Name: Brandon Mann
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 225 lbs.
High school: Detroit (MI) Country Day
Position: Quarterback
Class: Redshirt freshma
Jersey number: #5
Last year: I did not rank Mann. He played in one game and completed 1/1 pass for 7 yards.
TTB Rating: N/A
Mann, a walk-on who doubles as a pitcher on the baseball team, surprisingly got a couple snaps in during the blowout of UConn in 2022, and he even completed his one pass to Darrius Clemons for a 7-yard gain. Of course, it was a 59-0 win and seven (7!!!) quarterbacks completed passes for Michigan, including three walk-ons altogether (Mann, Andy Maddox, Davis Warren).
The depth chart won't be any more friendly in 2023. Even though Cade McNamara transferred to Iowa, Michigan brought in Indiana backup Jack Tuttle and got a year of development from Alex Orji and Jayden Denegal. Mann will likely just be a practice squad player yet again with a chance to get some mop-up duty in a game or two.
Prediction: Backup quarterback
I would have done anything for a single pass attempt in the Maize & Blue back in the 90s ... I'm sure the kid will cherish the moment
ReplyDeleteI recall the pass he threw, which was in traffic and looked pretty good, FWIW. Hope we get to see him on the field again during a lopsided victory!
ReplyDelete—Joby