2022 Season Countdown: #103 Mica Gelb

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27May 2022
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2022 Season Countdown: #103 Mica Gelb

Mica Gelb (image via Twitter)

Name: Mica Gelb
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 292 lbs.
High school: Washington (DC) Woodrow Wilson
Position: Offensive guard
Class: Redshirt junior
Jersey number: #50
Last year: I ranked Gelb #105 and said he would be a backup offensive guard (LINK). He played in one game.
TTB Rating: N/A

Gelb is a walk-on lineman who spent his first two seasons mired on the bench before getting rewarded in 2021 with an appearance against Northern Illinois. With Michigan’s depth on the offensive line – and the requirement for developmental time – there typically isn’t much opportunity for walk-ons to play unless they’re starter-quality players, such as Andrew Vastardis. While different packages can bring in tight ends or offensive lineman, and while walk-on defensive backs or receivers can play a lot of special teams, a guy like Gelb won’t get much of a shot to get on the field on game days. But when it comes to practice time, someone like Gelb can be valuable on the scout team and keep some scholarship guys fresh.

Prediction: Backup offensive guard

26May 2021
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2021 Season Countdown: #105 Mica Gelb

Mica Gelb

Name: Mica Gelb
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 295 lbs.
High school: Washington (DC) Woodrow Wilson
Position: Offensive guard
Class: Redshirt sophomore
Jersey number: #55
Last year: I did not rank Gelb. He did not play.
TTB Rating: N/A

Gelb is a walk-on offensive lineman with good size for an FBS player. So how does a guy who’s 6’4″ and 295 lbs. end up as a walk-on instead of a scholarship player elsewhere? Well, Gelb does not have great athleticism. At least based on his high school film, he would pretty much just stand in one place and try to push people around with his upper body. Of course it’s helpful to have these types of guys on the scout team and to rep against scholarship guys in practice, but I think that’s the ceiling for Gelb unless he has made some huge strides during his time at Michigan.

Prediction: Backup offensive lineman