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Some news came out yesterday about freshman jersey numbers, plus a couple number changes for the fall. There will surely be others (who will get Legends jerseys #11 and #21?), but these are the stories for now.
#2 Blake Countess: Redshirt junior Countess will switch from #18. This is Charles Woodson’s old jersey number, so some people will be upset because Countess doesn’t “deserve it.” The kid was All-Big Ten and had 6 interceptions last year, including 1 returned for a touchdown. He’s now #3 on the single-season interception list behind Tom Curtis and Woodson himself. You can’t be much better without being Charles Woodson himself.
#5 Jabrill Peppers: Last worn by CB Courtney Avery. Will share the number with RB Justice Hayes. Peppers also wore #5 in high school.
#14 Drake Harris: Known since the spring. Last worn by S Josh Furman. Harris wore #1 in high school.
#17 Freddy Canteen: Known since the spring. Last worn by WR Jeremy Jackson. Canteen wore #19 in high school.
#19 Wilton Speight: Known since the spring. Last worn by TE Devin Funchess. Speight also wore #19 in high school.
#19 Jared Wangler: Will share the number with Speight. Father, John, wore #5 in college. Brother, Jack, is #16. Jared wore #5 in high school.
#28 Brandon Watson: Was #20 in the spring. Last worn by RB Fitzgerald Toussaint. Watson wore #20 in high school.
#32 Ty Isaac: Last worn at Michigan by S Jordan Kovacs. The incoming transfer, Isaac wore #29 at USC last year. Isaac wore #32 in high school.
#51 Michael Ferns: Known since the spring. The last scholarship guy to wear it was LB Eric Brackins in the early 2000’s. Ferns wore #10 in high school.
#52 Mason Cole: Known since the spring. LB Royce Jenkins-Stone also wears this number. Last worn on offense by OL Stephen Schilling. Cole also wore #52 in high school.
#54 Brady Pallante: Last worn by DT Richard Ash. Pallante wore #52 in high school.
#58 Chase Winovich: Last worn by OG Chris Bryant. Winovich wore #15 in high school.
#59 Noah Furbush: Worn by a bunch of walk-on types recently (Jack Doyle, Mark Lawson), but also by long snapper Sean Griffin and linebacker Joey Sarantos. Furbush wore #5 in high school.
#76 Juwann Bushell-Beatty: Last worn by DT Quinton Washington. Bushell-Beatty wore #73 in high school.
#85 Maurice Ways: Last worn by WR Joe Reynolds. Ways wore #9 in high school.
#90 Bryan Mone: Known since the spring. Last worn by LB Jake Ryan when he was a redshirt freshman. Mone wore #52 in high school.
#93 Lawrence Marshall: Not a popular number at Michigan. Worn by a couple defensive linemen, walk-on placekickers, etc. Last notable person to wear it was LB Sam Sword in late 1990’s. Marshall wore #12 in high school.
#94 Ian Bunting: Yes, this is still an eligibile number for a tight end. Last worn by tight end Jordan Paskorz. Bunting wore #1 in high school.