that is not fair, but I would not be surprised if we see more departures from both these positions, but especially the defensive-backfield.
January 3rd, 2022 at 11:06 PM ^
Who has Keon Sabb rated as a 5*?
He's top 100 on multiple sites but I was unaware he was considered a 5*
January 3rd, 2022 at 11:11 PM ^
I believe he started as one, but slid to a high 4* range.
Which, personally...I think is right. He's a Viper/in the box SS. If I had to make a prediction between the two, I'd actually put my money on Zeke Berry. But we'll see, thankfully we have BOTH!
January 3rd, 2022 at 11:11 PM ^
Not surprising.
I expect to see at least one WR in the portal soon, maybe a TE, there's a NG that has eligibility left, but I can't see him returning unless he's close to a degree and hasn't finished it up.
One more LB could be on the move as well as 2 other CBs. Last, I could see us losing a SS.
All said, outside of the TE, I don't see any of the guys I'm thinking of contributing next year...or into the future.
As a sidenote, I really like Anthony Solomon and think he can contribute at the P5 level next season. Just unfortunate for him with Brown and the Viper spot leaving but he would've backed up Barrett, IMO...unless Moten moved to that role.
He's got some game. Apparently he's already committed to Brown's old school, Arizona.
January 4th, 2022 at 9:35 AM ^
I can't keep track of what the number of scholarships allowed is anymore due to the COVID waiver on eligibility. Has that remained for individual players but completely expired for teams? So it's a hard 85 now? I have to believe that, out of necessity to get under that number, we will see more guys enter the portal as processing conversations take place. It's an unfortunate reality. I hope the young men who leave still feel like their time here was valuable and don't carry resentment.
January 4th, 2022 at 1:14 AM ^
"Unfortunately this means the end of our dream of Michigan playing Green, Green, Hill-Green, Hill, and Green-Warren at the same time."
Some of us old enough to have remembered when this song was a hit might've liked to hear "Green Green" being played at The Big House if and when those young men had been playing at the same time for Michigan.
Two years later, the same lead singer (Barry McGuire) had a solo hit that became much bigger than "Green Green" and that still gets played these days.
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