2016 Michigan Team Awards

2016 Michigan Team Awards


December 14, 2016

Michigan held its annual Football Bust on Tuesday night, during which team awards are handed out for the season. Here are the awards:

BO SCHEMBECHLER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

  1. LB Jabrill Peppers
  2. WR Amara Darboh
  3. QB Wilton Speight
  4. RB De’Veon Smith
  5. CB Jourdan Lewis

HUGH R. RADER MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN): RT Erik Magnuson

RICHARD KATCHER AWARD (MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN): NT Ryan Glasgow, DT/DE Chris Wormley

ROGER ZATKOFF AWARD (MOST VALUABLE LINEBACKER): MLB Ben Gedeon

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD

  1. QB Wilton Speight
  2. WR Amara Darboh
  3. LB Mike McCray II
  4. CB Channing Stribling
  5. DE Chase Winovich

SCOUT TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR

  1. CB Anthony Dalimonte
  2. RB Joe Hewlett
  3. FB Joe Beneducci
  4. OL Ben Pliska
  5. DE/LB Reuben Jones

BOB UFER SPIRIT AWARD (MOST ENTHUSIASM AND LOVE FOR THE GAME): LT Grant Newsome

DR. ARTHUR D. ROBINSON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD (LEADING SENIOR-SCHOLAR):

  1. LT Grant Newsome
  2. CB Matt Mitchell
  3. TE Ian Bunting
  4. OL Greg Froelich
  5. WR Jack Wangler

I think these awards are pretty spot on, though some are impossible to tell. I thought the Ufer and Robinson awards were supposed to go to seniors and Newsome is only a sophomore, but oh well. Some people might think that Peppers was a more valuable linebacker than Gedeon, but I agree that Gedeon was the most important guy in that position group only. Peppers’s value comes from him playing some linebacker, yes, but also from his various other positions. The other thing about Gedeon is that he rarely came off the field, partly because there was almost literally nobody else capable of playing MIKE except the starting WILL (Mike McCray). The next guy was converted walk-on defensive end Michael Wroblewski. It was important for Gedeon to stay on the field, and he did so while playing pretty well.

Do you have any quibbles?

2 comments

  1. Comments: 134
    Joined: 9/13/2015
    AC1997
    Dec 14, 2016 at 11:24 AM

    Quibbles…..

    – Hard to argue with the DL names, but surprised that Taco didn’t get any mentions after the amazing season he had.
    – Why isn’t there an award for DBs named after Woodson? Lewis and Stribling had very good years and didn’t get an award either.

    • Comments: 1863
      Joined: 1/19/2016
      je93
      Dec 14, 2016 at 11:07 PM

      Agree on a DB award. Not that I’m in the soccer trophy club, but if you have one for DL and LB…

      Anyway, Woodson would make a great namesake, and Lewis a fitting recipient

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