Michigan spring roster takeaways: Jersey numbers, heights, weights, more
Michigan Wolverines football began spring practices Tuesday (March 18). They’ll run through the April 19 spring game at The Big House. The Maize and Blue updated their roster to kick things off, and here are some takeaways.
Roster size
Michigan has 111 players on its spring roster, with four transfers (offensive lineman Lawrence Hattar, kicker/punter Beckham Sunderland, wide receiver Anthony Simpson and long snapper Trent Middleton) expected to join the team this summer. Additionally, Michigan has 15 early enrollee freshmen with nine more slated to join the program after the spring.
College football teams are expected to have to get their rosters down to 105 players should the House v. NCAA settlement be approved April 7 as expected. Michigan is at 124 players now (the ones on the spring roster plus those expected to join the team) but will have until the season to thin it out.
Roster by position
Offense
• QB — 4
• RB — 7
• TE/FB — 8
• WR — 16
• OL — 17*
Defense
• DL — 12
• EDGE — 11
• LB — 11
• DB — 19
Special teams
• K — 2
• P — 1
• LS — 3*
*Senior James Kavouklis is listed as an offensive lineman/long snapper. We have him included with the linemen, not the specialists.
New jersey numbers
Five returning scholarship players switched their jersey numbers.
• Graduate EDGE TJ Guy went from 42 to 4. Former linebacker Micah Pollard, who transferred to Liberty, was previously No. 4.
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• Junior running back Benjamin Hall went from 28 to 7. Former running back Donovan Edwards wore No. 7 the previoius four seasons.
• Graduate defensive lineman Rayshaun Benny changed from 26 to 55. Former position mate Mason Graham, who left early for the NFL Draft, previously sported No. 55.
• Junior linebacker Jason Hewlett switched from 44 to 19. Former punter Tommy Doman, who transferred to Florida, wore No. 19 last season.
• Senior wide receiver Amorion Walker donned No. 1 last season but doesn’t have a jersey number on the roster, the lone player in that situation.
Transfer heights, weights and jersey numbers
Michigan didn’t update the heights and weights for its returning players but provided them, plus jersey numbers, for the newcomers. Here are the transfers:
| Transfer | Former School | Height | Weight | Jersey Number |
| DL Tré Williams | Clemson | 6-2 | 315 | 0 |
| DB TJ Metcalf | Arkansas | 6-1 | 200 | 7 |
| QB Mikey Keene | Fresno State | 5-11 | 200 | 10 |
| CB Caleb Anderson | Louisiana | 6-3 | 200 | 13 |
| WR Donaven McCulley | Indiana | 6-5 | 200 | 13 |
| RB Justice Haynes | Alabama | 5-11 | 205 | 22 |
| DB Tevis Metcalf | Arkansas | 5-10 | 192 | 24 |
| LB Troy Bowles | Georgia | 6-0 | 220 | 40 |
| DL Damon Payne | Alabama | 6-4 | 303 | 44 |
| OL Brady Norton | Cal Poly | 6-3 | 275 | 70 |
Freshman heights, weights and jersey numbers
Here are Michigan’s 14 freshman early enrollees:
| Freshman | Height | Weight | Jersey Number |
| DB Shamari Earls | 6-2 | 203 | 2 |
| WR Andrew Marsh | 6-0 | 175 | 4 |
| LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng | 6-1 | 203 | 12 |
| DB Jordan Young | 6-0 | 177 | 14 |
| QB Bryce Underwood | 6-4 | 208 | 19 |
| RB Donovan Johnson | 6-0 | 213 | 26 |
| LB Chase Taylor | 6-2 | 213 | 29 |
| EDGE Julius Holly | 6-4 | 224 | 37 |
| TE Eli Owens | 6-1 | 223 | 45 |
| DL Travis Moten | 6-6 | 296 | 57 |
| OL Andrew Babalola | 6-6 | 300 | 65 |
| OL Avery Gach | 6-5 | 287 | 74 |
| OL Kaden Strayhorn | 6-2 | 299 | 75 |
| WR Jamar Browder | 6-5 | 208 | 88 |
| DL Bobby Kanka | 6-4 | 289 | 99 |
