2023 Season Countdown: #113 Jesse Madden

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22May 2023
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2023 Season Countdown: #113 Jesse Madden

Jesse Madden (image via Twitter)

Name: Jesse Madden
Height: 
6’1″
Weight: 
193 lbs.
High school: 
Oakland (CA) Bishop O’Dowd
Position: 
Safety
Class: 
Redshirt sophomore
Jersey number: 
#43
Last year: 
I ranked Madden #123 and said he would be a backup quarterback (LINK). He did not play in any games.
TTB Rating:
 N/A

Madden, the grandson of late football coach and broadcaster John Madden, was a quarterback in high school and for his first year on campus. But with the path blocked by lots of other players – including some talented walk-ons – Madden made the shift to safety last season. While that did not turn into playing time, he was named the team’s Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year.

Maybe 2023 will see Madden getting some playing time, but there are better athletes amongst the walk-ons that are more likely to see the field on special teams and such. My guess is that Madden will mostly be a scout team guy with maybe a game or two on special teams as a reward for his work in practice.

Prediction: Backup safety and special teamer

15Apr 2022
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2022 Season Countdown: #123 Jesse Madden

Jesse Madden (image via Twitter)

Name: Jesse Madden
Height:
6’2″
Weight:
198 lbs.
High school:
Oakland (CA) Bishop O’Dowd
Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Redshirt freshman
Jersey number:
#18
Last year:
I did not rank Madden. He played in one game.
TTB Rating:
N/A

Madden, who is the grandson of the late John Madden, joined Michigan’s program in 2021 with relatively little fanfare. One would think a bigger deal would have been made about the grandson of a Hall of Fame coach joining the team, but I guess everyone was so excited about 5-star freshman quarterback J.J. McCarthy that they forgot about Madden.

Madden got a bit of playing time last season in the blowout win over Northern Illinois, but it was just a chance to hand off the ball during a 53-point win. I remember watching his high school highlights and thinking he would be unlikely to threaten the depth chart at quarterback very much. Now during the spring, we know that he has been passed up by freshman Alex Orji and redshirt freshman Davis Warren at the very least, not to mention Cade McNamara, McCarthy, and Alan Bowman.

Prediction: Backup quarterback