Sherrone Moore talks Michigan WRs, RBs that have 'made plays' early in spring ball
Michigan Wolverines football brought in a 6-foot-5, 208-pound wide receiver as a freshman early enrollee, and he’s already flashed. The Lake Worth, Fla., native was said by his veteran teammates to have been a standout early in spring practices, and head coach Sherrone Moore — who was a huge factor in his recruitment — has also been impressed.
Browder is part of a shift for the Michigan wide receiving corps. The Wolverines have said they want more height and length at the position, and he and Indiana graduate Donaven McCulley provide it, among others. Fellow freshman early enrollee Andrew Marsh (6-0, 175) and classmate Jacob Washington (6-3, 180), who will arrive in the summer, also bring decent size.
“I feel like that group has obviously grown in size,” Moore said Monday. “That was an emphasis from me. I wanted big receivers, and with him and Donaven McCulley and bringing in Jacob Washington and even Andrew Marsh — he’s not a small guy, he’s a long-limbed guy — I feel like we’ve brought in really good size in that group to help us be more explosive in the passing game. And that’s what I wanted.”
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It also helps Michigan’s offense give the defense a better look in practice.
“Those guys have made plays, and it’s been fun to watch,” Moore noted. “And it’s been great for our defense and the DBs to go against guys that are bigger, because as we know, in the games that matter, you’re gonna have to go up against big dudes that can go and get the football in the air.
“It’s been awesome. It’s been very encouraging to watch them all.”
Michigan appears to have a strong stable of running backs again, led by junior Justice Haynes, an Alabama transfer, and sophomore Jordan Marshall, who had a breakout, 100-yard performance against the Crimson Tide to cap off last season. Junior Benjamin Hall has also long been in the mix but has yet to break out.
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“They’ve been awesome,” Moore said of Michigan’s running backs. “It’s an awesome room. It’s a competitive room. They’re together just like the quarterbacks, just like every other room — everybody competes, but they’re all aligned together.
“They’ve been great. Jordan has kinda picked up where he left off in the bowl game. We haven’t had tackling yet, but he’s been great. Ben has continued to climb and do the same thing, so feel good about those guys.”
The Wolverines have others competing for time, including sophomore Micah Ka’apana, a smaller, shifty back, and junior Bryson Kuzdzal, a walk-on from Ada, Mich.
“And the young guys: Micah Ka’apana is doing well, Bryson Kuzdzal is doing well,” Moore said. “[Freshman early enrollee] Donovan Johnson, same thing. So, all of those guys have put themselves in position to be in a good place, and we’re just excited about where they’re going.”
