2015 Scholarship Count

Players are listed in order of remaining eligibility. With 2 open scholarship and 13 seniors scheduled to graduate, the 2016 class should start out aiming for 15 players.

TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOTTED FOR 2015 = 83

- Chris Fox retired due to injury issues.

- Dennis Norfleet left the program.

- Ondre Pipkins transferred to Texas Tech.

- Blake Countess transferred to Auburn.

- Blake O'Neill transferred to Michigan from Weber State.

- Jake Rudock transferred to Michigan from Iowa.

- Wayne Lyons transferred to Michigan from Stanford

- Jack Miller will not return for a fifth year.

- QB John O'Korn transferred to Michigan from Houston.

- Russell Bellomy transferred to University of Texas at San Antonio.

- Keith Heitzman will not return for a fifth year.

- Justice Hayes transferred to Southern Miss.

- Kyle Bosch transferred to West Virginia.

- Michael Ferns transferred to West Virginia.

REDSHIRT SENIORS = 6 (Final season 2015)
QB Jake Rudock
FB Joe Kerridge
OL Graham Glasgow
LB Desmond Morgan
CB Wayne Lyons
P Blake O'Neill

SENIORS = 7 (Final season = 2015)
FB Sione Houma
TE A.J. Williams
DE Mario Ojemudia
LB Joe Bolden
LB Royce Jenkins-Stone
LB James Ross
S Jarrod Wilson
FB Bobby Henderson
WR Brad Anlauf
S Travis Wooley

REDSHIRT JUNIORS = 15 (Final season 2016)
RB Drake Johnson
OL Blake Bars
OL Ben Braden
OL Kyle Kalis
OL Erik Magnuson
WR Jehu Chesson
WR Amara Darboh
DT Ryan GlasgowDT Matt Godin
DT Willie Henry
DE Tom Strobel
DE Chris Wormley
LB Allen Gant
CB Terry Richardson
S Jeremy Clark
QB Brian Cleary
FB Bobby Henderson
WR Bo Dever
TE Michael Jocz
OL Ben Pliska
LB Nick Benda
LB Dan Liesman
S Shaun Austin
S A.J. Pearson
P Kenny Allen

JUNIORS = 11 (Final season 2016)
QB Shane Morris
RB Derrick Green
RB DeVeon Smith
WR Da'Mario Jones
TE Jake Butt
DE Taco Charlton
LB Ben Gedeon
CB Jourdan Lewis
CB Channing Stribling
S Delano Hill
S Dymonte Thomas
RB Antonio Whitfield
WR Kenneth Sloss

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORES = 15 (Final season 2017)
QB John O'Korn
RB Ty Isaac
FB Wyatt Shallman
WR Jaron Dukes
TE Khalid Hill
OL David Dawson
OL Patrick Kugler
OL Dan Samuelson
OL Logan Tuley-Tillman
DT Maurice Hurst, Jr.
DT Henry Poggi
LB Mike McCray
CB Reon Dawson
CB Ross Taylor-Douglas
LS Scott Sypniewski
QB Garrett Moores
WR Jack Wangler
OL Greg Froelich
DE Garrett Miller
LB Michael Wroblewski
CB Anthony Dalimonte
S Francois Montbrun

SOPHOMORES = 3 (Final season 2017)
WR Freddy Canteen
OL Mason Cole
DT Bryan Mone
QB Matt Thompson
FB Deyanco Hardwick
DE Cody Zeisler
K Kyle Seychel

REDSHIRT FRESHMEN = 12 (Final season 2018)
QB Wilton Speight
FB Brady Pallante
WR Drake Harris
WR Maurice Ways
TE Ian Bunting
OL Juwann Bushell-Beatty
DE Lawrence Marshall
LB Noah Furbush
LB Jared Wangler
LB Chase Winovich
CB Jabrill Peppers
CB Brandon Watson
FB Joe Beneducci
FB Nick Volk
LB Alex Kaminski
CB Matt Mitchell
S Joe Hewlett
LS Andrew Robinson

FRESHMEN = 14 (Final season 2018)
QB Zach Gentry
QB Alex Malzone
RB Karan Higdon
WR Brian Cole
WR Grant Perry
TE Tyrone Wheatley, Jr.
OL Grant Newsome
OL Jon Runyan, Jr.
OL Nolan Ulizio
DE Shelton Johnson
DE Reuben Jones
CB Keith Washington
S Tyree Kinnel
K Andrew David
RB Kevin Gross
OL William Coleman
DE Cheyenn Robertson
LB John Andrysiak
LB Jack Dunaway
LB Jameson Offerdahl
LB Chris Terech
LB Tommy Whitted
S Jordan Glasgow
P Ryan Tice

2014 Scholarship Count

Players are listed in order of remaining eligibility.  With 8 seniors scheduled to graduate and 81 scholarships allotted, Michigan's class of 2015 should be at least 12.

TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOTTED FOR 2014 = 81

- Michael Ferns will transfer.

- Desmond Morgan will take a medical redshirt for 2014.

- Csont'e York was dismissed from the team.

- Ty Isaac transferred to Michigan from USC.

- Jordan Paskorz will not return in 2014.

- Chris Bryant has taken a medical hardship.

- Richard Ash, Josh Furman, and Thomas Rawls will not return in 2014.

REDSHIRT SENIORS = 3 (Final season 2014)
QB Devin Gardner 
LB Jake Ryan 
P Will Hagerup
WR Anthony Capatina
OL Joey Burzynski

SENIORS = 5 (Final season 2014)
DE Brennen Beyer
DE Frank Clark
CB Delonte Hollowell
CB Raymon Taylor
K Matt Wile

REDSHIRT JUNIORS = 7 (Final season 2015)
QB Russell Bellomy
RB Justice Hayes
C Graham Glasgow
C Jack Miller
TE Keith Heitzman
LB Desmond Morgan
CB Blake Countess
QB Alex Swieca
FB Joe Kerridge
WR Jonathan Keizer
DE Alex Mitropolous-Rundus

JUNIORS = 10 (Final season = 2015)
FB Sione Houma
WR Dennis Norfleet
TE Devin Funchess
TE A.J. Williams
DE Mario Ojemudia
DT Ondre Pipkins
LB Joe Bolden
LB Royce Jenkins-Stone
LB James Ross
S Jarrod Wilson

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORES = 14 (Final season 2016)
RB Drake Johnson
OL Blake Bars
OL Ben Braden
OL Kyle Kalis
OL Erik Magnuson
WR Jehu Chesson
WR Amara Darboh
DE Matt Godin
DT Willie Henry
DE Tom Strobel
DE Chris Wormley
LB Allen Gant
CB Terry Richardson
S Jeremy Clark
QB Brian Cleary
WR Bo Dever
TE Michael Jocz
OL Ben Pliska
DT Ryan Glasgow
LB Nick Benda
LB Bobby Henderson
LB Mark Lawson
LB Dan Liesman
S Shaun Austin
S A.J. Pearson
P Kenny Allen

SOPHOMORES = 14 (Final season 2016)
QB Shane Morris
RB Derrick Green
RB Ty Isaac
RB DeVeon Smith
WR Da'Mario Jones
TE Jake Butt
OL Kyle Bosch
DE Taco Charlton
LB Ben Gedeon
CB Delano Hill
CB Jourdan Lewis
CB Channing Stribling
S Dymonte Thomas

REDSHIRT FRESHMEN = 14 (Final season 2017)
FB Wyatt Shallman
WR Jaron Dukes
TE Khalid Hill
OL David Dawson
OL Chris Fox
OL Patrick Kugler
OL Dan Samuelson
OL Logan Tuley-Tillman
DT Maurice Hurst, Jr.
DT Henry Poggi
LB Mike McCray
CB Reon Dawson
CB Ross Douglas
LS Scott Sypniewski
QB Garrett Moores
WR Blaise Stearns
WR Jack Wangler
OL Greg Froelich
DE Garrett Miller
CB Anthony Dalimonte

FRESHMEN = 15 (Final season 2017)
QB Wilton Speight
WR Freddy Canteen
WR Drake Harris
WR Maurice Ways
TE Ian Bunting
OL Juwann Bushell-Beatty
OL Mason Cole
DE Lawrence Marshall
DT Bryan Mone
DT Brady Pallante
LB Noah Furbush
LB Jared Wangler
LB Chase Winovich
CB Jabrill Peppers
CB Brandon Watson
QB Joey Hewlett
LB Michael Wroblewski
S Francois Montbrun

A Rough Guide to Scholarship Breakdowns

Grace Park thinks Michigan needs more offensive linemen.

There has been a great deal of discussion over the past couple seasons about how Michigan's scholarships should be allocated.  Some Michigan fans were frustrated by Rich Rodriguez's insistence on recruiting so many slot receivers, the disappearance of the tight end position, dwindling numbers on the defensive line, etc.  Fans often say Michigan needs this or needs that position.  What does that really mean?

Well, let's start with some simple math.  Teams are required to give scholarships to 85 players.  If only 70 of them were actually recruited as scholarship players, then 15 walk-ons have to be awarded one-year scholarships.

We can assume that one scholarship should be given to a punter and one to a kicker (even though Michigan currently has three punters/kickers on scholarship).  So that should be 83 spots divided amongst 22 starting positions for offense and defense, but Michigan only has 82 leftover slots.

82 / 22 = 3.73

So between three and four scholarships per starting position should be used.  This is obviously an inexact science, for several reasons.  First of all, if your four scholarship left tackles are redshirt juniors, then obviously you would want to bring in replacements.  Secondly, a third-string wide receiver is probably more likely to play than a third-string offensive guard, because offensive linemen don't rotate in and out of the game as often as wideouts.  Third, even if you have a full complement of players at one position, more are needed if those guys are ineffective.

Let's take a look at Michigan's projected position group depth for 2012:

QUARTERBACK = 3/3.73 (Denard Robinson, Sr.; Devin Gardner, Jr.; Russell Bellomy, So.)

RUNNING BACK = 8/3.73 (Michael Cox, RS Sr.; Vincent Smith, Sr.; Teric Jones, Sr.; Fitzgerald Toussaint, RS Jr.; Stephen Hopkins, Jr.; Justice Hayes, So.; Thomas Rawls, So.)

FULLBACK = 0/3.73

WIDE RECEIVER = 7/7.46 (Terrence Robinson, RS Sr.; Roy Roundtree, RS Sr.; Je'ron Stokes, Sr.; Jeremy Gallon, RS Jr.; Drew Dileo, Jr.; Jeremy Jackson, Jr.; Jerald Robinson, RS So.) 

TIGHT END = 3/3.73 (Brandon Moore, RS Sr.; Ricardo Miller, RS So.; Chris Barnett, So.)

OFFENSIVE LINE = 10/18.65 (Ricky Barnum, RS Sr.; Rocko Khoury, RS Sr.; Elliott Mealer, RS Sr.; Patrick Omameh, RS Sr.; Taylor Lewan, RS Jr.; Michael Schofield, RS Jr.; Christian Pace, RS So.; Chris Bryant, So.; Jack Miller, So.; Tony Posada, So.)

DEFENSIVE LINE = 10/14.92 (William Campbell, Sr.; Craig Roh, Sr.; Jibreel Black, Jr.; Quinton Washington, RS Jr.; Richard Ash, RS So.; Terry Talbott, RS So.; Ken Wilkins, RS So.; Brennen Beyer, So.; Keith Heitzman, So.; Chris Rock, So.)

LINEBACKER = 11/11.19 (Kenny Demens, RS Sr.; Brandin Hawthorne, Sr.; Isaiah Bell, RS Jr.; Cameron Gordon, RS Jr.; Mike Jones, RS Jr.; Jordan Paskorz, RS So.; Jake Ryan, RS So.; Frank Clark, So.; Kellen Jones, So.; Desmond Morgan, So.; Antonio Poole, So.)

CORNERBACK = 7/7.46 (J.T. Floyd, RS Sr.; Courtney Avery, Jr.; Terrence Talbott, Jr.; Greg Brown, So.; Blake Countess, So.; Delonte Hollowell, So.; Raymon Taylor, So.)

SAFETY = 6/7.46 (Jordan Kovacs, RS Sr.; Thomas Gordon, RS Jr.; Carvin Johnson, Jr.; Marvin Robinson, Jr.; Josh Furman, RS So.; Tamani Carter, So.)

The one gaping hole seems to be the fullback position, but that's misleading because a team doesn't need two or three extra scholarship fullbacks sitting on the bench.  Michigan ought to have one or two, but any fullback depth beyond that should come from walk-ons or backup tailbacks.

Another big discrepancy is caused by the tight end position, which actually should be divided between true tight ends and H-backs.  The Wolverines just added two players (Devin Funchess and A.J. Williams) to the mix for 2012, and the coaches might not be done recruiting for those two roles.

Those caveats aside, this is what Michigan needs in the class of 2012 from a purely mathematical standpoint:

QB: .73
RB: -4.27
FB: 3.73
WR: .46
TE: .73
OL: 8.65
DL: 4.92
LB: .19
CB: .46
S: 1.46

This doesn't take into account the age of the current scholarship players, but you can see that Michigan is in dire need of offensive and defensive linemen.  On the flip side, tailback should probably not be a priority in the upcoming recruiting cycle.