"Waaay Too Early" '13-'14 Depth Chart (Updated: 3/15/13)

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QB
1. Devin Gardner (RS Jr.)
2. Russell Bellomy (RS So.)
rs: Shane Morris (Fr.)

RB
1. Fitzgerald Toussaint (RS Sr.) / Derrick Green (Fr.)
3. Thomas Rawls (Jr.) / Drake Johnson (RS Fr.)
5. Justice Hayes (RS So.)
6. Dennis Norfleet (So.)
rs: DeVeon Smith (Fr.)

FB
1. Joey Kerridge (RS So.)
2. Sione Houma (So.)
rs: Wyatt Shallman (Fr.)

WR1
1. Jeremy Gallon (RS Sr.)
2. Amara Darboh (So.)
3. Jaron Dukes (Fr.)
rs: Da'Mario Jones (Fr.)

WR2
1. Drew Dileo (Sr.) / Jeremy Jackson (Sr.)
3. Jehu Chesson (RS Fr.)
4. Dennis Norfleet (So.)
rs: Csont'e York (Fr.)

TE
1. Devin Funchess (So.)
2. A.J. Williams (So.)
3. Jake Butt (Fr.)
4. Jordan Paskorz (RS Jr.)
rs: Khalid Hill (Fr.)

LT
1. Taylor Lewan (RS Sr.)
2. Michael Schofield (RS Sr.)
3. Erik Magnuson (RS Fr.)
4. Kristian Mateus (RS Jr.)
rs: Dan Samuelson (Fr.)

LG
1. Kyle Kalis (RS Fr.)
2. Joey Burzynski (RS Jr.)
3. Blake Bars (RS Fr.)
rs: David Dawson (Fr.)

C
1. Jack Miller (RS So.)
2. Joey Burzynski (RS Jr.)
3. Graham Glasgow (RS So.)
rs: Patrick Kugler (Fr.)

RG
1a. Chris Bryant (RS So.)
1b. Joey Burzynski (RS Jr.)
3. Kyle Bosch (Fr.)
rs: Chris Fox (Fr.)

RT
1. Michael Schofield (RS Sr.)
2. Ben Braden (RS Fr.)
3. Erik Gunderson (RS Sr.)
rs: Logan Tuley-Tillman (Fr.)

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WDE
1. Frank Clark (Jr.) / Brennen Beyer (Jr.)
3. Mario Ojemudia (So.)
4. Jake Ryan (RS Jr.)
rs: Taco Charlton (Fr.)

NG
1. Ondre Pipkins (So.)
2. Richard Ash (RS Jr.)
3. Willie Henry (RS Fr.)
rs: Maurice Hurst Jr. (Fr.)

DT
1. Quinton Washington (RS Sr.)
2. Jibreel Black (Sr.)
3. Chris Wormley (RS Fr.) / Matt Godin (RS Fr.)
rs: Henry Poggi (Fr.)

SDE
1. Jibreel Black (Sr.)
2. Keith Heitzman (RS So.)
3. Chris Wormley (RS Fr.)
4. Tom Strobel (RS Fr.)

WLB
1. Desmond Morgan (Jr.) / James Ross (So.)
3. Antonio Poole (RS So.)

MLB
1. Joe Bolden (So.) / Desmond Morgan (Jr.)
3. Royce Jenkins-Stone (So.)
4. Kaleb Ringer (RS Fr.)
rs: Ben Gedeon (Fr.)

SLB
1. Jake Ryan (RS Jr.)
2. Cam Gordon (RS Sr.)
3. Royce Jenkins-Stone (So.)
rs: Michael McCray (Fr.)

WCB
1. Blake Countess (RS So.)
2. Terry Richardson (So.)
rs: Jourdan Lewis (Fr.)
rs: Ross Douglas (Fr.)

SCB
1. Raymon Taylor (Jr.)
2. Courtney Avery (Sr.)
3. Channing Stribling (Fr.)
rs: Reon Dawson (Fr.)

NB
1. Courtney Avery (Sr.)
2. Delonte Hollowell (Jr.)
3. Terry Richardson (So.)
4. Dennis Norfleet (So.)

FS
1. Jarrod Wilson (So.)
2. Thomas Gordon (RS Sr.)
3. Jeremy Clark (RS Fr.)
rs: Delano Hill (Fr.)

SS
1. Thomas Gordon (RS Sr.)
2. Marvin Robinson (Sr.)
3. Josh Furman (RS Jr.) / Allen Gant (RS Fr.)
rs: Dymonte Thomas (Fr.)

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Mr. Yost

March 15th, 2013 at 6:25 PM ^

Not much to do over the weekend...and even next week until the first MBB game (other than the Selection Show of course). May as well look at some football!

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Big_H

March 15th, 2013 at 6:50 PM ^

Pipkins is the back-up for washington at the nose and Black will most likely see a lot of his time at the 3-tech with Wormley.

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dinsdale613

March 15th, 2013 at 7:04 PM ^

I will be very surprised if Dymonte red shirts.  Seems likely  they will groom him like Wilson last year.  He will likely back up at SS then best case scenario for 14'-15' is Wilson at FS and Thomas at SS.  Thats a nice safety duo

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ryanlove12

March 15th, 2013 at 7:11 PM ^

For posting something football today.

It is so needed. I wouldn't have cared if it was "what dymonte Thomas's high school cafeteria served for lunch today".

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Jeff09

March 15th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^

Few things that pop out at me when reading this depth chart:

1) with that QB depth, I don't think we're going to have a lot of QB runs this year.  Thank God we have amazing tackles because we need to keep Devin clean
2) the defense looks solid.  As long as Countess comes back healthy and somebody steps up as the #2 safety, we're going to be very good on that side of the ball
3) we're going to have an embarrassment of riches at 3 and 5 tech in the next few years
4) the offense is very shaky in spots.  See QB depth above.  Also, we really need one of Funchess/Darboh/Chesson to evolve into a quality option.  There are also a few guys on the O line who seem like HAVE to be good, or else we will have some trouble.  I think Jack Miller HAS to be good.  I think Kyle Kalis HAS to be good.  That's a bit of a scary proposition.

Thanks for posting

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Tater

March 16th, 2013 at 10:34 AM ^

I am going to trust Brady Hoke when he says that Bellomy is better than most of us think he is.  A road game against Nebraska where even Denard wasn't doing all that well isn't much of a sample size.

Bellomy will need to see action in the second half against a couple of tomato cans to develop his confidence in case he is needed down the road.

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DeepBlue83

March 16th, 2013 at 2:07 PM ^

to see it on the field (and hope that we won't really need to). The coaches apparently thought enough of Bellomy last year to move Gardner to WR, and leave him as the only backup to a fragile Denard Robinson. That trust turned out to be sadly misplaced, as we all saw. If Shane Morris isn't good enough to see the field at all this year, with Bellomy our only other scholarship QB, that's not a good sign.

Joined: 09/15/2009

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Mr. Rager

March 15th, 2013 at 7:36 PM ^

Only a few issues stand out to me:

- Braden is our best bet for a starter at RG.

- Wormley will be a backup, somewhere on the DL, at a minimum

- No way Dymonte Thomas is that low on the saftey depth chart.  Worst case, he gets Jarrod Wilson playing time from last year.

Overall I really appreciate it / good work.  

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willirwin1778

March 15th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^

If I remember correctly, Hoke said Norfleet would primarily do kickoffs in 2012 and he wanted someone more seasoned on punt return duty last year, someone more experienced to handle fair catches and judgement calls.

Norfleet should be in the mix to compete for the job now that he has a year of experience underneath him.  

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DemetriusBrown

March 15th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^

Gardner, Gallon, Lewan and Schofield on offense it is way to early to really know much about what they will look like in the fall.  It is fun to speculate though.

 

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Hannibal.

March 15th, 2013 at 8:04 PM ^

I think that it's unlikely that Deveon Smith redshirts.  There's not a single decent running back in the past 20 years who has redshirted.  There's just not much of a point to it. 

Is Samuelson really slated to play tackle?  I figured he is headed for guard. 

I expect Dymonte Thomas's redshirt to get burned, and Taco Charlton's too.  We need a TFL machine at his position.  I see the competition for that job being wide open. 

Still lots of shaky positions.  We're not fully rebuilt yet.  Center is paper thin, and the starter isn't proven.  WR talent is still pretty "bleh". 

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DeepBlue83

March 16th, 2013 at 9:55 AM ^

Pretty much every running back we've had over the past 15-20 years that has been even marginally good has seen the field as a true freshman. How many Michigan RBs can you name that redshirted and then went on to ever gain even 500 yards in a season (i.e. been even a decent backup)? The fact is that, unless they are injured or behind a boatload of talent on the depth chart, a RB who redshirts is probably not going to make much of an impact. Neither of those is the case with anyone on Michigan.

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Perkis-Size Me

March 15th, 2013 at 8:35 PM ^

I don't see Dymonte redshirting. Don't think he'll start at any point next year, but he should get a lot of time. I just think he's too talented to not see the field. And if you made me guess, Deveon want redshirt, either. Good RB's usually aren't likely candidates for redshirts.

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DeepBlue83

March 16th, 2013 at 10:14 AM ^

There's not nearly enough talent on the depth chart at safety to keep Thomas off the field, if he's anything close to being as good as advertised. Same for Smith. He's not a sure thing by any means, but it wouldn't take much to be better than Rawls, Hayes or Fitz were last year. I will not be surprised to see Smith play, and I think that Hayes will end up buried 6th on the depth chart and will leave the program. I don't see any future for him here.

Joined: 09/15/2009

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turtleboy

March 15th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^

I thought hoke said Thomas Gordon and Courtney Avery would likely be the starting safeties. We have a plethora of nickel corners, and are in want of an experienced free safety next year, so Avery seems like a better choice than Wilson for now.

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DeepBlue83

March 16th, 2013 at 10:03 AM ^

Avery is too small and not physical enough to play safety. Nickel corner is his ideal spot, and there is really no one else on the roster to push him from the #1 spot there. We definitely have questions at safety, but Avery is not the answer. Robinson, Wilson and Furman have not given much reason for optimism so far that any of them are ready to step in as quality starters, and I'm not overly impressed with Gordon, either. Decent player, but not a big impact guy. We get plenty of highly rated safety recruits, but for some reason, just can't seem to turn any of them into stars on the field.

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jabberwock

March 16th, 2013 at 12:02 AM ^

"The secondary worries me"?

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DeepBlue83

March 16th, 2013 at 10:09 AM ^

with top-notch talent back there. Gordon is the only guy on the roster who's ever done anything at safety, and he's certainly no star. If (and it's still a big IF) Countess comes back at corner and is improved over his freshman year, we'll be ok there, but he's the only one we have with even the potential to be a top level player. Taylor and Avery are decent, but nothing great, and no one else has proven talent at all. There's plenty to be worried about.

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jabberwock

March 16th, 2013 at 11:45 AM ^

After the last 5 years of transfers, no shows, unqualifiers, busts, & endless brutal injuries; any situation that doesn't involve reanimating corpses to serve in the defensive backfeild is a plus.

How any Michigan fan can open their mouth to complain about the cornucopia of riches that is our two or (holding my breath) three deep is beyond me.

Never Forget.

2014 is the year I dare myself to cast an analytical eye on our secondary, and thats only after sacrificing a random MGoBlog poster on the 50 yard line.

 

EDIT:

Post I replied to is Kaput?

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DeepBlue83

March 16th, 2013 at 1:42 PM ^

than we've been in past years, but as you note, that's not necessarily saying much, and we won't be competing against those teams in any case. I'm looking at where our secondary needs to be to compete at a championship level, and we still have a long way to go and a lot of talent to develop before we get there. I don't see our two or three deep brimming with talent, frankly. Our starters will be solid as long as Countess is back healthy, but after that, numbers alone do not equate to "depth". Guys like Richardson, Stribling and Hollowell are simply unproven.

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TESOE

March 16th, 2013 at 1:32 AM ^

It's Miller time... and Bellomy's most important year of his career.  Even if Russell doens't show a 20 yard out ball - just to competently be the #2 woud help this team immeasurably.  It's now or never for these guys.  Fall is big for Bryant as well if not spring.  Moar spring ball please.

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AnthonyThomas

March 16th, 2013 at 12:33 PM ^

I think every year we predict half of the freshmen class will redshirt, and it never happens. A lot of those guys will burn redshirts on special teams. Keep that in mind.

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