Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Julius Welschof, Ex-Wolverine

 

Julius Welschof

Fifth year senior Julius Welschof announced on Tuesday that he is entering the transfer portal. Welschof was a part of the class of 2018 and has the opportunity to use the 2020 COVID exemption to get a sixth year of eligibility, which he will presumably use in 2023 if he can find a new home.

Welschof was a member of the class of 2018 and I gave him a TTB Rating of 78 at the time (LINK). He was 6'6", 248 lbs. as a recruit and earned some extra hype because he was an excellent mogul skier in Germany as a youth. He was a 247 Composite 3-star, the #28 strongside end, and #645 overall in that 2018 class.

Unfortunately, things did not play out that well at Michigan. He played some defensive end and defensive tackle, but he often played high. The one thing he did most consistently was run downfield on kickoff coverage, using the athletic skills that put him on Bruce Feldman's "Freaks List." After playing in the 280s for a couple seasons, Welschof slimmed down to 266 pounds to play the edge rusher position under Jesse Minter, but that wasn't enough to get him on the field defensively with any regularity. He was passed up by younger players like Derrick Moore and Braiden McGregor, as well as a transfer in Eyabi Okie.

Altogether, Welschof made just 6 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 pass breakup during his five seasons at Michigan. It will be interesting to see if perhaps Welschof rejoins Don Brown at UMass, who was Michigan's defensive coordinator from 2016-2020.

Now five years removed from their 2018 high school recruiting class, the only players remaining on the roster (for now) are linebacker Michael Barrett, defensive end Taylor Upshaw, and defensive back brothers Gemon and German Green. Other fifth year players who are entering the NFL draft include offensive tackle Ryan Hayes, kicker Jake Moody, , wide receiver Ronnie Bell, and tight end Luke Schoonmaker

15 comments:

  1. "6 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 pass breakup" ... oof


    Good luck & Go Blue

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  2. Boom bust prospect who never quite got there. He was worth a shot, just like Ojabo.

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  3. All and Schoonmaker gone next year? I don't know what McCarthy is going to do---especially if Corum leaves. It's going to be lots of pressure all on him do deliver offense. I have very little hope it will happen.
    Maybe Jim Harbaugh sees that too and is waiting to see what Blake Corum does before he decides one way of the other about the NFL.

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    1. I think Harbaugh is just fine having Edwards and whoever else at running back. I can almost guarantee you his decision is not based on Blake Corum.

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    2. 39 points in a half throwing to a bunch of tomato cans.
      80 yards rushing...in a half.

      I will take it.

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    3. what ya think of the throw late in the game right to a defender, with no offensive player around? omg JJ is so great.

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  4. Member when he did the tightrope walk andveveryone said ohhhh ahhhhh
    That was cool

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  5. I liked the kid a lot, or at least the idea of him as an athlete, so I looked for him when he was in. He could be a force on kickoffs, as he'd get his hands on a blocker who typically was a lot smaller than he was and drive him into lanes. More than once, I saw a return man have to look elsewhere because Welschoff had a hold on a guy and had moved him into the spot the ball carrier was wanting to go. He was useful there. Had high hopes for him as a SDE ... but not.

    Roanman

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    1. The whole idea of him coming here was ill conceived from the beginning. Kinda likev the idea JJ is better than Cade. But oh yeah, those 2 pick 6s were ok, because they were JJ pick 6s .Them are the good pick 6s . JJ does everything good. With other QBs mistakes are bad . But with JJ they're all good, good for team, good for the fans, just good for humaity in general. JJ is so great. A Heisnan and the #1 overall draft pick on the way for him!

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    2. @roanman. I shared the high hopes at SDE. Never came together for him. Hope he thrives at the next spot.

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    3. @Anon, You seem bitter.

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    4. Anony
      you seem wrong

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    5. @agony. Explain please.

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  6. Explain what? Why you're wrong?

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