Michigan Wolverines

Big Ten · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI

9-4 2025 record (7-2 conf)
#21 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#27 board)
Win total (O -235)
43% Returning starter games
2nd Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Kyle Whittingham Head Coach 1st year
177–88 Career · 23 seasons
Spread Option Offense
4-3, 4-2-5 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 67%41 / 6110 / 1572%
Offensive line 63%38 / 6012 / 1966%
Defensive front 15%13 / 8510 / 2116%
Secondary 39%24 / 628 / 1558%

Back 41

Bryce Underwood QB · 2,820 yds · 13g 37%
Jyaire Hill CB · 3 INT+PD · 13g 16%
Jordan Marshall RB · 1,024 yds · 11g 13%
Mason Curtis SAF · 2 INT+PD · 11g 11%
Jake Guarnera OL · 13g 10%
Dominic Nichols DE · 8 havoc · 12g 8%

Gone 32

Derrick Moore DE · 27 havoc · 12g · gone 26%
Jaishawn Barham DE · 16 havoc · 12g · gone 15%
Justice Haynes RB · 907 yds · 7g · to GT 12%
TJ Metcalf DB · 2 INT+PD · 13g · to TENN 11%
Brandyn Hillman DB · 2 INT+PD · 12g · to UVA 11%
Greg Crippen OL · 13g · gone 10%

New 11

Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi QB · 494 yds · 3g · from CSU
JJ Buchanan WR · 427 yds · 13g · from UTAH
John Henry Daley DE · 36 havoc · 11g · from UTAH
Jeremiah Earby CB · 8 INT+PD · 14g · from BSU
Jonah Lea'ea DT · 4 havoc · 13g · from UTAH
Smith Snowden CB · 4 INT+PD · 13g · from UTAH

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 27.5 49
Explosive play rate 12.8% 77
Red zone TD rate 68.8% 48
Line yards per carry 3.1 94
Sack rate allowed 5.8% 51

Defense

Points allowed per game 20.4 79
Explosive rate allowed 9.5% 76
Red zone score rate allowed 84.6% 42
Line yards per carry allowed 1.9 88
Sack rate 6.2% 53

2025 Margin by Game

UNM
OKLA
CMU
NEB
WIS
USC
WASH
MSU
PUR
NW
MD
OSU
TEX

2026 schedule

2nd-hardest path in FBS · 6 title-contender games · 4 road
W1Sat 11:30 PMvs Western Michigan10-4 40W 13-12NBC/Peacock
W2Sat 4:00 PMvs Oklahoma10-3 52W 17-10FOX
W3Sat 7:30 PMvs UTEP2-10 16W 52-17BTN
W4Sat 7:30 PMvs Iowa9-4 45L 19-20CBS
W5Sat 4:00 PM@ Minnesota8-5 42L 14-20FOX
W7Sat 7:30 PMvs Penn State7-6 38W 21-18CBS
W8Sat 4:00 PMvs Indiana16-0 78 FOX
W9Sat 5:00 PM@ Rutgers5-7 37
W10Sat 6:00 PMvs Michigan State4-8 28
W11Sat 6:00 PM@ Oregon13-2 66
W12Sat 6:00 PMvs UCLA3-9 32
W13Sat 5:00 PM@ Ohio State12-2 86 FOX

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Bryce Underwood SO · #19 Tommy Carr FR · #14 Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi GR · #16
RB Jordan Marshall JR · #23 Savion Hiter FR · #5 Bryson Kuzdzal SR · #24
WR-X Andrew Marsh SO · #3 Jaime Ffrench Jr. SO · #10 Jamar Browder SO · #81
WR-Z Salesi Moa FR · #12 Travis Johnson FR · #13 Kendrick Bell SR · #0
WR-SL JJ Buchanan SO · #6 Channing Goodwin JR · #9 Jaylen Pile FR · #20
TE Jalen Hoffman SR · #42 Zack Marshall SR · #83 Eli Owens SO · #44
LT Evan Link SR · #71 Marky Walbridge FR · #78
LG Nathan Efobi SR · #55 Luke Hamilton JR · #50 Dan Taraboi GR · #66
C Jake Guarnera JR · #53 Houston Ka'aha'aina-Torres SO · #67
RG Brady Norton SR · #70 Avery Gach SO · #74 James Kavouklis GR · #64
RT Blake Frazier JR · #77 Malakai Lee FR · #58

Roster 120

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Jyaire Hill CBSR6'2"190Kankakee, IL
0 Kendrick Bell WRSR6'2"202Kansas City, MO
1 Rod Moore Jr. SAFGR5'11"190Dayton, OH
2 Shamari Earls CBSO6'2"195Richmond, VA
3 Andrew Marsh WRSO6'1"192Katy, TX
3 Smith Snowden CBSR5'10"188Lehi, UT
4 Chase Taylor LBSO6'2"222Ellenwood, GA
5 Savion Hiter RBFR5'11"212Louisa, VA
5 Jacob Oden SAFJR6'0"195Detroit, MI
6 JJ Buchanan WRSO6'4"218Henderson, NV
6 Jordan Young SAFSO5'11"193Monroe, NC
7 Chris Bracy SAFJR6'1"200Mobile, AL
8 Dom Nichols DEJR6'5"245Frederick, MD
9 Channing Goodwin WRJR6'1"192Charlotte, NC
9 Cam Brandt DESR6'3"270Carson, CA
10 Zeke Berry CBGR5'11"188Pittsburg, CA
10 Jaime Ffrench Jr. WRSO6'2"185Jacksonville, FL
12 Salesi Moa WRFR6'2"186Ogden, UT
12 Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng LBSO6'1"216Hyattsville, MD
13 Aisea Moa LBGR6'2"235North Ogden, UT
13 Travis Johnson WRFR6'3"185Chesapeake, VA
14 Tommy Carr QBFR6'4"195Saline, MI
14 Carter Meadows DEFR6'7"252Bethesda, MD
15 Aden Reeder LBFR6'2"223Monroe, OH
15 Chase Herbstreit QBSO6'1"210Cincinnati, OH
16 Jo'Ziah Edmond CBJR6'1"185Indianapolis, IN
16 Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi QBGR6'3"212Aledo, TX
17 Enow Etta DTSR6'5"328Keller, TX
17 Brady Smigiel QBFR6'4"217Thousand Oaks, CA
18 Troy Bowles LBSR6'0"224Tampa, FL
18 Mason Bonner TEFR6'7"229Lakewood, CO
19 Bryce Underwood QBSO6'4"230Detroit, MI
20 I'Marion Stewart CBJR5'10"175Chicago, IL
20 Jaylen Pile WRFR6'0"196Grapevine, TX
22 Braydon Alford WRJR5'8"180Dublin, OH
22 Jordan Deck SAFFR6'1"195Little Elm, TX
23 Jordan Marshall RBJR5'10"220Cincinnati, OH
23 Markel Dabney LBFR6'0"241Chesterfield, VA
24 Jamarion Vincent CBFR6'2"169Waco, TX
24 Bryson Kuzdzal RBSR5'11"205Grand Rapids, MI
25 Mason Curtis SAFJR6'4"215Nashville, TN
25 Micah Ka'apana RBJR5'10"192Waianae, HI
26 Donovan Johnson RBSO6'0"220Savannah, GA
27 Ernest Nunley SAFFR6'1"186Carson, CA
28 Kainoa Winston SAFSO5'10"202Montgomery Village, MD
29 Jonathan Brown RBFR6'0"196Westerville, OH
30 Max Alford LBGR6'2"235Park City, UT
31 Nico Andrighetto SAFGR5'9"195Mountain View, CA
32 Gary Stacy RBSO6'1"207Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
32 Jeremiah Lowe CBJR5'10"182Lexington, KY
33 Cam Brown PSO6'3"185Coolangatta,, AUS
33 Kaden Catchings LBFR6'1"220Jackson, MS
34 John Weidenbach LBSR5'11"216Naperville, IL
35 Ndi Etta LBFR6'1"215Keller, TX
35 Stuart Blake KJR6'1"183Jenkintown, PA
36 Tomas O'Meara RBJR5'10"197Ann Arbor, MI
36 Josh Nichols CBGR5'10"215Detroit, MI
37 Julius Holly DESO6'3"234Alpharetta, GA
38 Bryce Wilcox WRGR5'10"180Sharpsburg, GA
38 Sam Baron CBSR6'1"192Cadillac, MI
39 Ayden Schlecht RBFR5'11"185Ann Arbor, MI
39 Max Reyes SAFGR5'11"195Southlake, TX
40 Jimmy Pisani TESR6'4"236Clarendon Hills, IL
41 Tariq Boney DEFR6'1"243Washington, DC
42 Jeffrey Chukwu CBJR6'1"204Severna Park, MD
42 Jalen Hoffman TESR6'3"247Burke, VA
43 Zach Ludwig LBJR6'2"219South Park, PA
43 Jack Treutelaar LSFR6'0"210Libertyville, IL
44 Eli Owens TESO6'1"247Alcoa, TN
44 Nathaniel Staehling LBGR6'3"241Baxter, MN
46 Crandall Quinn TESR6'2"242Grand Rapids, MI
46 Gavin Magorien LSSO5'11"210Erie, PA
49 Nico Crawford LSGR6'0"230Dublin, OH
49 Adam Bazzi LBJR5'10"220Rochester Hills, MI
50 Luke Hamilton OLJR6'3"298Avon, OH
51 McHale Blade DEFR6'4"255Country Club Hills, IL
52 Ace Hamilton OLFR6'2"288Clinton, MD
52 Christian Pierce LBSO6'0"225Chicago, IL
53 Jake Guarnera OLJR6'3"315Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
54 Deyvid Palepale DTJR6'2"322Anchorage, AK
54 Andrew Sprague OLJR6'7"310Kansas City, MO
55 Nathan Efobi OLSR6'4"303Atlanta, GA
56 Alister Vallejo DTFR6'3"307Liberty Hill, TX
57 Travis Moten DTSO6'5"330Louisville, KY
58 Malakai Lee OLFR6'7"359Kaneohe, HI
60 Brooks Bahr OLSR6'6"315Lake Forest, IL
64 James Kavouklis OLGR6'1"288Tampa, FL
65 Andrew Babalola OLSO6'6"305Overland Park, KS
66 Dan Taraboi OLGR6'7"315Cedarburg, WI
67 Houston Ka'aha'aina-Torres OLSO6'4"310Waimanalo, HI
67 Trent Middleton LSSR6'1"215Fullerton, CA
70 Brady Norton OLSR6'4"310Mission Viejo, CA
71 Evan Link OLSR6'6"313Burke, VA
72 Peter Donini OLSO6'9"288Summit, NJ
77 Blake Frazier OLJR6'6"302Austin, TX
78 Marky Walbridge OLFR6'6"300Hanover, MA
79 Tommy Fraumann OLFR6'8"279Wilmette, IL
80 Hogan Hansen TEJR6'6"240Bellevue, WA
81 Jamar Browder WRSO6'4"215Jacksonville, FL
83 Zack Marshall TESR6'5"245Carlsbad, CA
84 Jacob Washington WRSO6'4"198Harvey, LA
85 Logan Forbes WRGR6'1"195Clarkston, MI
88 Lugard Edokpayi Jr. DEJR6'7"263Bowie, MD
88 Deakon Tonielli TESR6'6"240Oswego, IL
89 Avery Gach OLSO6'4"302Franklin, MI
89 Kaleb Schlecht WRSR6'4"213Ann Arbor, MI
90 John Henry Daley DESR6'5"252Alpine, UT
90 Hudson Hollenbeck PGR6'2"215Collierville, TN
91 Jonah Lea'ea DTSR6'5"290San Mateo, CA
92 Ted Hammond DTJR6'4"270Cincinnati, OH
93 Benny Patterson III DESO6'1"257Newburgh, IN
93 Hunter Robertson PSR6'5"213Huntington Woods, MI
94 Nate Marshall DESO6'3"248Oak Park, IL
95 Trey Pierce DTSR6'2"310Chicago, IL
96 Manuel Beigel OLJR6'5"307Frankfurt,, DEU
97 Titan Davis DTFR6'4"286Overland, MO
97 Jacob Baggett KFR6'1"190Charlotte, NC
99 Bobby Kanka DTSO6'4"295Howell, MI
99 Trey Butkowski KSO5'11"179Orlando, FL
Jeremiah Earby CBSR6'2"186East Palo Alto, CA