Amorion Walker, Ex-Wolverine

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16Jan 2024
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Amorion Walker, Ex-Wolverine

Amorion Walker (image via MLive)

Sophomore wide receiver/cornerback Amorion Walker has entered the transfer portal. He played in thirteen games for the Wolverines over the past two seasons.

Walker came out of Ponchatoula (LA) Ponchatoula in the 2022 class and was ranked as a 3-star, the #72 wide receiver, and #522 overall. I gave him a TTB Rating of 81.

Michigan’s coaching staff believed in Walker as an athlete, and he had some freaky testing times when it comes to sprints and short shuttles. But after two years on campus, he was listed at 6’3″ and 180 lbs. Despite Jim Harbaugh saying he considered Walker to be a starter last winter, he looked overmatched in the spring game – getting torched by walk-on Peyton O’Leary – and then got passed up by UMass transfer Josh Wallace during the summer.

Players usually seem to end up closer to home when they transfer – see Oregon native Darrius Clemons transferring to Oregon State – so I would expect Walker to end up somewhere near SEC country. He has a crystal ball right now for Ole Miss.

As for Michigan, the Wolverines will once again be looking for help at cornerback after losing Walker and rising second-year player Cam Calhoun (Utah) to the transfer portal. Starter Will Johnson returns on one side, but Wallace and Mike Sainristil are heading to the NFL, leaving sophomore D.J. Waller, redshirt junior Ja’Den McBurrows, redshirt freshman Jyaire Hill, and a few others to battle for playing time. Michigan may look to the portal once again for a starter.

16Jan 2024
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2025 Recruiting Update: January 16, 2024

Hollywood (FL) Chaminade-Madonna CB Chris Ewald, Jr. (image via 247 Sports)

COMMITMENT

Alcoa (TN) Alcoa tight end Eli Owens committed to Michigan.

DECOMMITMENT

Hollywood (FL) Chaminade-Madonna defensive back Chris Ewald, Jr. (4-star, #11 CB, #87 overall) decommitted from Michigan. He recently visited Georgia and also has visits set up to a couple Florida schools.

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14Jan 2024
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What should Michigan do at QB in 2024?

Alex Orji (image via WFAA)

It was a very understandable move, but Michigan suffered a big blow on Sunday when incumbent starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy announced he would be entering the 2024 NFL Draft. McCarthy is a two-year starter who went 27-1 in that role and won a national championship. According to draft projections I’ve seen, he’s considered to be a potential 1st round pick and is thought to be anywhere from the #3 to the #6 quarterback in the class. He could come back in 2024 and potentially be the #1 quarterback on the board for the 2025 draft, but it looks like that won’t happen.

So where should Michigan turn for a quarterback in 2024?

JADYN DAVIS (6’0″, 202 lb. freshman)
2023 season stats (high school): 204/288, 3370 yards, 43 touchdowns, 9 interceptions
The argument: Davis, from Charlotte (NC) Providence Day, is a 4-star recruit, the #7 quarterback, and #93 overall in the class of 2024. Michigan recruited Davis hard and put most of their eggs in his basket during the cycle, so the coaching staff really likes him. While he’s ranked anywhere from #61 to #116 overall by three of the four main recruiting sites, the fourth – On3 – has him all the way down at #218. One thing that really helps true freshman quarterbacks be successful is some kind of physical advantage – speed, size, and/or a cannon for an arm – but Davis has none of the above. He’s more of a game manager in the mold of Cade McNamara, and while McNamara did eventually captain his team to a very successful season, it wasn’t until his third year on campus.

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13Jan 2024
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Way Too Early 2024 Depth Chart: January 2024

Colston Loveland (image via MLive)

The following depth chart has removed these listed players from the depth chart, even though some could return with a fifth year or COVID year exception:

  • QB Jack Tuttle (graduation)
  • RB Blake Corum (graduation)
  • RB C.J. Stokes (transfer)
  • WR Darrius Clemons (transfer)
  • WR Cornelius Johnson (graduation)
  • WR Roman Wilson (graduation)
  • TE A.J. Barner (graduation)
  • OL Karsen Barnhart (NFL)
  • OL LaDarius Henderson (graduation)
  • OL Trevor Keegan (NFL)
  • OL Drake Nugent (NFL)
  • OL Zak Zinter (NFL)
  • DE Braiden McGregor (NFL)
  • DT Cam Goode (graduation)
  • DT Kris Jenkins, Jr. (NFL)
  • LB Michael Barrett (graduation)
  • LB Junior Colson (NFL)
  • LB Joey Velazquez (transfer)
  • CB Cam Calhoun (transfer)
  • CB Mike Sainristil (graduation)
  • CB Amorion Walker (transfer)
  • CB Josh Wallace (graduation)
  • S Quinten Johnson (graduation)
  • K James Turner (graduation)

It also assumes that every currently rostered player and every currently committed prospect will be here in 2024, which is obviously not true.

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13Jan 2024
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2024 Scholarship Count

Kalel Mullings

Players are listed in order of remaining eligibility. With 89 scholarships allotted, Michigan is currently beyond its scholarship limit by 4. Meanwhile, 10 seniors are scheduled to graduate, so the 2025 class should have at least 10 players.

TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOTTED FOR 2023 = 89

Adjustments:

  • Removed WR Cristian Dixon, who is transferring
  • Removed WR Karmello English, who is transferring
  • Removed WR Eamonn Dennis, who is transferring
  • Re-added DB Quinten Johnson, who is returning for a sixth year
  • Re-added QB Jack Tuttle, who got an extra year of eligibility
  • Removed DB Keon Sabb, who is transferring to Alabama
  • Removed LB Jaden Smith, who backed out of his NLI and committed to Kentucky.
  • Removed DL Reece Atteberry, who is transferring.
  • Removed TE Matt Hibner, who is transferring to SMU
  • Removed QB J.J. McCarthy, who is entering the NFL Draft
  • Removed DB Amorion Walker, who is transferring to Ole Miss
  • Removed LB Junior Colson, who is entering the NFL Draft
  • Removed DT Kris Jenkins, Jr., who is entering the NFL Draft
  • Removed OL Zak Zinter, who is entering the NFL Draft
  • Removed EDGE Jaylen Harrell, who is entering the NFL Draft
  • Removed WR Darrius Clemons, who is transferring to Oregon State
  • Removed DE Braiden McGregor, who is entering the NFL Draft
  • Removed TE A.J. Barner, who is entering the NFL Draft
  • Removed WR Roman Wilson, who is entering the NFL Draft
  • Removed RB Blake Corum, who is entering the NFL Draft
  • Removed DB Cameron Calhoun, who is transferring to Utah
  • Removed RB C.J. Stokes, who is transferring to Charlotte
  • Added OL Josh Priebe, who is transferring in from Northwestern
  • Added LB Jaishawn Barham, who is transferring in from Maryland

Hit the jump for the breakdown by class.

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