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Review of 2021 Season Predictions

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Now’s your chance to lambaste me for my idiocy, so you can go check out my season predictions if you want (LINK).

LEADING RUSHER
Season prediction: Hassan Haskins, 900 yards
Actual: Hassan Haskins, 1327 yards
Scoop: I thought Michigan might spread the ball around a little more – and I did not expect Haskins to get 270 carries – but Haskins got a big boost in production when Blake Corum injured his ankle. Haskins notched 27, 31, 20, and 28 carries in the wake of Corum’s injury before the latter returned healthy. The last time any running back topped 270 carries in a season was Mike Hart, who had 318 attempts in 2006.

LEADING RECEIVER
Season prediction: Ronnie Bell, 800 yards
Actual: Cornelius Johnson, 620 yards
Scoop: Bell got hurt in the first game of 2021, tearing his ACL on a punt return. He had 1 catch for a 76-yard touchdown at that point. After a two-year run as Michigan’s leading receiver, it was time for a new king, and that new king was 6’3″, 210 lb. Cornelius Johnson. Johnson made 39 catches for 620 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Hit the jump for more.

Darion Green-Warren, Ex-Wolverine

Second-year player Darion Green-Warren is transferring. Green-Warren was a 4-star, the #14 cornerback, and #190 overall in the 2020 class. He was also a participant in the All-American Bowl.

Green-Warren transferred from Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei to Harbor City (CA) Narbonne before his senior year, and he was a tough, productive corner at both spots. He was never the most athletic player, but he was supposed to be competitive and technical. He played pretty well when we saw him on a national stage in the All-American Bowl, but the athleticism wasn’t anything special.

I thought Green-Warren would play well at Michigan because he had some similar traits to other successful Wolverine cornerbacks, but cornerbacks coach Mike Zordich left and so did defensive coordinator Don Brown. Green-Warren never recorded any statistics at Michigan, and I’m not sure he ever played in a game.

Green-Warren is the fifth player from the 2020 class to transfer, joining LB Osman Savage (Alabama A&M), DE Aaron Lewis (Rutgers), LB Cornell Wheeler (Kansas), and LB William Mohan (Tennessee).

Michigan currently has 94 scholarship players slated to be on the roster in 2022, so they still need to shed nine players in order to get down to the limit.

Anthony Solomon, Ex-Wolverine

Third-year player Anthony Solomon has entered the transfer portal. He was a 4-star, the #14 outside linebacker, and #223 overall in the 2019 class.

Solomon was recruited out of Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas as a Viper in Don Brown’s defense, and that made sense with him at 6’0″ and 190 lbs. He bulked up to 6’1″ and 215 lbs. by the 2021 season, but it wasn’t enough to do any more than play in five games, almost entirely on special teams. He made 1 tackle in 2019, 5 tackles in 2020, and 0 in 2021. I ranked him at #39 in the 2021 Season Countdown (LINK), mistakenly counting on some injury issues to get him on the field. Luckily, Michigan’s linebackers stayed healthy, negating the need for a ton of depth. Joshua Ross, Junior Colson, Nikhai Hill-Green, and Michael Barrett got the vast majority of snaps in the position group.

Michigan needs to shed a bunch of players going into next season to make room for the incoming recruits and transfers, and this is just the beginning. The Wolverines are bringing in several linebackers in the 2022 class, and they appear to have their starters for 2022 already in place with Colson and Hill-Green.

Here’s a link to the scholarship count (LINK).

2023 Recruiting Update: January 3, 2022

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ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2023

Rueben Bain – DT – Miami (FL) Central: Bain is a 6’2″, 250 lb. prospect with offers from Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, and Miami, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #28 defensive lineman, and #197 overall. His uncle, Tolbert Bain, played for Miami, which seems to be the favorite. Rueben made 13 sacks and 9 forced fumbles as a sophomore in 2020.

Chandavian Bradley – DE – Platte City (MO) Platte: Bradley is a 6’5″, 210-pounder with offers from Missouri, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #6 edge player, and #57 overall. He claims a 4.56 forty.

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Way Too Early 2022 Depth Chart: January 2022

The following depth chart has removed these listed players from the 2021 depth chart for various reasons:

• OL Chuck Filiaga (graduation)
• RB Hassan Haskins (NFL)
• S Brad Hawkins (graduation)
• TE Joel Honigford (graduation)
• DE Aidan Hutchinson (graduation)
• DT Donovan Jeter (graduation)
• K Jake Moody (graduation)
• P Brad Robbins (graduation)
• LB Josh Ross (graduation)
• DT Jess Speight (graduation)
• OL Andrew Stueber (graduation)
• OL Andrew Vastardis (graduation)

It also assumes that every currently rostered player and every currently committed prospect will be here in 2022, which is obviously not true. I listed wide receiver Ronnie Bell on the below roster since he plans to return in 2022 after suffering an ACL tear in 2021.

Hit the jump for the depth chart.