I haven't done one of these posts in a few weeks, so I may include some notable performances from week 7 and 8.
FORMER PLAYERS
Raheem Anderson, C (Western Michigan): Anderson is a backup lineman for Western Michigan.
Andrel Anthony, WR (Duke): Anthony had 2 catches for 16 yards in a loss to Georgia Tech last week. This past weekend was a bye for the Blue Devils.
Jeremiah Beasley, LB (Missouri): Beasley has not recorded any stats in the past two weeks, including a 17-10 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Kechaun Bennett, DE (UCLA): Bennett has 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss over the past two games against Maryland (a 20-17 win) and Indiana (a 56-3 loss).
Tristan Bounds, OT (Arizona): Bounds is a backup offensive tackle for Arizona.
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Semaj Bridgeman, LB (Michigan State): Bridgeman did not record any stats over the past two games.
Cole Cabana, RB (Western Michigan): Cabana has not played since September.
Cam Calhoun, CB (Alabama): Calhoun did not play in the 29-22 win over South Carolina.
Darrius Clemons, WR (Oregon State): Clemons tore his Achilles during fall practice and will miss the entire 2025 season.
Jayden Denegal, QB (San Diego State): Denegal completed 11/19 passes for 124 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception in a 23-0 blanking of Fresno State. He also ran 8 times for 30 yards. At one point he left the game with a right arm/shoulder injury, but he returned after briefly being replaced by the son of former NFL wide receiver Bert Emanuel, Bert Emanuel, Jr.
Eamonn Dennis, WR (Ohio): Dennis made 1 tackle over the past two weeks.
Tommy Doman, P (Florida): Doman punted 4 times for 161 yards in a close win over Mississippi State two weeks ago.
Tavierre Dunlap, RB (Eastern Michigan): Dunlap has 11 carries for 69 yards and 3 catches for 18 yards over the past two weekends.
Andrew Gentry, OT (BYU): Gentry is a starting offensive tackle for BYU.
Dom Giudice, OG (Missouri): Giudice is a starting offensive guard for Missouri.
Ben Hall (RB, North Carolina): Hall has had the two best games of his career over the past two weekends, including a 14-carry, 68-yard, 1-touchdown outing against Cal in a 21-18 loss two weeks ago, and 11 carries for 50 yards in a 17-16 loss to Virginia.
Louis Hansen, TE (UConn): Hansen had 2 catches for 8 yards in a 37-34 loss to Rice.
Amir Herring, OG (Kansas): Herring is a starting offensive guard for Kansas.
Jason Hewlett, LB (Boston College): Hewlett has had two straight DNPs.
Nikhai Hill-Green, LB (Alabama): Hill-Green made 13 tackles and 2 tackles for loss over the past two games.
Breeon Ishmail, DE (Purdue): Ishmail has made 7 tackles over the past two weekends, including tying a career-high with 5 stops against Rutgers in a 27-24 loss.
Kody Jones, CB (Kennesaw State): Jones made 1 tackle, 1 tackle for loss, and 4 kickoff returns for 77 yards against FIU in a 45-26 victory.
Aymeric Koumba, DE (UCF): Koumba has not recorded any stats recently.
Ja'Den McBurrows, CB (Appalachian State): McBurrows has not been playing due to injury.
Cade McNamara, QB (East Tennessee State): McNamara completed 19/26 passes for 196 yards and 1 touchdown in a 42-38 loss to Chattanooga, adding 6 carries for 42 yards and 1 touchdown on the ground (including a 25-yarder). He followed that up by completing 12/13 passes for 103 yards and running 2 times for 7 yards in a 14-10 win over Wofford, but the final three quarters were played by Cade's backup . . . his brother, Jake McNamara.
Hayden Moore, LB (Washington): Moore has not recorded any stats since week two.
Tyler Morris, WR (Indiana): Morris suffered a knee injury in the spring that will keep him out for the 2025 season.
Alex Orji, QB (UNLV): Orji will miss the remainder of the season due to injury.
Jeff Persi, OT (Pitt): Persi is a starting offensive tackle for Pitt.
Micah Pollard, LB (Liberty): Pollard has 2 tackles in seven games so far this year.
Myles Pollard, CB (Memphis): Pollard has not recorded any stats yet this season.
George Rooks, DT (Syracuse): Rooks has not recorded any stats in the past couple weeks.
Keon Sabb, S (Alabama): Sabb has 9 tackles and returned 1 punt for -5 yards over the past two weeks.
Adam Samaha, K (Akron): Samaha has not played yet this season.
Deuce Spurlock, LB (Liberty): Spurlock has 7 tackles so far this season.
C.J. Stokes, RB (Charlotte): Stokes has not played in the last three games. He had some fumbling issues earlier in the year.
Jake Thaw, WR (Delaware): Thaw has 4 catches for 17 yards and 1 punt return for 8 yards over the past two games.
Joey Velazquez, LB (Ohio State): Velazquez has not recorded any stats yet this year.
Dan Villari, TE (Syracuse): Villari has 4 catches for 54 yards over the past two games.
Owen Wafle, DT (Penn State): Wafle made 1 tackle in a 25-24 loss to Iowa two weeks ago. Penn State had a bye this past week.
Amorion Walker, WR (Middle Tennessee): Walker made 2 catches for 13 yards in his last outing, a 31-28 loss to Delaware.
D.J. Waller, CB (Kentucky): Waller has not played since week one due to injury.
FORMER COMMITS
Collins Acheampong (DE, Bowling Green State): Acheampong has not recorded any stats over the past couple games.
Aaron Alexander, LB (Arkansas State): Alexander made 10 tackles in a 34-24 win over Georgia Southern.
Markus Allen, WR (Mississippi State): Allen has not recorded any stats since week one.
Ethan Burke, DE (Texas): Burke has made 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, and 1 blocked kick over the past couple weeks, including the game-ending sack for the win over Mississippi State on Saturday night.
ETHAN BURKE SACK FOR THE WIN🔥 pic.twitter.com/5zJLqQnKb5
— Inside Texas (@InsideTexas) October 26, 2025
Kevonte Henry, DE (Alabama): Henry has not recorded any stats this season.
Tyler Martin, LB (UMass): Martin has 22 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 pass breakup over the past two games for the 0-8 Minutemen.
Davonte Miles, DT (South Carolina): Miles has not recorded any stats for the past couple weeks.
Andrew Rappleyea, TE (Penn State): Rappleyea made 1 catch for 12 yards in Penn State's last game, a 25-24 loss to Iowa.
Myles Rowser, S (Arizona State): Rowser has 16 tackles over the past two games, including a win over Texas Tech and a loss to Houston.
Elias Rudolph (DE, UNLV): Rudolph made 1 tackle in a 56-31 loss to Boise State two weeks ago.
Jacob Smith (DE, Kentucky): Smith has not recorded any stats this season.
Jaden Smith (LB, Kentucky): Smith has 1 tackle in the past two weeks.
Jerod Smith (DT, Kentucky): Smith made 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in a 56-34 loss to Tennessee.
Joel Starlings, DT (Maryland): Starlings did not record any stats in his past couple outings.
Alex VanSumeren, DT (Michigan State): VanSumeren made 5 tackles and 1 pass breakup in the 31-20 loss to Michigan on Saturday night.
Raylen Wilson, LB (Georgia): Wilson made 2 tackles in a 43-35 win over Ole Miss before having a rest week.
COACHES
Joe Bolden, Special Teams Coordinator (Southern Mississippi): Bolden is in his first season at Southern Miss after spending 2023-2024 at Tulsa.
Adam Braithwaite, Safeties Coach (Cincinnati): Braithwaite is in his first season as the safeties coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Anthony Campanile, Defensive Coordinator (Jacksonville Jaguars): Campanile is in his first season as an NFL defensive coordinator after spending time as a linebackers coach for the Packers last year.
Kirk Campbell, Offensive Analyst (Los Angeles Chargers): Campbell is in his first season with the Chargers.
Steve Clinkscale, Defensive Backs Coach (Los Angeles Chargers): Clink is in his second season with the Chargers.
Ross Douglas, Wide Receivers Coach (Oregon): Douglas is in his first season as Oregon's wide receivers coach after spending 2024 at Syracuse.
D.J. Durkin, Defensive Coordinator (Auburn): Auburn is 4-4 and ranks #21 in scoring defense, allowing 18.6 points/game.
Mike Elston, Defensive Line Coach (Los Angeles Chargers): Elston is in his second season with the Chargers.
Ron English, Co-Defensive Coordinator (Louisville): English has been co-DC at Louisville since he came over with Jeff Brohm in 2023.
Dan Enos, Quarterbacks Coach (Wake Forest): Enos is in his first season as Wake Forest's quarterbacks coach.
Jedd Fisch, Head Coach (Washington): Fisch is now 6-2 after a 42-25 win over Illinois.
Larry Foote, Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Coach (Tampa Bay Buccaneers): Foote has been coaching in some capacity with the Bucs since 2019.
Darrell Funk, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach (Indiana State): Funk is back at Indiana State, where he previously coached in 2017, to help out his old buddy Curt Mallory.
Allen Gant, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach (Fordham): Gant is in his second season with Fordham.
Josh Gattis, Offensive Analyst (Syracuse): Gattis is now an offensive analyst for Syracuse.
Tony Gibson, Head Coach (Marshall): Marshall is 4-3 after a 40-37 win over Texas State.
Harold Goodwin, Assistant Head Coach/Run Game Coordinator (Carolina Panthers): Goodwin is in his second season with the Panthers.
Jay Harbaugh, Special Teams Coordinator (Seattle Seahawks): Harbaugh is in his second season with the Seahawks.
Jim Harbaugh, Head Coach (Los Angeles Chargers): Harbaugh is in his second season with the Chargers.
Ben Herbert, Executive Director of Player Performance (Los Angeles Chargers): Herbert is in his second season with the Chargers.
Cato June, Assistant Linebackers Coach (Indianapolis Colts): June is in his first season with the Colts after spending time at Bowling Green State.
Kevin Koger, Tight Ends Coach (Atlanta Falcons): Koger is in his second season with the Falcons.
Jordan Kovacs, Safeties Coach (Cincinnati Bengals): Kovacs is in his second season as the Bengals safeties coach.
Mo Linguist, Co-Defensive Coordinator (Alabama): Linguist is in his second season at Alabama.
Scot Loeffler, Quarterbacks Coach (Philadelphia Eagles): Loeffler is in his first season with the Eagles after being head coach at BGSU.
Mike Macdonald, Head Coach (Seattle Seahawks): Macdonald is in his second season heading up the Seahawks.
Curt Mallory, Head Coach (Indiana State): Indiana State is 2-6 following a 46-17 loss to North Dakota.
Roy Manning, Edges Coach (San Diego State): Manning was out of football in 2024 but is now coaching the edge rushers for SDSU.
Mike McCray, Linebackers Coach (Central State): McCray is in his first season with Central State after being with UMass from 2022-2024.
Jesse Minter, Defensive Coordinator (Los Angeles Chargers): Minter is in his second season with the Chargers.
Jerry Montgomery, Defensive Line Coach (Cincinnati Bengals): Montgomery is in his first season with the Bengals after spending 2024 with the Patriots.
Desmond Morgan, Safeties Coach (Memphis): Morgan is now the safeties coach at Memphis, where he is helping to coach former Michigan cornerback Myles Pollard.
Shaun Nua, Defensive Line Coach (USC): Nua is in his fourth season with USC.
Ryan Osborn, Defensive Line Coach (Oklahoma State): Osborn is in his first season with the Cowboys.
Chris Partridge, Linebackers Coach (Seattle Seahawks): Partridge is in his second season coaching for the Seahawks.
Denard Robinson, Quarterbacks/Running Backs Coach (Lead Prep Academy): Robinson is coaching at Lead Prep in Brighton, MI, for the second year.
Rich Rodriguez, Head Coach (West Virginia): Rodriguez is now 2-6 after a 23-17 loss to TCU. The Mountaineers have lost five straight games.
Dylan Roney, Outside Linebackers Coach (Los Angeles Chargers): The former Michigan walk-on, recruiting assistant, and grad assistant is now coaching NFL outside linebackers under Jim Harbaugh.
James Ross III, Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Outside Linebackers/Defensive Ends Coach (Houston): Ross is in his second season with Houston.
Roy Roundtree, Wide Receivers Coach (Temple): Roundtree is in his first season as Temple's wide receivers coach after spending 2024 at Miami-OH.
Adam Stenavich, Offensive Coordinator (Green Bay Packers): Stenavich is in his fourth season as the Packers offensive coordinator and has been coaching in some capacity with the team since 2019.
Ed Warinner, Offensive Coordinator (Rhein Fire): Warinner was the offensive coordinator for the Rhein Fire when they played their season in the spring/summer.
Edward Warinner, Safeties Coach (Indiana State): Warinner, who spent one year at Michigan when his dad Ed Warinner was the offensive line coach, is now a safeties coach at ISU.
Al Washington, Linebackers Coach (Notre Dame): Washington remains as the linebackers coach for the Fighting Irish.
Tyrone Wheatley, Head Coach (Wayne State): Wheatley is 0-8 this year after a 28-7 loss to Saginaw Valley State, and the team has been held to one or fewer scores four times this season.
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ReplyDeleteThat's pretty bad for Ben Hall, two games at just over 1ooyds. Bringing in Haynes was a no brainer
I was just thinking about this approximately 30 seconds before checking the comments, but I think it would behoove Michigan to continue investing in the RB position if/when possible. Maybe Michigan doesn't need it for 2026 with Jordan Marshall coming back and Savion Hiter coming in (I assume Haynes will enter the draft), but there's really no reason not to survey the college football landscape and try to pull in the most established RB they can find.
DeleteIf Michigan is truly committed to playing this style of football where everything is centered around the run, play action passes, etc., and if free agency is a thing every single year...just find the best 1-2 punch you can every off-season.
I imagine that it took a significant NIL investment to land a blue chip like Hiter. And it'll take one to keep Marshall given the season he is having.
DeleteAssuming Marshall stays I don't see Michigan shopping for another guy who costs big like Haynes but you never know. I would guess they shop the bargain bin for RB3 options behind Marshall/Hiter.
I doubt we'll land an elite guy like Haynes, but do hope we sniff around for someone who will challenge both Hatier and Parker ... iron sharpens iron & all
DeleteDo we NEED another RB? I think so. Marshall was injured most of last year, and has gotten up slow or limped in every conference game this year until sparty
with Haynes being out for the next month, it's even more justification for investing in our identity
Haynes is out for the next month?
DeleteI think from the team perspective it makes sense to want a strong RB3 in the event of an injury. But as we saw with Hall and Stokes (and Charbonnet) it's hard to convince a guy who is good enough to fill-in and play like a starter at Michigan to not just be RB1 or RB2 somewhere else.
If you're the GM and sitting on (lets just say) $500K in NIL money, I'd rather throw that at WR3 than RB3 cuz WR3 is going to see a whole lot more snaps.
That production for Ben Hall seems more in line with expectations. Seemed like a quality player while in AA. The transfer made sense for him since RB3 is typically not a big role even in the best of cases (see Mullings in '23 and Edwards in '21).
ReplyDeleteI am surprised that Michigan has gotten nothing from the portal RBs they added. Thought they would contribute at least in non-competitive situations. Kudzal and freshman it seems are ahead, which probably tells you something about the quality of replacement level guys at Michigan.
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One thing I've wondered about as a "What If" -- how would Gentry, Persi, Giudice, Herring look if they all stuck around at Michigan. Would they be keeping guys like Guaranara, Link, and Sprague on the bench or be passed over by now? Doesn't matter I guess but it's interesting to see the player movement on OL, which I think will continue to accelerate given the big $ available to top guys. Like if you are Evan Link and see Babaloa, Frazier, and maybe Haywood coming at OT do you stay at UM and maybe move to OG to compete with Norton, Efobi, etc. or put yourself out there as a proven starter at OT at Michigan, likely earning many many hundreds of thousands on the Portal market. These are going to be tough choices for these young men to make at times. In Links particular case, he can probably finish out 4 years at Michigan in '26 and see how things sort out. He'll still have '27 to portal out if he wants.
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That's really interesting about McNamara's kid brother being the other QB. And they benched Cade for Jake in a competitve game? Or was he hurt? Looks like he was hurt. I gotta admit I'm not keeping up with East Tennessee Football State very closely LOL.
Either way Lil Mac transferred from UTEP it seems so it's interesting that the two brothers reunited at ETSU. Lil Mac was a 3-star nobody according to 247 but did get some limited snaps at UTEP. It seems he's a comparable player to his brother given he's several years younger and producing at a similar level.
Big Mac seems to be pretty injury prone. The lack of mobility maybe a factor there. We are lucky he made it through all of '21 unscathed. Probably having the best OL in the country helped there.
"I am surprised that Michigan has gotten nothing from the portal RBs they added"
Delete*except the best RB in the conference, if not nation. Almost certainly our OMVP
Yeah, in regard to transfer RBs, Haynes is one of the top few rushers in the nation. Hester transferred out and Volker was hurt at one point.
DeleteAs for the OL, I think those guys would be in a dogfight for playing time. Some of them already lost to a guy like Link in the fight for playing time, so if you're a fourth or fifth year guy losing to a young guy like Link, it makes sense to transfer to somewhere with maybe a more promising depth chart.
Cade got hurt at the end of the first quarter, which is why his brother stepped in. Also, Jake is the #3 guy, but the other guy got hurt, too.
Yes I meant Hester and Volker. Haynes, obviously is playing a starring role. Hester figured out he was going to face competition just to be RB3 here, so he dipped immediately. I thought Volker would get carries.
DeleteI agree with the OL take largely but with Hinton and Priebe leaving there were a couple spots opening up and people seem to think Link will move to guard at some point. I think those guys just didn't want to risk competing for a starting spot but they seem to be doing quite well where they landed.