Name: Cam Brandt
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 270 lbs.
High school: Carson (CA) Sierra Canyon
Position: Defensive end
Class: Senior
Jersey number: #9
Last year: I ranked Brandt #29 and said he would be a backup defensive end (LINK). He started one game and made 22 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks.
TTB Rating: 82
In the days if the transfer portal, it certainly feels like Cam Brandt has been in Ann Arbor for a long time. We're getting used to non-contributors dipping out of town quickly, transplanted starters coming in to play immediately, and shorter tenures for the average player. But now it's year four for Brandt at Michigan, and he finally enters the season as a likely starter.
Michigan has had quality edges for a while now, and Brandt had to wait his turn behind the likes of T.J. Guy, Derrick Moore, Josaiah Stewart, and others. At one time it looked like Brandt might end up as a defensive tackle, but he enters 2026 at a solid size of 270 lbs. for a strongside end. Michigan probably won't get a ton of pass rush juice from Brandt, but he is experienced and has the size that many of his 245-255 lb. position mates lack. With Utah transfer John Henry Daley a shoo-in to start on one side (as long as he's healthy), it should be between Brandt and Dominic Nichols to start at the other end position.
Prediction: Starting defensive end; 30 tackles, 4 sacks
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