Michigan offers Western Kentucky defensive back transfer Upton Stout
The Michigan Wolverines have offered Western Kentucky defensive back Upton Stout, he revealed on social media on Monday morning. He has as many as two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Since entering the portal, Stout (5-9, 165 pounds) has reported offers from Michigan, Pitt, Washington State, Memphis, Houston, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Tulsa, Boston College, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and USC.
Stout began his career at North Texas in 2020-21 before transferring to Western Kentucky ahead of the 2022 season. He played 495 career snaps at North Texas, recording 36 total tackles and allowing 23 receptions for 297 yards and two touchdowns on 37 targets.
Stout became a prominent part of the Western Kentucky defense the last two seasons, playing 612 snaps in 2022 and 418 this past season after missing six games in the middle of the season. He allowed 37 receptions on 65 targets for 494 yards with two touchdowns allowed and five interceptions over the last two years. Pro Football Focus graded him out at 78.6 overall and 75.2 in coverage this past season with a run defense grade of 82.5.
He was a three-star prospect coming out of high school after starring at North Shore HS in Houston, Texas. Aside from North Texas, he held offers from Houston, Louisiana-Monroe, New Mexico, Northwestern State, South Alabama, Utah State, UTSA and Houston Baptist.
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Stout has played mostly boundary corner but also a fair amount of nickel over the last few years, so the Michigan coaching staff likely sees him as a fit for the role that Mike Sainristil has held down over the last two seasons. They cross-train all of their players, so this seems like it could be a fit. It also is potential competition in a room that likely includes Ja’Den McBurrows, Myles Pollard and others competing for Sainristil’s role ahead of the 2024 season.
Michigan is returning to the College Football Playoff to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. Still, roster building for next season through the transfer portal officially started Monday with the window opening up, and the portal has been a major supplementary piece over the last few years.
Michigan added nine transfers to the mix last offseason in offensive tackles Myles Hinton and LaDarius Henderson, center Drake Nugent, tight end AJ Barner, quarterback Jack Tuttle, linebacker Ernest Hausmann, EDGE Josaiah Stewart, cornerback Josh Wallace and kicker James Turner.
Next up for the Wolverines is the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal on Jan. 1, set for a 5 p.m. ET kickoff from Pasadena.
