2022 Season Countdown: #30 William Wagner

 

William Wagner (image via MGoBlue)

Name: William Wagner
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 258 lbs.
High school: Alpharetta (GA) Alpharetta
Position: Long snapper
Class: Redshirt junior
Jersey number: #49
Last year: I ranked Wagner #28 and said he would be the starting long snapper (LINK). He started every game.
TTB Rating: N/A

Wagner became the starting long snapper in 2020 when Camaron Cheeseman opted out of the season. As far as I can remember, the past two years have been two years where most Michigan fans couldn't have named the long snapper. That usually means the snaps have been pretty automatic.

There's no reason to expect that he will be anything different this season than he was the last two years. If he can do that and stay healthy, hooray! If not, there are unknown quantities in redshirt sophomore Greg Tarr and true freshman Evan Boutorwick. Both were solid walk-on pickups according to the sites that chart long snappers, but they haven't snapped in a game yet.

Prediction: Starting long snapper