Position switches, weight changes and more takeaways from Michigan football's 2024 roster
Michigan Wolverines football released its updated roster Wednesday, after holding its first practice of fall camp heading into the 2024 season.
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Jersey number changes
Michigan saw several players change jersey numbers this offseason:
• WR Semaj Morgan — No. 82 to No. 0
• DL Enow Etta — No. 96 to No. 17
• LB Cole Sullivan — No. 18 to No. 23
• TE Hogan Hansen — No. 81 to No. 80
• TE Brady Prieskorn — No. 22 to No. 86
Position switches
Etta has also gone from being listed as an EDGE during spring practices to a defensive tackle. He’s up 13 pounds to 308 as fall camp begins, too.
Michigan freshman summer enrollee Mason Curtis was announced by the program as a linebacker when it released its 2024 recruiting class back in February, but the 6-foot-5, 200-pounder is now listed as a defensive back.
Weight changes
Here’s a look at every significant weight change on Michigan’s roster. Note that freshmen who enrolled early on the below list are being compared between their spring listing and what the roster now says. The returning Wolverines are being compared to their weight from last year’s fall camp roster.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Michigan loses QB
Carter Smith decommits from Wolverines
- 2
Hunter Heisman
Colorado star becomes betting favorite
- 3Hot
Terrible calls
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- 4
Nightmare scenario
ACC tiebreak chaos
- 5
Donald Trump
Former President nixes PSU vs. Ohio State
MICHIGAN PLAYERS WHO GAINED FIVE-PLUS POUNDS
• OL Nathan Efobi — up from 285 to 307 (+22)
• DL Brooks Bahr — up from 298 to 319 (+21)
• OL Evan Link — up from 307 to 328 (+21)
• DL Trey Pierce — up from 300 to 315 (+15)
• LB Micah Pollard — up from 221 to 234 (+13)
• DL Enow Etta — up from 295 to 308 (+13)
• WR Kendrick Bell — up from 180 to 191 (+11)
• LB Cole Sullivan — up from 215 to 225 (+10)
• EDGE Dominic Nichols — up from 251 to 261 (+10)
• OL Blake Frazier — up from 275 to 285 (+10)
• K Adam Samaha — up from 185 to 195 (+10)
• OL Jake Guarnera — up from 308 to 317 (+9)
• LB Jimmy Rolder — up from 233 to 240 (+7)
• RB Cole Cabana — up from 198 to 204 (+6)
• TE Hogan Hansen — up from 230 to 236 (+6)
• EDGE Aymeric Koumba — up from 254 to 260 (+6)
• EDGE Tyler McLaurin — up from 247 to 252 (+5)
• OL Dominick Giudice — up from 305 to 310 (+5)
MICHIGAN PLAYERS WHO LOST FIVE-PLUS POUNDS
• DL Alessandro Lorenzetti — down from 301 to 285 (-16)
• TE Deakon Tonielli — down from 251 to 238 (-13)
• EDGE Cameron Brandt — down from 277 to 265 (-12)
• OL Jeffrey Persi — down from 320 to 310 (-10)
• LS William Wagner — down from 255 to 245 (-10)
• DB Jacob Oden — down from 206 to 196 (-10)
• OL Giovanni El-Hadi — down from 318 to 310 (-8)
• RB Kalel Mullings — down from 239 to 233 (-6)
• DB Ja’Den McBurrows — down from 200 to 194 (-6)
Newcomer heights, weights, jersey numbers
This summer, Michigan brought in seven transfers and 17 freshmen, in addition to those who already enrolled in the winter.
TRANSFERS
| Transfer | Jersey | Height | Weight |
| DB Ricky Johnson (UNLV) | 22 | 6-1 | 180 |
| DB Jaden Mangham (Michigan State) | 3 | 6-2 | 185 |
| DB Wesley Walker (Louisville) | 13 | 6-1 | 200 |
| DB Aamir Hall (Albany) | 12 | 6-1 | 201 |
| WR Amorion Walker (Mississippi) | 1 | 6-3 | 182 |
| WR C.J. Charleston (Youngstown State) | 5 | 6-0 | 190 |
| K Dominic Zvada (Arkansas State) | 96 | 6-3 | 180 |
FRESHMEN
| Freshman | Jersey | Height | Weight |
| EDGE Devon Baxter | 82 | 6-6 | 240 |
| DL Manuel Beigel | 76 | 6-5 | 300 |
| DB Mason Curtis | 25 | 6-5 | 200 |
| DB Jo’Ziah Edmond | 16 | 6-1 | 180 |
| EDGE Lugard Egokpayi | 88 | 6-7 | 232 |
| WR Channing Goodwin | 14 | 6-1 | 185 |
| OL Luke Hamilton | 50 | 6-5 | 315 |
| DL Ted Hammond | 85 | 6-5 | 282 |
| RB Micah Ka’apana | 25 | 5-11 | 190 |
| DB Jeremiah Lowe | 32 | 5-11 | 177 |
| LB Zach Ludwig | 43 | 6-2 | 217 |
| RB Jordan Marshall | 23 | 5-11 | 210 |
| DL Deyvid Palepale | 54 | 6-2 | 335 |
| OL Ben Roebuck | 73 | 6-7 | 305 |
| OL Andrew Sprague | 54 | 6-8 | 305 |
| WR I’Marion Stewart | 82 | 5-11 | 180 |
| DL Owen Wafle | 99 | 6-2 | 298 |
