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Here’s my first dip into projecting the 2018 depth chart. I expect several of these guys to depart in the meantime, and there will be other additions. But based on the current roster, below is the depth chart Michigan could roll out next September.
Hit the jump for another early look at 2017.
A.J. Dillon (#2, image via The Intelligencer)
TRANSFERS
Ross Douglas, LB (Rutgers): Douglas made 3 tackles while his team got drubbed 41-0 by Indiana.
Shane Morris, QB (Central Michigan): Morris completed 14/22 passes for 297 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception in a 42-23 win over Kent State. He also ran 8 times for 50 yards.
Hit the jump for news on former commitments and coaches.
Karan Higdon (image via Saturday Tradition)
Let’s see more of this guy on offense . . . Karan Higdon. Higdon had 7 carries for 20 yards on Saturday, and he played second fiddle to Chris Evans while nursing an ankle injury. If Michigan has any chance to beat Ohio State, it has to have a healthy Higdon. Higdon is the team’s leading rusher this season (136 carries, 874 yards, 6.43 yards/carry, 10 TDs).
Hit the jump for the rest of the awards.
Brandon Peters (image via Maize ‘n’ Brew)
Brandon Peters, we hardly knew ye. The redshirt freshman quarterback was 9/18 for 157 yards in about three quarters of play before being knocked out of the game. This was just his third start after replacing the ineffective John O’Korn, who was himself replacing the injured Wilton Speight. Peters was in the midst of showing the whole country what a lot of us Michigan fans saw in the spring game, and that’s the fact that he’s Michigan’s best quarterback. Peters did lose a fumble while making an ill-advised lunge for the goal line, but that was his first and only turnover in about four full games of work and 64 passing attempts. Peters was being evaluated for a head injury, almost certainly has a concussion, and will probably miss next week’s game against Ohio State.
Hit the jump for the rest of the recap.