2025 Ex-Wolverine Updates: Week 9

 

Jayden Denegal (image via SDSU)

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.

Hit the jump for more.

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.