Tag: Lucas Andrighetto

2021 Season Countdown: #100 Lucas Andrighetto

Name: Lucas Andrighetto
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 202 lbs.
High school: Mountain View (CA) St. Francis
Position: Running back
Class: Redshirt junior
Jersey number: #31
Last year: I ranked Andrighetto #99 and said he would be a backup running back (LINK). He missed the season due to injury.
TTB Rating: N/A

Andrighetto has had a rough couple years at Michigan. After redshirting in 2018, virtually every other running back was injured or suspended in 2019, leading Andrighetto to get a bunch of playing time in the spring. Then the season came around, and he didn’t get any snaps except a little time on special teams against Alabama in the bowl game. Then he tore his ACL in 2020 and missed the abbreviated season.

Michigan is once again pretty well stacked at running back, with returning starter Hassan Haskins, key backup Blake Corum, and blue chip recruit Donovan Edwards. Andrighetto is unlikely to crack the lineup anytime soon unless injuries once again befall the backfield.

2020 Season Countdown: #99 Lucas Andrighetto

Name: Lucas Andrighetto
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 202 lbs.
High school: Mountain View (CA) St. Francis
Position: Running back
Class: Redshirt sophomore
Jersey number: #49
Last year: I ranked Andrighetto #108 and said he would miss the season due to injury (LINK). He played in one game on special teams.
TTB Rating: N/A

Andrighetto’s 2019 season – or lack thereof – must have been frustrating. During the spring of 2019, Michigan was met with bad news after bad news about its running back depth chart. Chris Evans got suspended, Zach Charbonnet had knee surgery, other running backs were getting dinged up, etc.

The beneficiary? Lucas muthaf***in Andrighetto.

And then he tore his ACL right before spring ball ended.

It’s very unlikely that Andrighetto would have stolen carries from Michigan’s top couple backs (Charbonnet, Hassan Haskins), but you never know if maybe he would have grabbed a few in mop-up duty like Tru Wilson (44 carries) or Nicholas Capatina (2 carries). Instead, Andrighetto had to settle for waiting until the bowl game to play some special teams against Alabama.

This year things don’t look too promising for him, either. Everyone ahead of him returns except Wilson (who’s transferring to Northern Colorado), but Evans returns from suspension and the team recruited Blake Corum in the 2020 class. But the coaches spoke highly of him, and he’s the type of guy who can play a fair amount of special teams in 2020.

Prediction: Backup running back, special teamer

2019 Season Countdown: #108 Lucas Andrighetto

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Name: Lucas Andrighetto
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 180 lbs.
High school: Mountain View (CA) St. Francis
Position: Running back
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #49
Last year: I did not rank Andrighetto. He won Scout Team Defense Player of the Week during Northwestern week.
TTB Rating: N/A

Andrighetto was not a highly touted recruit, not even a highly touted walk-on. He played safety on the scout team last year, earning one Scout Team Defense Player of the Week.

This spring, with depth issues at the running back position, Andrighetto made the switch to offense. Head coach Jim Harbaugh gave him some publicity this spring, compliment his vision and quickness. Unfortunately, Andrighetto tore his ACL shortly after Harbaugh jinxed him, leaving the running back spot even thinner to finish out spring practice. Andrighetto would not have seen the field this fall, but scout team guys are still valuable. Andrighetto will probably miss a good chunk of the season, if not the whole thing, so it’s hard not to feel bad for the guy.

Prediction: Missed season due to injury