roster overanalysis

The new phonebooks are here, and they are heavy. Unlike most years, when fall rosters are when we learn a guy or two has graduated and moved on, everybody expected to be on the roster was on it. I wouldn't say there's no news, however, because some of the reported masses are eye-opening indeed.

I wish I could get that excited about nothing.

The new phonebook's here, but since they don't list weight changes in spring there's even less than usual to glean from the updated rosters. The big notes:

  • Jalen Perry is gone.
  • Alessandro Lorenzetti moved to DL.
  • Kalel Mullings is an LB/RB. Order of the positions seems significant?

The new guys have numbers, and some of them have interesting weights. Also there were some position changes among younger players. So let's be thorough anyways.

DEPARTURES

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One guy in Michigan remembers Perry. [Patrick Barron]

The only one that wasn't announced already was cornerback Jalen Perry. Can't say that's much of a surprise since he barely played in four years, and when he'd get mention it was behind all the freshmen. Aside from his special teams work (see photo above), he did get in as Michigan's backup nickel last year, in non-competitive situations.

Here's the the full list of guys not back from last year's roster, with destinations and years of eligibility remaining where applicable.

  • Quarterback: Cade McNamara (Iowa, 2), Alan Bowman (Oklahoma State, 1), and walk-ons Peyton Smith and Andy Maddox
  • Running Back: Everybody's back.
  • Wide Receiver: Ronnie Bell (NFL, 1), Andrel Anthony (Oklahoma, 2), Matthew Harrison
  • Tight End: Luke Schoonmaker (NFL, 1), Erick All (Iowa, 2), Joel Honigford, Louis Hansen (UConn, 3), and Carter Selzer.
  • Offensive Line: Olu Oluwatimi, Ryan Hayes (NFL, 1), Mica Gelb, and Kraig Correll
  • Defensive Tackle: Mazi Smith (NFL, 2), George Rooks (Boston College, 3)
  • Edge: Mike Morris (NFL, 2), Eyabi Okie (Charlotte, 1), Taylor Upshaw (Colorado, 1), Julius Welschof (Charlotte, 1)
  • Linebacker: Deuce Spurlock (Florida, 4), Ryan Zimmerman
  • Safety: Everybody's back.
  • Cornerback/Nickel: DJ Turner (NFL, 2), Gemon Green (NFL, 1), Jalen Perry (Unknown, 2), Jahre Fish.
  • Specialists: Jake Moody, Brad Robbins, and Rhett Anderson

POSITION CHANGES

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Everybody give a demi-yay for for Mullings being an "LB/RB" now. [Bryan Fuller]

The big one everyone's talking about is Amorion Walker to cornerback. He's listed as a WR/DB on the roster.

The big one that we didn't know about is Alessandro Lorenzetti has been moved to defensive line in place of Dominick Giudice, whose move to offensive line was known about last year. I don't know what to make of Lorenzetti. This program does try its deep depth at other positions sometimes, if only to get them some snaps, and Lorenzetti came in more of a raw frame than a football player. It probably means they feel Lorenzetti is years away from helping on the offensive line, and that they want to shore up depth at defensive tackle after moving Giudice and coming up one guy short at the position in recruiting. It probably downgrades Lorenzetti's ceiling a few notches, since deep depth positions switches are often the first step to irrelevance (see: Jack Stewart, Phil Paea).

Of particular interest to me is Chibi Anwunah moving to tight end. Chibi was a super under-the-radar guy they found who's rumored to have Ojabo-level athleticism. Both positions require lots of it, but the fact that Elston was willing to let him try something else suggests he maybe preferred to focus on the almost-as-raw recruits he brought in.

Kalel Mullings is officially an "LB/RB." Half-Yay! issued:

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It's interesting that they list LB first; that position is suddenly stacked, while he's probably the #3 guy at running back if that's his focus, with a clear path to starting next year if/when Corum/Edwards leave.

Micah Pollard moved from Edge to LB. This was something that happened during the season, since they needed linebackers, and he was always kind of a Jaylen Harrell-esque tweener.

Noah Stewart moved from OL to TE. Stewart was a 6'7"/283 offensive tackle last year, his fourth in the program. With a redshirt and a COVID year he's got a couple years left. Probably nothing, but he also could be their Honigford this season.

And for completion's sake, James Kavouklis is just a long-snapper now (lost his OL/ designation) and walk-on center Peter Simmons was moved to defensive tackle. He was a 6'2"/291 redshirt sophomore last year.

[After THE JUMP: The new numbers, weight changes, twelves.]

Previously: Spring. Fall 2021.

See, people asking about HTTV? If we had it done on time you'd have all this incorrect roster data on it! Good news is the phonebooks are here.

======THINGS THAT QUALIFY AS NEWS========

Since time immemorial this is the time we discover graduated guys who slipped out after finishing their careers in spring. This time only DE Gabe Newburg was missing. He was +3/-3 in our charting in four appearances in 2020, and didn't play last year, which was his fourth season.

That means they're two over their 85-man scholarship limit heading into fall camp, which is usual, though with instant transfers it's more relevant now that guys have to sit out 2021 if they leave this close to the season, unless they get a waiver. The portal deadline for Fall 2022 sports was May 1.

======THE ALL WEIGHT GAIN OR LOSS IS GOOD SECTION========

Where all weight gained is musculature, and all weight lost was esters of fatty acids. Weights when they were recruits are from 24/7 and noted in gray italics. If I thought it was interesting I highlighted it.

QUARTERBACK
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Alan Bowman 16/22 210 210 215 205 217 +0 +5 -10 +12
Cade McNamara 15/19 206 205 205 212 206 -1 +0 +7 -6
Davis Warren 0/0 - 185 180 195 195 - -5 +15 +0
J.J. McCarthy 0/11 - - 190 197 196 - - +7 -1
Alex Orji 0/0 - - - 226 235 - - - +9
Jayden Denegal 0/0 - - - 215 238 - - - +23
RUNNING BACK
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Leon Franklin 0/9 195 193 205 206 200 -2 +12 +1 -6
Blake Corum 1/18 - 180 200 200 210 - +20 +0 +10
Donovan Edwards 0/12 - - 190 202 204 - - +12 +2
Tavierre Dunlap 0/2 - - 196 222 217 - - +26 -5
CJ Stokes 0/0 - - - 190 196 - - - +6
WIDE RECEIVER
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Ronnie Bell 17/33 182 184 190 192 190 +2 +6 +2 -2
Cornelius Johnson 17/32 195 209 205 211 208 +14 -4 +6 -3
Roman Wilson 5/19 - 175 180 180 185 - +5 +0 +5
AJ Henning 1/20 - 183 185 185 185 - +2 +0 +0
Eamonn Dennis 0/3 - 173 180 175 184 - +7 -5 +9
Andrel Anthony 0/11 - - 175 185 190 - - +10 +5
Cristian Dixon 0/1 - - 187 197 195 - - +10 -2
Darrius Clemons 0/0 - - - 205 214 - - - +9
Tyler Morris 0/0 - - - 175 185 - - - +10
Amorion Walker 0/0 - - - 175 180 - - - +5
TIGHT END
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Joel Honigford 5/31 295 284 305 257 260 -11 +21 -48 +3
Luke Schoonmaker 10/31 231 242 252 250 250 +11 +10 -2 +0
Carter Selzer 0/17 234 248 240 242 257 +14 -8 +2 +15
Erick All 10/30 225 229 242 245 255 +4 +13 +3 +10
Matthew Hibner 0/8 - 230 233 244 245 - +3 +11 +1
Louis Hansen 0/1 - - 232 252 245 - - +20 -7
Max Bredeson 0/1 - - n/a 222 232 - - - +10
Colston Loveland 0/0 - - - 230 237 - - - +7
Marlin Klein 0/0 - - - 215 245 - - - +30
OFFENSIVE LINE
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Olu Oluwatimi 35/36 295 305 310 310 307 +10 +5 +0 -3
Ryan Hayes 18/27 271 299 302 307 305 +28 +3 +5 -2
Trente Jones 2/14 282 294 305 307 311 +12 +11 +2 +4
Trevor Keegan 11/18 310 316 327 324 305 +6 +11 -3 -19
Karsen Barnhart 6/18 282 301 301 307 308 +19 +0 +6 +1
Zak Zinter 16/19 - 300 334 320 315 - +34 -14 -5
Reece Atteberry 0/9 - 280 304 307 315 - +24 +3 +8
Jeffrey Persi 0/2 - 265 302 305 309 - +37 +3 +4
Greg Crippen 0/6 - - 285 290 301 - - +5 +11
Raheem Anderson 0/1 - - 298 302 320 - - +4 +18
Giovanni El-Hadi 0/1 - - 285 318 317 - - +33 -1
Tristan Bounds 0/1 - - 285 282 311 - - -3 +29
Andrew Gentry 0/0 - 310 ?? ?? 312 - n/a n/a +2
Alessandro Lorenzetti 0/0 - - - 285 289 - - - +4
Connor Jones 0/0 - - - 285 298 - - - +13
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Cam Goode 6/33 331 295 295 315 323 -36 +0 +20 +8
Mazi Smith 14/21 290 305 305 326 337 +15 +0 +21 +11
Kris Jenkins 4/15 - 239 265 265 285 - +26 +0 +20
Rayshaun Benny 0/3 - - 275 292 292 - - +17 +0
George Rooks 0/3 - - 260 270 278 - - +10 +8
Dominick Giudice 0/2 - - 250 275 290 - - +25 +15
Ikechukwu Iwunnah 0/0 - - 275 306 321 - - +31 +15
Kenneth Grant 0/0 - - - 335 356 - - - +21
Mason Graham 0/0 - - - 295 317 - - - +22
OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Taylor Upshaw 2/24 246 240 256 262 255 -6 +16 +6 -7
Julius Welschof 1/21 253 278 286 288 266 +25 +8 +2 -22
Michael Morris 4/15 255 262 276 278 292 +7 +14 +2 +14
Jaylen Harrell 3/18 - 235 235 242 246 - +0 +7 +4
Braiden McGregor 0/9 - 248 260 265 261 - +12 +5 -4
TJ Guy 0/2 - - 240 251 246 - - +11 -5
Tyler McLaurin 0/1 - - 210 237 231 - - +27 -6
Kechaun Bennett 0/1 - - 220 241 241 - - +21 +0
Derrick Moore 0/0 - - - 250 279 - - - +29
Micah Pollard 0/0 - - - 200 202 - - - +2
INSIDE LINEBACKER
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Michael Barrett 7/33 224 227 227 227 233 +3 +0 +0 +6
Joey Velazquez 0/6 205 213 224 228 225 +8 +11 +4 -3
Nikhai Hill-Green 6/17 - 230 225 220 232 - -5 -5 +12
Kalel Mullings 0/19 - 220 233 236 232 - +13 +3 -4
Junior Colson 7/14 - - 228 225 235 - - -3 +10
Jaydon Hood 0/1 - - 212 212 217 - - +0 +5
Jimmy Rolder 0/0 - - - 220 228 - - - +8
Deuce Spurlock 0/0 - - - 200 231 - - - +31
DEFENSIVE BACK
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Gemon Green 12/29 174 180 181 181 186 +6 +1 +0 +5
German Green 0/21 175 180 181 190 187 +5 +1 +9 -3
DJ Turner 8/22 165 180 182 181 180 +15 +2 -1 -1
Caden Kolesar 0/22 195 196 196 196 195 +1 +0 +0 -1
Quinten Johnson 0/15 190 198 200 200 202 +8 +2 +0 +2
Keshaun Harris 0/12 176 176 183 186 190 +0 +7 +3 +4
Jalen Perry 0/11 188 190 185 187 190 +2 -5 +2 +3
Mike Sainristil 9/33 175 183 183 185 182 +8 +0 +2 -3
RJ Moten 5/15 - 200 213 221 223 - +13 +8 +2
Makari Paige 0/15 - 182 192 192 200 - +10 +0 +8
Rod Moore 4/11 - - 180 173 185 - - -7 +12
Ja'Den McBurrows 0/4 - - 165 197 206 - - +32 +9
Keon Sabb 0/0 - - - 200 208 - - - +8
Zeke Berry 0/0 - - - 195 197 - - - +2
Damani Dent 0/0 - - - 190 196 - - - +6
Will Johnson 0/0 - - - 190 194 - - - +4
Kody Jones 0/0 - - - 175 193 - - - +18
Myles Pollard 0/0 - - - 185 191 - - - +6
SPECIALISTS
Player GS/GP 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 18 to 19 19 to 20 20 to 21 21 to 22
Jake Moody 0/46 177 198 200 211 210 +21 +2 +11 -1
Brad Robbins 0/31 206 199 195 203 205 -7 -4 +8 +2
Tommy Doman 0/0 - - 170 190 202 - - +20 +12

Let’s =if(B2=vlookup all the columns!

Can there be a quickening without a culling?

The new phonebook's here!

phonebooks

The real nerds get into position changes, number changes, and walk-ons.

Things are going to start happening to me now.

The early enrollees are on campus now and I've got spreadsheets of data on starting, games played, recruiting ratings, and whatnot. I've been wondering how early enrollment affects careers ever since The Wolverine did a story on it when Kevin Grady was the first Michigan player to do it.

Rosterizing

The phonebooks are here.

Let's get excited about nothing!