A Portal Primer | mgoblog

FIRST OFF: DUNNO. Give or take Matt Hibner, who stopped playing in order to maintain a redshirt and transfer somewhere next year, Michigan is the last P5 team without someone in the transfer portal. This obviously isn't going to last, but I mention it because that fact combined with the peak COVID-shirt year means just about anyone could come back, or leave, for 2024. Michigan only definitively loses six contributors: Cornelius Johnson, Cam Goode, Mike Barrett, Mike Sainristil, Josh Wallace, and James Turner. I'm going to wave a wand and assert that the following players will not be back next year because their eligibility has expired or they head to the draft: QB: Jack TuttleRB: Blake Corum, Donovan EdwardsWR: Cornelius Johnson, Roman WilsonTE:OL: LaDarius Henderson, Trevor Keegan, Zak Zinter DE: Jaylen HarrellDT: Kris Jenkins, Cam GoodeLB: Mike BarrettCB: Mike Sainristil, Josh WallaceS: Rod Moore The following players are in the maybe category: QB: JJ McCarthyRB:WR:TE: AJ BarnerOL: Drake Nugent, Karsen Barnhart, Trente Jones DE: Braiden McGregorDT:LB: Junior ColsonCB:S: Makari Paige, Quinten Johnson Aaaaand the following extant contributors (ie, persons who have played non-garbage-time snaps who are not DJ Waller or Amorion Walker) are highly likely to return next year: QB: Alex OrjiRB: Kalel MullingsWR: Tyler Morris, Darrius Clemons, Semaj MorganTE: Max Bredeson, Colston LovelandOL: Myles Hinton DE: Derrick Moore, Josiah StewartDT: Mason Graham, Kenneth Grant, Rayshaun BennyLB: Ernest HausmmanCB: Will Johnson, Ja'Den McBurrowsS: Keon Sabb That maybe category is huge in impact if not in numbers, and it's not out of the question that guys like Clemons or Benny could alight for greener pastures. But we have to put them in bins, and now they are in bins. UPSHOT Michigan doesn't really need a whole lot. The existing roster could enter next year with a pretty good shot at the Big Ten title. The only spots where things could get hairy is QB (if JJ leaves) and OL (if they don't get more than one potential sixth year guy back). But they can up their chances and set themselves up for down the road. Michigan portal priorities: Potential starting WR CB #2 or nickel Established LB Versatile OL DE DT Developmental QB. I'd expect them to hit on 1 and 2 and then fill two or three of the other spots to end up with a slightly smaller portal class than last year. [After THE JUMP: position by position.]

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