Michigan safety Jordan Morant enters his name into the NCAA transfer portal
Michigan Wolverines football just finished spring ball April 5, and the Maize and Blue have their first transfer out of the program in months. Safety Jordan Morant, who is entering his third year in the program, has entered the transfer portal, according to On3 insider Matt Zenitz.
Morant did not see game action during his freshman year in 2020, before playing in eight games in 2021. Morant mostly played special teams but got in at safety in one game, totaling eight defensive snaps. He made one tackle in the Wolverines’ 42-27 beatdown of Ohio State.
Morant made two tackles and one pass breakup in Michigan’s Maize vs. Blue spring game, and appeared to be climbing the depth chart a bit despite still being buried behind the likes of Rod Moore, Makari Paige, R.J. Moten and potentially others, like four-star freshmen Keon Sabb (an early enrollee) and Zeke Berry.
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On an appearance on the In The Trenches podcast this week, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh discussed Morant and his development this spring.
“Jordan Morant [continues] to have that drive and want to — football being very important, right up there, top three of your priorities,” Harbaugh said. “He’s got the natural athletic ability and toughness. He can hit, not afraid, he could surface to be that type of guy.”
It appears he’ll bring his commitment, attitude and physical traits to another school. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
A four-star recruit in the 2020 class, Morant came to Michigan from Bergen Catholic in Oradell, N.J. He suffered a foot injury during his prep senior season and wasn’t able to participate in the Polynesian Bowl and All-American Bowl, both of which he was invited to. That also limited him during his first year at Michigan.
Morant is the eighth Michigan player to enter the transfer portal since the end of the 2021 campaign, and most have already found new schools. He joins quarterback Dan Villari (Syracuse), offensive lineman Chuck Filiaga (Minnesota), cornerback Darion Green-Warren (Nevada), defensive back Sammy Faustin (unknown), cornerback George Johnson (UMass), cornerback Andre Seldon (New Mexico State) and linebacker Anthony Solomon (Arizona).
The Wolverines are coming off their most accomplished season in over two decades, having won the Big Ten and made the College Football Playoff. Michigan knocked off rival Ohio State for the first time since 2011 and has momentum heading into 2022. Most of the team’s starters return on offense, while the defense is a bit more wide open, with seven full-time starters from last season having departed. Still, Morant felt it was in his best interest to seek greener pastures elsewhere.
