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Ranking Michigan’s Quarterbacks

Drew Henson (image via Detroit News)

This was originally posted on March 17, 2017. It has been updated following the 2022 season.

Sports fans love to debate the greatness of players and rank them in order from most revered to most despised. And while despised probably doesn’t fit any of these players, since they played for the University of Michigan, we all have our favorites. I have endeavored to achieve the un-possible: Rank all of Michigan’s starting quarterbacks.

Okay, that’s too tall of a task for me right now. I’m working up to it. So I’m only going back to 1995, which was the beginning of the Lloyd Carr era. That’s the earliest full coaching tenure where I can count on my recollections of Michigan football. I was a big fan of Bo Schembechler, Gary Moeller, and the Michigan Wolverines before then, but I’ll be damned if I say I was aware enough to understand what was happening on the field.

This ranking only takes into account what the quarterbacks achieved wearing the winged helmet. High school highlight tapes and NFL performance aren’t taken into account. (After all, we can agree that Tom Brady is far and away the best quarterback who ever played the game of football, and that includes Uncle Rico.)

So if you were starting a season with your pick of any Michigan QB since 1995, which one would you take?

On with the show:

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2024 Recruiting Update: March 8, 2023

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2024

Joshua Lair – S – Missouri City (TX) Fort Bend Marshall: Lair is a 6’2″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and others. Lair is somehow flying under the radar on recruiting services despite being a quick-twitch, hard-hitting athlete. I think he will probably end up being a safety/linebacker hybrid player on the next level.

Jordan Lockhart – LB – Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco: Lockhart is a 6’4″, 230-pounder who was committed to Chris Partridge at Ole Miss but decommitted a couple days ago after Partridge was hired at Michigan. Lockhart is a 4-star, the #27 linebacker, and #343 overall. He also has offers from Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, and others.

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Visitors: March 10-12, 2023

2023

Hayden Moore – LB – Aurora (CO) Regis Jesuit: Moore signed with Michigan in December and will enroll this summer.

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Max Anderson – OT – Frisco (TX) Reedy: Anderson is a 6’5″, 300 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Miami, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #10 offensive tackle, and #184 overall. He will be in town on March 14-15.

Aaron Chiles – LB – Olney (MD) Good Counsel: Chiles is a 6’3″, 220-pounder with offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, and Ohio State, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #7 linebacker, and #88 overall. There are some who believe Michigan leads for Chiles.

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2026 Recruiting Update: March 5, 2023

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2026

Tay Lockett – WR – San Diego (CA) University City: Lockett is a 6’0″, 165 lb. prospect with offers from Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Oklahoma, Penn State, and USC, among others. Lockett had 92 tackles, 7 interceptions, 5 fumble recoveries and 3 forced fumbles in 2022.

Carson Sneed – LB – Nashville (TN) Donelson Christian: Sneed is a 6’5″, 210-pounder with offers from Louisville and Vanderbilt. He was offered by linebackers coach Chris Partridge, but he could also potentially play defensive end or tight end at the next level.

Dominic Turnbull – S – Miami (FL) True North: Turnbull is a 6’2″, 165 lb. safety with offers from Ole Miss, Syracuse, and UCF. He’s the son of former FIU and NFL safety Nick Turnbull.

2023 NFL Combine Results

Cornerback D.J. Turner II was one of the standouts, posting the fastest 40-yard dash time out of all players so far with a 4.26. It’s the fourth fastest time since 2003, according to ESPN. He’s 5’11”, 178 lbs. with 30 3/4″ arms and 9 5/8″ hands. He had a 38.5″ vertical jump and a 10’11” broad jump.

Meanwhile, defensive tackle Mazi Smith was a strength standout with the top bench press number so far (34 reps at 225 lbs.). He measured in at 6’3″, 327 lbs. with 33 3/4″ arms and 9 3/4″ hands.

Defensive end Mike Morris is 6’5″ and 275 lbs. with 33 1/2″ arms and 10″ hands. He ran a 4.95 forty with a 28.5″ vertical, a 9’2″ broad jump, and 22 reps on the bench press.

Still left to test are wide receiver Ronnie Bell, center Olu Oluwatimi, offensive tackle Ryan Hayes, kicker Jake Moody, punter Brad Robbins, and tight end Luke Schoonmaker.