2016 Season Countdown List

2016 Season Countdown List


September 3, 2016

Back on May 19, I started the countdown with a post about freshman defensive tackle Michael Dwumfour as the #97 most important player on Michigan’s roster. Every day (okay, most days) since then, there has been a profile of every noteworthy Michigan player. It’s a grueling process sometimes, and now that football season has started for me, sometimes I’m working 15 or 16 hour days before coming home to write a post or two. But I do it because it’s fun, so thank you for reading and arguing over the last few months.

Here’s the 2016 season countdown list (I don’t have time to include all the links, but a quick Google search will find any particular players’ profiles you want to find):





  1. Jourdan Lewis
  2. Jabrill Peppers
  3. Mason Cole
  4. Jehu Chesson
  5. Taco Charlton
  6. Jake Butt
  7. Chris Wormley
  8. Ben Gedeon
  9. Wilton Speight
  10. Ryan Glasgow
  11. Dymonte Thomas
  12. De’Veon Smith
  13. Ben Braden
  14. Amara Darboh
  15. Bryan Mone
  16. Kenny Allen
  17. Erik Magnuson
  18. Kyle Kalis
  19. Mike McCray II
  20. Delano Hill
  21. Khalid Hill
  22. John O’Korn
  23. Rashan Gary
  24. Maurice Hurst, Jr.
  25. Grant Newsome
  26. Channing Stribling
  27. Matt Godin
  28. Jeremy Clark
  29. Drake Johnson
  30. Tyrone Wheatley, Jr.
  31. Devin Bush
  32. Grant Perry
  33. Patrick Kugler
  34. Ty Isaac
  35. Tyree Kinnel
  36. Scott Sypniewski
  37. Chase Winovich
  38. Bobby Henderson
  39. Noah Furbush
  40. Ian Bunting
  41. Henry Poggi
  42. Drake Harris
  43. Devin Asiasi
  44. Dylan Crawford
  45. David Dawson
  46. Khaleke Hudson
  47. Nolan Ulizio
  48. Lawrence Marshall
  49. David Long, Jr.
  50. Maurice Ways
  51. Quinn Nordin
  52. Jon Runyan, Jr.
  53. Reuben Jones
  54. Keith Washington
  55. Joshua Uche
  56. Brandon Watson
  57. Ahmir Mitchell
  58. Elysee Mbem-Bosse
  59. Ben Bredeson
  60. Eddie McDoom
  61. Zach Gentry
  62. Shane Morris
  63. Shelton Johnson
  64. Juwann Bushell-Beatty
  65. Carlo Kemp
  66. Kareem Walker
  67. Brady Pallante
  68. Michael Onwenu
  69. Michael Jocz
  70. Chris Evans
  71. Sean McKeon
  72. Karan Higdon
  73. Ron Johnson, Jr.
  74. Lavert Hill
  75. Brandon Peters
  76. Wyatt Shallman
  77. Jared Wangler
  78. A.J. Pearson
  79. Alex Malzone
  80. Josh Metellus
  81. Garrett Moores
  82. Nick Eubanks
  83. Brad Hawkins, Jr.
  84. Jordan Glasgow
  85. Kingston Davis
  86. Andrew David
  87. Devin Gil
  88. Ryan Tice
  89. Jack Wangler
  90. Jack Dunaway
  91. Joe Hewlett
  92. Andrew Robinson
  93. Cheyenn Robertson
  94. Nate Johnson
  95. Stephen Spanellis
  96. Dytarious Johnson
  97. Michael Dwumfour

3 comments

  1. Comments: 522
    Joined: 8/12/2015
    DonAZ
    Sep 03, 2016 at 9:18 AM

    Seeing the list in total like this provides a fresh perspective.

    Your top 10 has 6 on (primarily) defense and 4 on offense.

    The QB is “only” as high as #9, which takes a moment to process.

    How in the world you rank people down in 50 to 97 range I can’t fathom. 🙂

    Anyway, THANKS! for the effort in this and the great everyday reading on this site!

    • Comments: 3844
      Joined: 7/13/2015
      Sep 03, 2016 at 11:31 AM

      Thanks for reading! Defense wins championships…

  2. Comments: 1863
    Joined: 1/19/2016
    je93
    Sep 03, 2016 at 11:48 AM

    Thanks for the countdown Thunder. Can we maybe have a link to the countdown (and previous countdowns) in the sidebar?

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