Roster w/updated heights and weights posted

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

Here it is! 

One of the last roster updates of the preseason! 

A new walk-on has been added. #46 Joe Hewlett. Son of former Michigan QB, Rich Hewlett.

http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mich-m-footbl-mtt.html

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig.
2 Blake Countess DB 5-10 180 RS JR
3 Bo Dever WR 6-2 199 RS SO
4 De'Veon Smith RB 5-11 220 SO
5 Justice Hayes RB 5-10 194 RS JR
5 Jabrill Peppers DB 6-1 202 FR
6 Raymon Taylor DB 5-10 184 SR
6 Brian Cleary QB 6-3 212 RS SO
7 Shane Morris QB 6-3 204 SO
7 Henry Poggi DE 6-4 270 RS FR
8 Russell Bellomy QB 6-3 206 RS JR
8 Channing Stribling DB 6-2 178 SO
9 Mike McCray LB 6-4 241 RS FR
10 Da'Mario Jones WR 6-2 196 SO
12 Allen Gant LB 6-2 223 RS SO
13 Alex Swieca QB 6-1 210 RS JR
13 Terry Richardson DB 5-9 170 RS SO
14 Drake Harris WR 6-4 176 FR
15 James Ross III LB 6-1 227 JR
15 Garrett Moores QB 6-3 213 RS FR
16 Jack Wangler WR 6-1 196 RS FR
17 Freddy Canteen WR 6-1 176 FR
18 Antonio Whitfield RB 5-4 156 SO
19 Wilton Speight QB 6-6 234 FR
19 Jared Wangler LB 6-1 219 FR
20 Drake Johnson RB 6-0 211 RS SO
22 Jarrod Wilson S 6-2 205 JR
23 Dennis Norfleet WR 5-7 169 JR
24 Delonte Hollowell DB 5-9 178 SR
25 Dymonte Thomas DB 6-2 193 SO
26 Jourdan Lewis DB 5-10 175 SO
27 Derrick Green RB 5-11 220 SO
28 Brandon Watson DB 5-11 188 FR
29 Ross Douglas RB 5-10 189 RS FR
30 Reon Dawson DB 6-2 178 RS FR
31 Nick Benda LB 6-0 220 RS SO
32 Shaun Austin S 6-1 198 RS SO
32 Ty Isaac RB 6-3 225 SO
33 Taco Charlton DE 6-6 275 SO
33 Wyatt Shallman RB 6-3 239 RS FR
34 Jeremy Clark DB 6-4 205 RS SO
35 Joe Bolden LB 6-3 231 JR
36 Joe Kerridge FB 6-0 244 RS JR
36 AJ Pearson DB 6-0 193 RS SO
37 Bobby Henderson FB 5-11 236 RS SO
38 Francois Montbrun DB 5-10 187 RS FR
39 Sione Houma FB 6-0 242 JR
40 Will Hagerup P 6-4 225 RS SR
41 Anthony Capatina WR 5-9 180 RS SR
42 Ben Gedeon LB 6-3 240 SO
43 Scott Sypniewski LS 6-1 221 RS FR
43 Chris Wormley DL 6-4 295 RS SO
44 Delano Hill DB 6-0 205 SO
45 Matt Wile PK 6-2 219 SR
46 Joe Hewlett DB 6-0 185 FR
47 Jake Ryan LB 6-3 236 RS SR
48 Desmond Morgan LB 6-1 232 SR
49 Anthony Dalimonte DB 5-9 177 RS FR
50 Tom Strobel DE 6-6 268 RS SO
51 Michael Ferns LB 6-3 239 FR
51 Greg Froelich OL 6-2 270 RS FR
52 Mason Cole OL 6-5 292 FR
52 Royce Jenkins-Stone LB 6-2 234 JR
53 Mario Ojemudia DE 6-3 251 JR
54 Brady Pallante DT 6-0 263 FR
55 David Dawson OL 6-4 296 RS FR
55 Garrett Miller DL 6-4 265 RS FR
56 Ondre Pipkins DT 6-3 306 JR
56 Joey Burzynski OL 6-1 290 RS SR
57 Patrick Kugler OL 6-5 299 RS FR
57 Frank Clark DE 6-2 277 SR
58 Chase Winovich LB 6-3 220 FR
59 Noah Furbush LB 6-4 210 FR
60 Jack Miller OL 6-4 299 RS JR
61 Graham Glasgow OL 6-6 311 RS JR
62 Blake Bars OL 6-5 294 RS SO
63 Ben Pliska OL 6-3 280 RS SO
64 Michael Wroblewski LB 6-2 231 RS FR
65 Kyle Bosch OL 6-5 303 SO
66 Dan Liesman LB 6-2 229 RS SO
67 Kyle Kalis OL 6-5 298 RS SO
69 Willie Henry DT 6-2 293 RS SO
71 Ben Braden OL 6-6 322 RS SO
72 Logan Tuley-Tillman OL 6-7 290 RS FR
73 Chris Fox OL 6-6 309 RS FR
73 Maurice Hurst Jr. DT 6-2 282 RS FR
74 Dan Samuelson OL 6-5 292 RS FR
76 Juwann Bushell-Beatty OT 6-6 319 FR
78 Erik Magnuson OL 6-6 294 RS SO
80 Khalid Hill TE 6-2 252 RS FR
81 Csont'e York WR 6-3 191 SO
82 Amara Darboh WR 6-2 211 RS SO
83 Jaron Dukes WR 6-4 197 RS FR
84 A.J. Williams TE 6-6 260 JR
85 Maurice Ways WR 6-4 195 FR
86 Jehu Chesson WR 6-3 197 RS SO
87 Devin Funchess WR 6-5 230 JR
88 Jake Butt TE 6-6 249 SO
89 Jonathan Keizer WR 6-5 219 RS JR
90 Bryan Mone DT 6-4 312 FR
91 Alex Mitropoulos-Rundus DL 6-2 262 RS JR
91 Kenny Allen K/P 6-3 220 RS SO
92 Keith Heitzman TE 6-4 258 RS JR
93 Lawrence Marshall DE 6-4 241 FR
94 Ian Bunting TE 6-7 227 FR
95 Michael Jocz TE 6-4 234 RS SO
96 Ryan Glasgow DL 6-4 296 RS SO
97 Brennen Beyer DE 6-3 256 SR
98 Devin Gardner QB 6-4 216 GS
99 Matthew Godin DT 6-6 286 RS SO

 

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alum96

August 3rd, 2014 at 2:22 PM ^

To the eye test he looked like the biggest LB we had last year not named Jake Ryan.  I know we only caught glimpses v OSU but I think he might be one of our breakout players on defense.  I am actually very encouraged by the potential for multiple breakou players on defense - usually overwhelmed young guys playing will still flash in between their struggles.   We saw that from Gedeon, Wormley, and Henry last year.  Stribling was "close" in that he was in on a lot of plays but just outmuscled but location wise he was there.  Lewis seems to have put it together over the summer.  These guys are at the age where sometime this year scheme will be ingrained and they will be more in react mode than think mode.  So I could see 3-4 of those guys really having breakout years.  I think Gedeon could displace Morgan by middle of Big 10 as a starter, we'll see.

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Bodogblog

August 3rd, 2014 at 5:45 PM ^

I'd add Charlton to that list. I know this is probably confirmation bias (i.e. hope), but watching a few replays of last year's games, he was a couple of blatant holding calls away from sacks or TFL's. I know everyone gets held, but if he'd gotten through on those I think we'd be more excited. Also, I guess he didn't get credit for the sack on Miller in The Game (must have been a minimal gain). Charlton's my pick for breakout player on D

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m1jjb00

August 3rd, 2014 at 5:06 PM ^

But I remember at the end of the IU game when it was obvious it was over, Geddeon was in the hip pocket of some receiver, and the only way the pass could be completed was if it was out of bounds.  It was, and it was.  I tagged that away as "not bad, not bad at all."

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WolvinLA2

August 3rd, 2014 at 2:21 PM ^

Eh, for a DB he's not that skinny. Stribling is 178, and by comparison Lewis is 175 and Countess is 180. I know those guys are shorter, but that doesn't make a huge difference. It's unlikely Stribling ever plays above 185 or so.

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Pit2047

August 4th, 2014 at 9:08 AM ^

I'd like to see him at 190 or 195 which is Richard Sheman weight and become a more physical corner. Imagine if in 2015 and 2016 we roll out a Shermanesque corner, a Woodsonesque corner and whoever you want to compare Lewis too. Hoke is building a monster and it's a little scary.

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WolvinLA2

August 3rd, 2014 at 2:18 PM ^

Interesting that both Lawrence Marshall and Mike McCray are listed at 6'4" 241. Any chance McCray moves to WDE? We might need him there with only Marshall and MO left after Clark graduates, and we're pretty stacked at LB at the moment.

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WolvinLA2

August 3rd, 2014 at 2:59 PM ^

That could be right, though he could be a good WDE at 250. I'm thinking based on depth that some LB will need to move to DE. My initial guess was Furbush, but he came in as the lightest of the bunch. I still think he's a good candidate if he can bulk up, based on his style of play.

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RobM_24

August 3rd, 2014 at 3:12 PM ^

What's the word on Poggi? Is he just not developed enough yet physically to be in the DLine conversation? Wasn't he one of our highest rated DLine recruits in the past few years?

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JohnnyBlue

August 3rd, 2014 at 2:25 PM ^

So with peppers and hayes sharing a number, are there any rules that prevent them from playing simlar roles on offence.  say hayes gets some time at the slot/scatback type spot many have speculated. and then they run peppers out also in the same game in the same role for a few plays....seems like it could be super confusing to the other team. 

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tmzenn

August 3rd, 2014 at 2:25 PM ^

Is it concerning that Channing Stribling has not gained any weight? I really liked how he played last year, minus the fact he seemed to get overpowered. I know he could be stronger and still be the same weight, but 178 pounds at 6 foot 2 inches seems a little light. Compare that height and weight to Jabrill Peppers being 202 pounds at 6 foot 1 inches, and there is a big difference. 

I only say this because I think Channing seemed to be in the right place a lot of the time when defending and could be a big boost for our team. 

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WolvinLA2

August 3rd, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^

Found it: http://mgoblog.com/content/fall-roster-overanalysis-2014 Strib was listed at 171 last year, so he's up 7lb from then. That's not bad, and considering his frame I'm sure that comes with a good amount of extra strength. I don't think he's going to by the one bullying guys around out there, but that might be the difference between the ball being ripped out of his hands or not.

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bamf16

August 3rd, 2014 at 3:17 PM ^

How could you have "really liked" the way Channing Stribling played last year?!  Remember the Indiana game?  Missed tackle after missed tackle, then the jump ball he had in his hands that got wrestled away and he's left laying on the ground at the 30 while the WR runs to the end zone?

 

Or the PSU game where he misses a chance to pick the ball off (or at least knock it down) then on the next play he lets Robinson beat him for the ball on the 2 yard line?  

 

He played in 13 games, started one, made 16 total tackles, etc.  Stats don't tell the whole story by any means, but in this one instance it tells us everything we need to know.  He did not have one single pass breakup or interception.  Not one.  And when he had chances to knock down passes or when he was needed to get his hands on the ball, he blew it big time.

 

Channing Stribling may have potential, but last year was a disaster for him.  An absolute, unmitigated disaster.

 

(Hopefully in a couple years he's All Big 10 and I can laugh about how much I thought he sucked as a freshman.)

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Captain

August 3rd, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^

He struck me as aaaaaaalmost there almost all the time. That was enough to impress me about his potential; then again after NEVER FORGET, I'm impressed whenever our DBs aren't standing in the parking lot.

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WolvinLA2

August 3rd, 2014 at 4:44 PM ^

I disagree completely. He was always in the right place to make a play, sometimes he made it and sometimes he didn't. He was a true frosh getting significant PT. I think he has a bright future.

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bamf16

August 3rd, 2014 at 5:38 PM ^

But what play did he make?  And if you take the plays you remember him making and put them next to the plays he didn't make and the horrible (Indiana) or catastrophic (2 straight plays at Penn State) results, I'm pretty sure his net contribution was negative.  

 

He was a disaster last year, and I would love nothing more than for him to have a bright future and improve tremendously.

 

(And I promise now to let it go.)

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WolvinLA2

August 4th, 2014 at 12:35 AM ^

Was the Indiana play horrible?  It was a near pick that was wrestled away from him.  Getting beat is horrible, and that very rarely (if ever) happened.  The Indiana play was wacky, for sure, but not a horrible play.  If he does that same thing 10 times in a row, its an INT 5 times and a PBU 2-3 more times.  It was just a very impressive play for the Indiana WR (who is jacked) to rip it away.  Not sure any other DB would have done better.  

And the PSU play was catastrophic?  He was in the right place to make the play he just mis-times the ball, which was a perfectly thrown ball to the conferences best receiver. Typically when a DB is inches away from a pick, it's not horrible defense.

Typically when I think of DBs having "horrible" or "catastrophic" plays, it's getting smoked over the top.  In both of the plays you're referring to, Stribling was right with his man, he just didn't finish the play well.  The hardest part about play corner is sticking with your receiver.  The rest is very teachable.  

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MGoStrength

August 3rd, 2014 at 3:46 PM ^

The research on hypertrophy suggests that responses to strength training are highly pre-disposed (genetic) to either being moderate/low responders or moderate/high responders. Although it's common for some young athletes to enter a college strength and conditioning program to gain a good amount of weight in their first few years in the program, not every athlete has the ability to do this even with proper nutrition.  However, even if an athlete does not gain a significant amount of weight does not mean that they don't gain a significant amount of strength.  You should still see an improvement in strength, speed, etc. despite little or no gains in weight.  Weight gain is nice, but it's not always possible or required.

 

Edit: As noted earlier it appears he had a pretty good weight gain, so this may not even apply to him, but useful information nonetheless IMO.

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UM Fan in Nashville

August 3rd, 2014 at 2:34 PM ^

As dahblue said above, this is the one thing that jumped out at me, only 11 seniors on this team (Devin Gardner is listed as 'GS,' easy to miss).  8 of them will see regular playing time (2 of which are K/P).  

My second thought was, if we can have half of the JRs and RS SOs take that '3rd year leap' this year, this team can be VERY dynamic and fun to watch.  It's hard to think we went from a young team last year, to another young team this year.  But this year we have a ton of competition at each position.  This will allow Hoke and Co to bring that physical practice full on like he wants to.   

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WolvinLA2

August 3rd, 2014 at 2:48 PM ^

I'm excited for Darboh, he's in that Avant/Hemingway mold and I really like that. It's great to have guys who can fly, but you need a WR out there who can out-muscle a DB every now and then and who is tough to bring down with a full head of steam.

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reshp1

August 3rd, 2014 at 4:35 PM ^

Morris Poggi isn't a big deal. You'll always have some sharing with 100+ guys, and Shane will never play defense or special teams and Poggi will never play offense.

 

Hayes/Peppers might be an issue if he finds a way onto offense or if both find roles on special teams. But, changing numbers is easy (see Deveon Smith last year) and that's literally going to be the last thing keeping a guy from seeing the field

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