Michigan's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster has been loaded (Last Update: Mar 18, 2026)Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Bryce Underwood SO | 6'4"/228 | 202/335 (60%), 2428 Yds, 11 TD / 9 INT | 88 Car, 392 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 6 TD, 3 FUM | C+ | C+ | #60 | 827 (79%) | 5* HS ('25) | |
| #16 B. Fowler-Nicolosi SR | 6'2"/200 | 44/82 (54%), 488 Yds, 1 TD / 2 INT | 14 Car, -3 Yds, (-0.2 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | D | C+ | #135 | 174 (17%) | CSU ('26) | |
| #17 Brady Smigiel FR | 6'5"/215 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #14 Tommy Carr FR | 6'4"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #18 Colin Hurley JR | 6'1"/218 | LSU ('26) | |||||||
| #15 Chase Herbstreit SO | 6'1"/198 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Jordan Marshall JR | 5'11"/216 | 150 Car, 932 Yds, (6.2 YPC), 10 TD, 0 FUM | 9 Rec, 92 Yds, (10.2 YPR), 0 TD | A- | C- | #63 | 314 (59%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #24 Bryson Kuzdzal SR | 5'11"/210 | 76 Car, 326 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 4 TD, 1 FUM | 4 Rec, 10 Yds, (2.5 YPR), 0 TD | B | F | #220 | 179 (33%) | NA | |
| #25 Micah Ka'apana JR | 5'11"/190 | 10 Car, 38 Yds, (3.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C | #262 | 34 (6%) | NA | |
| #36 Tomas O'Meara JR | 5'10"/192 | 11 Car, 83 Yds, (7.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C | 6 (1%) | NA | |||
| #5 Savion Hiter FR | 6'0"/210 | 5* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #26 Donovan Johnson SO | 6'0"/215 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #29 Jonathan Brown FR | 6'3"/200 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 JJ Buchanan SO | 6'3"/225 | 26 Rec, 427 Yds, (16.4 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 553 (46%) | UTAH ('26) | ||
| #3 Andrew Marsh SO | 6'0"/190 | 45 Rec, 651 Yds, (14.5 YPR), 4 TD, 2 FUM | 2 Car, 13 Yds, 1 TD | B | B | #99 | 542 (45%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #9 Channing Goodwin JR | 6'1"/197 | 12 Rec, 148 Yds, (12.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | C- | #591 | 334 (28%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Kendrick Bell SR | 6'2"/205 | 3 Rec, 54 Yds, (18 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | A- | #553 | 99 (8%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #81 Jamar Browder SO | 6'5"/215 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | D+ | 55 (5%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #10 Jaime Ffrench Jr. SO | 6'1"/185 | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 22 (2%) | TEX ('26) | ||
| #85 Logan Forbes GR | 6'2"/195 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | 14 (1%) | NA | |||
| #84 Jacob Washington SO | 6'3"/197 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||
| #38 Bryce Wilcox GR | 5'11"/191 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #89 Kaleb Schlecht SR | 6'4"/205 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #86 Travis Johnson FR | 6'2"/185 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #28 I'Marion Stewart JR | 5'11"/180 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #12 Salesi Moa FR | 6'2"/175 | UTAH ('26) | |||||||
| #82 C.J. Charleston GR | 6'0"/190 | YSU ('24) | |||||||
| #20 Jaylen Pile FR | 6'0"/195 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #83 Zack Marshall SR | 6'4"/245 | 16 Rec, 199 Yds, (12.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | D+ | C- | 246 (19%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #42 Jalen Hoffman SR | 6'3"/245 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | A+ | D | 133 (11%) | NA | |
| #88 Deakon Tonielli SR | 6'5"/246 | 8 Rec, 72 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | D+ | 91 (7%) | 4* HS ('23) | ||
| #80 Hogan Hansen JR | 6'5"/240 | 6 Rec, 74 Yds, (12.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | C+ | 76 (6%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #44 Eli Owens SO | 6'1"/244 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A+ | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #46 Crandall Quinn SR | 6'2"/238 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | 6 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Mason Bonner FR | 6'6"/200 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #54 Andrew Sprague (T) JR | 6'8"/315 | B- | A- | B | 740 (71%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #77 Blake Frazier (T) JR | 6'6"/295 | C | B+ | C- | 505 (49%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #71 Evan Link (T) SR | 6'6"/324 | C | B- | B- | 373 (36%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #70 Brady Norton (T) SR | 6'4"/312 | C- | B+ | D+ | 204 (20%) | CP ('25) | |
| #60 Brooks Bahr (T) SR | 6'5"/312 | C | B- | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #00 Malakai Lee (OT) FR | 6'6"/318 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Tommy Fraumann (OT) FR | 6'7"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #53 Jake Guarnera (G) JR | 6'4"/311 | B- | A- | B- | 710 (68%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #55 Nathan Efobi (G) SR | 6'3"/312 | C+ | B | A | 352 (34%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #74 Avery Gach (G) SO | 6'5"/308 | D+ | D+ | 6 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #50 Luke Hamilton (G) JR | 6'5"/319 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #66 Dan Taraboi (G) GR | 6'7"/328 | NA | |||||
| #67 H. Ka'aha'aina-Torres (C) SO | 6'3"/300 | C | B- | B+ | 14 (0.9%) | NEB ('26) | |
| #65 Andrew Babalola (OL) SO | 6'6"/315 | 5* HS ('25) | |||||
| #78 Marky Walbridge (OL) FR | 6'6"/285 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #52 Ace Hamilton (OL) FR | 6'3"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #76 Manuel Beigel (OL) JR | 6'5"/312 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Colton Dermer (LS) FR | 6'2"/230 | 3* HS ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #90 John Henry Daley (DE) SR | 6'4"/255 | 45 Tac, 23 Solo, 18 TFL, 12 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A | D+ | 513 (37.8%) | UTAH ('26) | |
| #9 Cameron Brandt (DE) SR | 6'4"/270 | 22 Tac, 12 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | C- | 405 (33%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #8 Dominic Nichols (DE) JR | 6'5"/255 | 19 Tac, 14 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C+ | 198 (16%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #94 Nate Marshall (DE) SO | 6'3"/240 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | D | 89 (7%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #88 Lugard Edokpayi (DE) JR | 6'7"/250 | C | B+ | C | 26 (2%) | 4* HS ('24) | |||
| #93 Benny Patterson (DE) SO | 6'2"/270 | C- | C | C | 10 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||
| #55 Randy Keumogne (DE) GR | 6'2"/237 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Carter Meadows (DE) FR | 6'6"/225 | 5* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #51 McHale Blade (DE) FR | 6'4"/245 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Tariq Boney (DE) FR | 6'1"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #91 Jonah Lea'ea (DT) SR | 6'5"/285 | 34 Tac, 20 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C | 623 (43.2%) | UTAH ('26) | |
| #95 Trey Pierce (DT) SR | 6'2"/310 | 30 Tac, 18 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D+ | C+ | 405 (31%) | NA | |
| #17 Enow Etta (DT) SR | 6'5"/320 | 15 Tac, 6 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | 295 (23%) | 4* HS ('23) | ||
| #97 Chibi Anwunah (DT) GR | 6'5"/300 | C+ | B- | 22 (2%) | NA | ||||
| #99 Bobby Kanka (DT) SO | 6'4"/305 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #54 Deyvid Palepale (DT) JR | 6'2"/335 | C | C- | C | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #57 Travis Moten (DT) SO | 6'6"/315 | C | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #92 Ted Hammond (DT) JR | 6'5"/294 | C | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Titan Davis (DL) FR | 6'5"/270 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Alister Vallejo (DL) FR | 6'3"/310 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jonah Leaea (DL) | 0'0"/ | UTAH ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #52 Christian Pierce SO | 6'0"/235 | 16 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | C | 776 (106%) | MICH ('26) | |
| #44 Nathaniel Staehling GR | 6'2"/238 | B+ | C+ | B- | 657 (89%) | NDSU ('26) | |||
| #18 Troy Bowles SR | 6'0"/230 | 27 Tac, 16 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | C | 210 (29%) | UGA ('25) | |
| #13 Aisea Moa GR | 6'2"/238 | 12 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D- | B+ | C | 180 (25%) | MSU ('26) | |
| #30 Max Alford GR | 6'1"/230 | 21 Tac, 11 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | C | 142 (19%) | BYU ('26) | |
| #29 Chase Taylor SO | 6'2"/237 | 10 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | D+ | 80 (11%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #12 N. Owusu-Boateng SO | 6'1"/217 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | D+ | 75 (10%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #28 Kainoa Winston SO | 5'11"/204 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | D | 11 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #43 Zach Ludwig JR | 6'2"/225 | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #59 John Weidenbach SR | 6'0"/215 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #23 Markel Dabney FR | 6'1"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #15 Aden Reeder FR | 6'2"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #33 Kaden Catchings FR | 6'1"/220 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Jyaire Hill (CB) SR | 6'2"/190 | 36 Tac, 24 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B | C+ | B | 710 (68%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #3 Smith Snowden (CB) SR | 5'10"/185 | 37 Tac, 24 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 9 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | B- | 632 (61%) | UTAH ('26) | |
| #10 Zeke Berry (CB) GR | 5'11"/196 | 33 Tac, 26 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 10 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | C+ | 562 (54%) | 4* HS ('22) | |
| #2 Shamari Earls (CB) SO | 6'2"/205 | C | C- | 72 (7%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||||
| #16 Jo'Ziah Edmond (CB) JR | 6'1"/185 | C | D- | 28 (3%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||||
| #32 Jeremiah Lowe (CB) JR | 5'11"/180 | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #37 Julius Holly (CB) SO | 6'4"/230 | C | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #24 Jamarion Vincent (CB) FR | 6'2"/170 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #20 Chris Bracy (S) JR | 6'1"/195 | 71 Tac, 40 Solo, 7 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 9 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A | C | D+ | 758 (69%) | MEM ('26) | |
| #25 Mason Curtis (S) JR | 6'5"/211 | 33 Tac, 18 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B | D+ | B | 369 (34%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #6 Jordan Young (S) SO | 6'0"/195 | 15 Tac, 11 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D | D+ | 148 (14%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #1 Rod Moore (S) GR | 6'0"/198 | 6 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C | C+ | 85 (8%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #5 Jacob Oden (S) JR | 6'1"/205 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | D+ | 44 (4%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #31 Nico Andrighetto (S) GR | 5'9"/190 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | C | 5 (0%) | NA | |
| #22 Jordan Deck (S) FR | 6'2"/190 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #26 Taylor Tatum (S) JR | 5'10"/212 | OKLA ('26) | |||||||
| #27 Ernest Nunley (S) FR | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #99 Trey Butkowski SO | 6'0"/170 | 20/23 (87%), Long 47 Yds | 43/43 | 103 Pts | A- | PITT ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #33 Cameron Brown SO | 6'2"/185 | 46, 2015 YDS (43.8 YPP), Long 71 YDS | 17 In 20, 3 TB | C | A+ | UNLV ('26) | |
| #90 Hudson Hollenbeck GR | 6'2"/206 | 40, 1729 YDS (43.2 YPP), Long 67 YDS | 10 In 20, 3 TB | C- | A+ | NA | |
| #93 Hunter Robertson SR | 6'4"/205 | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Kyle Whittingham new hireOC Jason Beck new hireDC Jay Hill new hire
Players with Starting experience2813 off • 15 def
Team Talent1020#11 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.9Blue-chip 53.75%
Roster Size10821 portal (17.5%)
Off: 53 Talent: (#9)
Def: 51 Talent: (#11)
ST: 4
New Portal In: 18 (15%)
Portal Losses: 33
Unrated/No Stats: 12
Total Team Snaps: 17798
Elite: 4
Top 100: 7
Top 250: 32
Top 100 Pos: 39
JAG: 9
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 3886 (22%)
JR Snaps: 4679 (26%)
SR Snaps: 6914 (39%)
GR Snaps: 2319 (13%)
78% Snaps by Upperclassmen
12 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
1 (0)
0 (0)
1001(174)
Exp 96% • Prod 100% — Bryce Underwood returns, their starting QB from last year. Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
1 (1)
0 (0)
533(0)
Exp 99% • Prod 64% — Michigan returns Jordan Marshall, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (2)
1 (0)
2189(575)
Exp 68% • Prod 67% — Michigan returns leading WR Andrew Marsh, but lost their #2 from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (3)
0 (0)
2911(14)
T 88% • G 52% • C 1% — Michigan OL: 3 starters back, 3 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (2)
2 (0)
2603(1136)
DE 48% • DT 50% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (1)
2 (1)
2133(1755)
LB 97% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (1)
2 (0)
3415(1390)
CB 97% • S 65% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 6634 (763 portal) 88% returning, (12% via Portal) • Defense 8151 (4281 portal) 47% returning, (53% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge