Name: Daylen Baldwin
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 210 lbs.
High school: Waterford (MI) Mott
Position: Wide receiver
Class: Fifth year senior
Jersey number: #85
Last year: Baldwin caught 27 passes for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns at Jackson State.
TTB Rating: N/A
NOTE: The transfers and whatnot have thrown off the countdown a little bit, so there will be some A/B situations.
Baldwin transferred to Michigan after a spring season in which he caught 27 passes for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns for a Deion Sanders-led Jackson State program. He led the team in receiving yardage, receiving touchdowns, and yards per catch, and he was tied for #2 on the team in receptions. Originally coming from the metro Detroit area, he played at Morgan State and then Jackson State, so this is his third stop.
I know some Michigan fans got very excited when a 6’3″, 210-pounder committed to the team, but I have some concerns about how well he will fit into the plan for 2021. Two quarterbacks (Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy) spent the spring learning the playbook and getting their timing with the already established receivers, and there were no departures from the young receiving crew from 2020. Meanwhile, Baldwin arrived in Ann Arbor after his own spring season, and he has to compete against other talented wideouts now where his combination of size and speed won’t necessarily always win the day. I think Baldwin will get a fair number of snaps this season, but I do not think he will be one of the top three guys.
Prediction: Backup wide receiver
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