Players are listed in order of remaining eligibility. With 105 scholarships allotted, Michigan is currently beyond its scholarship limit by 20. Meanwhile, 19 seniors are scheduled to graduate, so the 2024 class should have at least 19 players.
TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOTTED FOR 2023 = 105
Hit the jump for the breakdown by class.
SENIORS = 6 (Final season 2023, or possibly 2024 if using COVID exemption)
RB Blake Corum
WR Roman Wilson
OL Zak Zinter
EDGE Jaylen Harrell
LB Kalel Mullings
DB Makari Paige
WR Will Rolapp
WR Jake Thaw
LS Greg Tarr
REDSHIRT SENIORS = 8 (Final season 2024)
TE A.J. Barner
TE Matt Hibner
OL Myles Hinton
OL Jeffrey Persi
EDGE Kris Jenkins, Jr.
EDGE Braiden McGregor
DL Reece Atteberry
DB Eamonn Dennis
WR Christian Bartholomew
TE Josh Beetham
TE Noah Stewart
LB Jerome Nichols
SENIORS = 5 (Final season 2024)
QB J.J. McCarthy
RB Donovan Edwards
LB Junior Colson
EDGE Josaiah Stewart
DB Rod Moore
REDSHIRT JUNIORS = 15 (Final season 2025)
RB Tavierre Dunlap
WR Cristian Dixon
OL Raheem Anderson II
OL Tristan Bounds
OL Greg Crippen
OL Giovanni El-Hadi
OL Dominic Giudice
EDGE Kechaun Bennett
EDGE T.J. Guy
DT Rayshaun Benny
DT Ikechukwu Iwunnah
LB Jaydon Hood
LB Tyler McLaurin
DB Ja'Den McBurrows
P Tommy Doman
QB Davis Warren
RB Christian Boivin
RB Henry Donohue
WR Peyton O'Leary
WR Joe Taylor
TE Max Bredeson
TE Noah Howes
DL Peter Simmons
LB Trevor Andrews
LB Joel Metzger
DB Jesse Madden
JUNIORS = 9 (Final season 2025)
QB Alex Orji
WR Darrius Clemons
TE Colston Loveland
DT Kenneth Grant
DT Mason Graham
DE Derrick Moore
LB Ernest Hausmann
DB Will Johnson
DB Amorion Walker
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORES = 13 (Final season 2026)
QB Jayden Denegal
RB C.J. Stokes
WR Tyler Morris
TE Marlin Klein
OL Andrew Gentry
OL Connor Jones
DL Alessandro Lorenzetti
LB Micah Pollard
LB Jimmy Rolder
DB Myles Pollard
DB Zeke Berry
DB Kody Jones
DB Keon Sabb
WR Logan Forbes
OL Daniel Taraboi
EDGE Chibi Anwunah
EDGE Joey Klunder
DB Nico Andrighetto
DB Brandon Mann
DB Josh Nichols
DB Bryce Wilcox
P Hudson Hollenbeck
LS Evan Boutorwick
LS James Kavouklis
SOPHOMORES = 6 (Final season 2026)
WR Karmello English
WR Fredrick Moore
WR Semaj Morgan
DT Trey Pierce
DB Brandyn Hillman
DB D.J. Waller
REDSHIRT FRESHMEN = 18 (Final season 2027)
RB Cole Cabana
RB Benjamin Hall
WR Kendrick Bell
TE Zack Marshall
TE Deakon Tonielli
OL Nathan Efobi
OL Amir Herring
OL Evan Link
EDGE Enow Etta
EDGE Aymeric Koumba
DT Brooks Bahr
LB Semaj Bridgeman
LB Jason Hewlett
LB Breeon Ishmail
LB Hayden Moore
DB Cameron Calhoun
DB Jyaire Hill
K Adam Samaha
QB Jack Grusser
RB Jack Konisberg
RB Bryce Kuzdzal
TE Jalen Hoffman
OL Cole Morgan
LB Grayson Dee
LB Liam Groulx
LB Jack MacKinnon
LB John Weidenbach
DB Micah Davis
K Stone Anderson
K Cordell Jones-McNally
FRESHMEN = 25 (Final season 2027)
QB Jadyn Davis
WR Channing Goodwin
WR I'Marion Stewart
RB Micah Ka'apana
RB Jordan Marshall
TE Hogan Hansen
TE Brady Prieskorn
OL Blake Frazier
OL Jake Guarnera
OL Luke Hamilton
OL Ben Roebuck
OL Andrew Sprague
EDGE Devon Baxter
EDGE Dominic Nichols
DT Manuel Beigel
DT Ted Hammond
DT Owen Wafle
LB Jeremiah Beasley
LB Mason Curtis
LB Zach Ludwig
LB Jaden Smith
LB Cole Sullivan
DB Jo'Ziah Edmond
DB Jeremiah Lowe
DB Jacob Oden
Remember when we used to care about scholarship counts?
ReplyDeleteRoanman
Yeah, this kind of stuff has become nearly impossible - if not pointless - to track
ReplyDeleteWe have no idea who will be QB1, 2 or three next year, let aloneness our OL
We could lose a chunk of the homegrown depth on Thunder's list, and probably will
Add Deyvid Palepale - #106
ReplyDeleteThinking about scholarship vs. NIL ... I don't think scholarships are considered "taxable income," but I'm pretty sure NIL money is. I wonder to what degree NIL deals are structured to provide for the payment of taxes, or if -- at least right now -- it's assumed the recipient is aware enough to set aside money for tax liability?
ReplyDeleteGreat question. I imagine they are either getting a helpful deduction as a set-aside or at least some basic financial counseling to say "expect this bill due". I believe 1099-Misc can have deductions taken.
DeleteOur RS Junior class is not exactly promising. Only 2 minor contributors there.
ReplyDeleteSomewhat true...but those are the same kids who signed with McCarthy, Edwards, Colson, and Rod Moore. So it was a solid class. Plus that group includes a likely starter next year (El-Hadi), a starting punter (Doman), and a solid defensive tackle (Benny). Crippen, Guy, and McBurrows could also play big roles next year, depending on how the roster shakes out.
DeleteEl Hadi started 3 games last year and will likely start more next year, pending decisions by a bunch of the (more) veteran OL. I think McBurrows was already a contributor this year. Doman and Benny, definitely. That's 4. Andrel Anthony was contributing before he left as well.
DeleteIn many ways the 2021 class is getting the short end of the stick. The 4 classes before them all got the benefit of an extra year due to blanket COVID years. After losing their senior years of high school they also get hit with that whammy when they arrive in college.
But the bigger factor is that they are the first class to come in during the portal/NIL/free agency era of college football. The market is still in flux so to speak. Very few people and programs have figured out how to funnel money to players and very few players (relatively) have figured out how much leverage they have.
Now we see '23 guys like Dante Moore cashing checks for signing and then immediately after the season moving on -- you can't really blame them. We also see guys like Hausman cashing in on their surprising production. These things were not done in '21 and they certainly aren't done at the level they will be in '25 and beyond.
Crippen and El Hadi (and probably Anderson too) would be starting at about 90 other programs. At Michigan they are sitting behind 3 guys pulled from the portal and some NFL players induced to return via NIL. This is the new world.
The 2020 class is going to produce something like 10-12 contributors altogether. That's OK, not great, but frankly I think that's going to be the high water mark for a while as the Portal continues to grow and our ability to pull freshman and sophomores from other programs becomes at least as important as our ability to land guys out of high school.