With practice underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan football has unveiled its official roster for the 2024 season.
You can see the roster in its entirety here, but there have been some notable changes from spring up and down the board. We take a look at jersey swaps, position changes, weight fluctuations, the new transfers and recently enrolled freshmen.
Jersey changes
• WR Semaj Morgan — from 82 to 0
• EDGE Enow Etta — from 96 to No. 17
• TE Brady Prieskorn — from 22 to No. 86
• LB Joel Metzger — from 54 to No. 56
• TE Hogan Hansen — from 81 to No. 80
• LB Cole Sullivan — from 18 to No. 23
Morgan ditching the No. 82 for 0 is the biggest change here, and something he revealed over the summer. Edge rusher Enow Etta moving from No 96 to 17 is also notable.
Position changes
• Cameron Brandt — DL to EDGE
Just one change to report from spring. Brandt, a sophomore defensive lineman, apparently made the move outside — evident by his weight loss noted below. He played in 14 games for the Wolverines last season, including six along the defensive line, and could provide some help on the edge this fall.
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Weight gains (10+ lbs.)
Weight gains are always a topic of conversation every offseason. Some come naturally, while others come at the request of Michigan’s strength and conditioning staff. Many players use it to their advantage on the field, helping them withstand the regular contact and rigors of a long season.
While many players saw smaller gains, we picked out those who added 10 pounds or more:
• OL Nathan Efobi — from 285 to 307 pounds (+22)
• DL Brooks Bahr — from 298 to 319 pounds (+21)
• OL Evan Link — from 307 to 328 pounds (+21)
• DL Trey Pierce — from 300 to 315 pounds (+15)
• EDGE Enow Etta — from 295 to 308 pounds (+13)
• TE Brandon Mann — from 231 to 244 pounds (+13)
• LB Micah Pollard — 221 to 234 pounds (+13)
• WR Kendrick Bell — 180 to 191 pounds (+11)
• EDGE Chibi Anwunah — from 268 to 278 pounds (+10)
• OL Blake Frazier — from 275 to 285 pounds (+10)
• TE Jalen Hoffman — from 225 to 235 pounds (+10)
• EDGE Dominic Nichols — from 251 to 261 (+10)
• K Adam Samaha — from 185 to 195 pounds (+10)
• LB Cole Sullivan — 215 to 225 pounds (+10)
• LS Greg Tarr — from 205 to 215 pounds (+10)
You may not recognize many of those names, and that’s OK. Some of them are players still working their way up the depth chart while others might be in their first or second year in the program. Weight gain can be common among freshmen entering their first season.
Weight loss (10+ lbs.)
• DL Alessandro Lorenzetti — from 301 to 285 pounds (-16)
• TE Deakon Tonielli — from 251 to 238 pounds (-13)
• DL Cameron Brandt — from 277 to 265 pounds (-12)
• DB Jacob Oden — 206 to 196 pounds (-10)
• OL Jeffrey Persi — from 320 to 310 pounds (-10)
• LS William Wagner — from 255 to 245 pounds (-10)
Jeff Persi might be the most notable name there, and his 10-pound weight loss makes sense in his bid for the starting right-tackle role. Longsnapper Will Wagner also lost 10 pounds.
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Recent transfers
Michigan added seven players from the transfer portal between the end of spring practice and start of camp, all of whom we’ve written about and documented. All of them have enrolled in school and reported for camp. Here are official positions (no surprises there), jersey numbers and official height-weight listings for each:
• WR Amorion Walker (Ole Miss), No. 1, 6-3, 182 pounds
• DB Jaden Mangham (Michigan State), No. 3, 6-2, 185 pounds
• WR C.J. Charleston (Youngstown State), No. 5, 6-0, 190 pounds
• DB Aamir Hall (Albany), No. 12, 6-1, 201 pounds
• DB Wesley Walker (Tennessee), No. 13, 6-1, 200 pounds
• DB Ricky Johnson (UNLV), No. 22, 6-1, 180 pounds
• K Dominic Zvada (Arkansas State), No. 96, 6-3, 180 pounds
Summer freshmen class
And finally, the remaining members of Michigan’s 2024 freshmen recruiting class. While 10 enrolled early and joined the program for spring practice (one, Jeremiah Beasley, has since transferred out), another 18 waited until summer.
Here are their official position designators, jersey numbers and height-weight listing:
• WR Channing Goodwin (Charlotte, N.C.), No. 14, 6-1, 185 pounds
• DB Jo’Ziah Edmond (Indianapolis, Ind.), No. 16, 6-1, 180 pounds
• RB Jordan Marshall (West Chester, Ohio), No. 23, 5-11, 210 pounds
• LB Cole Sullivan (Pittsburgh, Pa.), No. 23, 6-3, 225 pounds
• DB Mason Curtis (Nashville, Tenn.), No. 25, 6-5, 200 pounds
• RB Micah Ka’apana (Waianae, Hawaii), No. 25, 5-11, 190 pounds
• DB Jeremiah Lowe (Lexington, Ky.), No. 32, 5-11, 177 pounds
• LB Zach Ludwig (South Park, Pa.), No. 43, 6-2, 217 pounds
• OL Luke Hamilton (Avon, Ohio), No. 50, 6-5, 315 pounds
• DL Deyvid Palepale (Anchorage, Alaska), No. 54, 6-2, 335 pounds
• OL Andrew Sprague (Kansas City, Mo.), No. 54, 6-8, 305 pounds
• OL Ben Roebuck (Youngstown, Ohio), No. 73, 6-7, 305 pounds
• DL Manuel Beigel (Frankfurt, Germany), No. 76, 6-5, 300 pounds
• EDGE Devon Baxter (Clinton, Md.), No. 82, 6-6, 240 pounds
• WR I’Marion Stewart (Chicago, Ill.), No. 82, 5-11, 180 pounds
• DL Ted Hammond (Cincinnati, Ohio), No. 85, 6-5, 282 pounds
• EDGE Lugard Edokpayi (Bowie, Md.), No. 88, 6-7, 232 pounds
• DL Owen Wafle (Middletown, N.J.), No. 99, 6-2, 298 pounds
