Paris (France) Pionniers de Touraine outside linebacker Aymeric Koumba committed to Michigan on Friday. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Buffalo, East Carolina, Vanderbilt, and UConn.
Koumba is listed at 6’4″ and 230 lbs.
RANKINGS
ESPN: N/A
On3: 3-star Edge, 88 grade
Rivals: N/A
247 Sports: N/A
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Name: Davis Warren
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 195 lbs.
High school: Suffield (CT) Suffield Academy
Position: Quarterback
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #16
Last year: I ranked Warren #126 and said he would redshirt (LINK). He redshirted.
TTB Rating: N/A
Warren was a true freshman walk-on last season, but he still managed to win Scout Team Player of the Week three times. Here’s what I said about him in last year’s countdown:
I think Michigan got a bit of a steal here with Warren, who has some good athleticism and a live arm. Of course, he’s in the same class as 5-star recruit J.J. McCarthy, but down the road, Warren could be a guy who factors into the depth chart if he continues to build his body and work on his mechanics (which can be inconsistent).
In the spring game back in April, Warren looked like the third best quarterback on the roster – better than former Texas Tech starter Alan Bowman and better than freshman 3-star Alex Orji. Warren completed 12/23 passes for 175 yards and looked like a scholarship quarterback. Will he retain that #3 role during the season? It remains to be seen. What we do know is that both Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy will play, and it’s likely that if something happened to either one, the other guy would just be the full-time quarterback. So it would take a couple injuries for Warren to see the field much, but I do think he should be the #3 quarterback.
Prediction: Backup quarterback
Name: Greg Tarr
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 207 lbs.
High school: Washington (MI) Romeo
Position: Long snapper
Class: Redshirt sophomore
Jersey number: #45
Last year: I ranked Tarr #80 and said he would be a backup long snapper (LINK). He did not play in any games.
TTB Rating: N/A
A backup long snapper is completely and utterly useless on game days . . .
. . . until he isn’t.
Will Wagner has Michigan’s long snapping job locked down. Tarr has spent the past two years on campus without seeing the field. Michigan also brought in preferred walk-on Evan Boutorwick in the class of 2022. So how valuable is Tarr, and would he even be the #2 guy? I have to be honest that I don’t know the depth chart of the backup long snappers, but I’m guessing the more experienced guy would be the first one on the field if something happens to Wagner.
Prediction: Backup long snapper
Name: Tavierre Dunlap
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 222 lbs.
High school: Del Valle (TX) Del Valle
Position: Running back
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #22
Last year: I ranked Dunlap #69 and said he would be a backup running back (LINK). He played in two games and ran 7 times for 51 yards.
TTB Rating: 59
Dunlap came into the 2021 season as a true freshman trying to earn carries in a loaded backfield. That was always going to be an uphill battle with the roster Michigan had, and being a 220 pound power back with Hassan Haskins on the roster was never going to work unless Haskins got hurt. Luckily, Haskins stayed healthy and Michigan had a great season, but Dunlap appropriately stayed on the bench for most of the year. He retained his redshirt, got a little experience against Northern Illinois and Indiana, and goes into 2022 with a better chance of contributing.
Unfortunately, linebacker Kalel Mullings has entered the mix. The staff realized they would miss Haskins a bunch and wanted to make sure they had a big back ready. This spring Mullings started pulling double duty at running back in addition to linebacker, and based on the spring game, it appears to me that Mullings is ahead of Dunlap. To me it looks like Dunlap is the fourth best back on the roster, and that might change if we get a look at C.J. Stokes in the non-conference season. Dunlap should get a few carries this season, but I don’t think he will play a critical role.
Prediction: Backup running back
Colleyville (TX) Covenant Christian Academy defensive end Enow Etta committed to Michigan on Wednesday afternoon, picking the Wolverines over offers from Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Stanford, and USC, among others.
Etta measures in at 6’4 1/2″ and 261 lbs. As a junior in 2021, he made 124 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries (1 for a touchdown), and 3 pass breakups.
RANKINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 82 grade, #25 DE, #189 overall
On3: 4-star, 92 grade, #19 Edge, #132 overall
Rivals: 4-star, 5.8 grade, #18 WDE, #239 overall
247 Sports: 4-star, 94 grade, #8 DL, #58 overall
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