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2022 Season Countdown: #117 Hunter Neff

Name: Hunter Neff
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 237 lbs.
High school: Chelsea (MI) Chelsea
Position: Tight end
Class: Redshirt junior
Jersey number: #80
Last year: I ranked Neff #116 and said he would be a backup tight end (LINK). He did not play in any games.
TTB Rating: N/A

Neff is an undersized tight end at 6’2″ and 237 lbs. So chances for him to get on the field are pretty slim. Michigan has also stacked up a pretty talented tight end room with a couple starter-quality seniors and several 4-star backups. Perhaps Neff can help replicate a fullback on the scout team or play on special teams, but as for playing time on offense, I wouldn’t expect to see #80 out there much at all.

Prediction: Backup tight end

2022 Season Countdown: #118 Joshua Luther

Name: Joshua Luther
Height: 5’9″
Weight: 184 lbs.
High school: Clarkston (MI) Clarkston
Position: Cornerback
Class: Redshirt junior
Jersey number: #44
Last year: I ranked Luther #117 and said he would be a backup defensive back (LINK). He did not play in a game.
TTB Rating: N/A

Luther is an undersized walk-on corner who was an all-state player at Clarkston, but he didn’t join the football program at Michigan until his third year on campus. The last time you saw him – if you recognized him – was probably when freshman wide receiver Darrius Clemons beat him for a long touchdown pass in the spring game. At his size he’s probably a career scout team player.

Prediction: Backup defensive back

2022 Season Countdown: #119 Alexander Lidback

Name: Alexander Lidback
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 223 lbs.
High school: Alpharetta (GA) Alpharetta
Position: Linebacker
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #46
Last year: I ranked Lidback #128 and said he would redshirt (LINK). He redshirted.
TTB Rating: N/A

Lidback is a player who, as I mentioned last year, could be a program guy who works his way up the depth chart throughout the years. He has good size overall (though he probably needs to add bulk since 223 lbs. is a tad light when you’re a 6’3″ linebacker) and some talent. Despite Michigan’s lack of proven depth at linebacker, Lidback is probably still on the outside looking in. If he sticks around for another two or three years, he might be able to get on special teams and perhaps play as a backup.

Prediction: Backup linebacker

Cam Goode, Wolverine

University of Central Florida grad transfer defensive tackle Cam Goode committed to Michigan on Friday evening. Goode was reportedly also considering Syracuse and Vanderbilt.

Goode was listed on UCF’s roster at 6’2″ and 315 lbs. He was a part-time starter for the Golden Knights in 2021, playing in all thirteen games and making 24 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, and 4 forced fumbles.

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2023 Recruiting Update: April 22, 2022

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2023

Tyree Adams – OT – New Orleans (LA) St. Augustine: Adams is a 6’5″, 285-pounder with offers from Florida, LSU, Penn State, and Texas A&M, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #43 offensive tackle, and #524 overall.

Kamari Burns – DT – Columbus (OH) Gahanna Lincoln: Burns is a 6’4″, 245 lb. prospect with offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Pitt, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star and the #59 defensive lineman.

Malachi Coleman – DE – Lincoln (NE) East: Coleman is a 6’5″, 180-pounder with offers from Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, and Oregon, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #17 athlete, and #234 overall. Coleman is a scrawny athlete who looks like a jumbo wide receiver right now, but he looks like he could grow into a long, lean, athletic outside linebacker.

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