ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The turnover in college football rosters has never been more dramatic than it is right now.
Every offseason, the transfer portal essentially acts like free agency in professional sports, with the added chaos of players who don’t have binding contracts. So every player on every roster is a candidate to end up on the market and jump to another team.
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As a result, it’s harder and harder to keep track of where players came from. Just look at Michigan, for example. More than 20 players on the roster began their careers in another uniform.
So as the season finally gets underway, here’s a look at the full list of 119 players on the Michigan football roster (organized by jersey number), and how they got to the Wolverines in the first place.
NOTE: “Class” means a player was part of that year’s high school recruiting class.
- Semaj Morgan -- 2023 class
- Tre Williams -- Transferred from Clemson before 2025
- Donaven McCulley -- Transferred from Indiana before 2025
- Jaishawn Barham -- Transferred from Maryland before 2024
- Jadyn Davis -- 2024 class
- Shamari Earls -- 2025 class
- Fredrick Moore -- 2023 class
- Jaden Mangham -- Transferred from Michigan State before 2024
- TJ Guy -- 2021 class
- Andrew Marsh -- 2025 class
- Anthony Simpson -- Transferred from UMass before 2025
- Jacob Oden -- 2024 class
- Brandyn Hillman -- 2023 class
- Jamar Browder -- 2025 class
- TJ Metcalf -- Transferred from Arkansas before 2025
- Mikey Keene -- Transferred from Fresno State before 2025
- Derrick Moore -- 2022 class
- I’Marion Stewart -- 2024 class
- Cameron Brandt -- 2023 class
- Channing Goodwin -- 2024 class
- Zeke Berry -- 2022 class
- Kendrick Bell -- 2023 class
- Jake Garcia -- Transferred from ECU before 2025
- Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng -- 2025 class
- Caleb Anderson -- Transferred from Louisiana before 2025
- Jordan Young -- 2025 class
- Ernest Hausmann -- Transferred from Nebraska before 2023
- Chase Herbstreit -- 2025 class
- Davis Warren -- Walk-on before 2021 season
- Jo’Ziah Edmond -- 2024 class
- Marlin Klein -- 2022 class
- Enow Etta -- 2023 class
- Troy Bowles -- Transferred from Georgia before 2025
- Bryce Underwood -- 2025 class
- Rod Moore -- 2021 class
- Jyaire Hill -- 2023 class
- Justice Haynes -- Transferred from Alabama before 2025
- Elijah Dotson -- 2025 class
- Jordan Marshall -- 2024 class
- Cole Sullivan -- 2024 class
- Bryson Kuzdzal -- Walk-on before 2023 season
- Tevis Metcalf -- Transferred from Arkansas before 2025
- Mason Curtis -- 2024 class
- Micah Ka’apana -- 2024 class
- Rayshaun Benny -- 2021 class
- Donovan Johnson -- 2025 class
- Jasper Parker -- 2025 class
- Jayden Sanders -- 2025 class
- Kainoa Winston -- 2025 class
- Chase Taylor -- 2025 class
- Jimmy Rolder -- 2022 class
- Nico Andrighetto -- Walk-on before 2022 season
- Jeremiah Lowe -- 2024 class
- John Volker -- Transferred from Princeton before 2025
- Dominic Nichols -- 2024 class
- Jaydon Hood -- 2021 class
- Stuart Blake -- Walk-on before 2024 season
- Joshua Nichols -- Walk-on before 2022 season
- Tomas O’Meara -- Walk-on before 2024 season
- Julius Holly -- 2025 class
- Bryce Wilcox -- Walk-on before 2022 season
- Joe Taylor -- Walk-on before 2021 season
- Max Reyes -- Walk-on before 2024 season
- Rocco Milia -- Transferred from Columbia before 2025
- Shomari Stone -- Walk-on before 2022 season
- Jalen Hoffman -- Walk-on before 2023 season
- Zach Ludwig -- 2024 class
- Max Bredeson -- Walk-on before 2021 season
- Damon Payne -- Transferred from Alabama before 2025
- Greg Tarr -- Walk-on before 2020 season
- Eli Owens -- 2025 class
- Crandall Quinn -- Walk-on before 2025 season (lacrosse)
- Luke Hamilton -- 2024 class
- Greg Crippen -- 2021 class
- Jake Guarnera -- 2024 class
- Deyvid Palepale -- 2024 class
- Andrew Sprague -- 2024 class
- Nathan Efobi -- 2023 class
- Travis Moten -- 2025 class
- Giovani El-Hadi -- 2021 class
- John Weidenbach -- Walk-on before 2023 season
- Brooks Behr -- 2023 class
- James Kavouklas -- Walk-on before 2022 season
- Andrew Babalola -- 2025 class
- Dan Taraboi -- Walk-on before 2022 season
- Trent Middleton -- Transferred from UCLA before 2025
- Brady Norton -- Transferred from Cal Poly before 2025
- Evan Link -- 2023 class
- Ben Roebuck -- 2024 class
- Avery Gach -- 2025 class
- Kaden Strayhorn -- 2025 class
- Manuel Beigel -- 2024 class
- Connor Jones -- 2022 class
- Blake Frazier -- 2024 class
- Lawrence Hattar -- Transferred from Ferris State before 2025
- Ty Haywood -- 2025 class
- Hogan Hansen -- 2024 class
- Peyton O’Leary -- Walk-on before 2021 season
- CJ Charleston -- Transferred from Youngstown before 2024
- Devon Baxter -- 2024 class
- Zach Marshall -- 2023 class
- Jacob Washington -- 2025 class
- Ted Hammond -- 2024 class
- Logan Forbes -- Walk-on before 2022 season
- Brady Prieskorn -- 2024 class
- Lugard Edokpayi -- 2024 class
- Deakon Tonielli -- 2023 class
- Kaleb Schlecht -- Walk-on before 2024 season
- Hudson Hollenbeck -- Transferred from Mississippi State before 2023
- Evan Boutorwick -- Walk-on before 2022 season
- Ike Iwunnah -- 2021 class
- Beckham Sunderland -- Transferred from Texas State before 2025
- Hunter Robertson -- Transferred from Clarion before 2025
- Benny Patterson -- 2025 class
- Nate Marshall -- 2025 class
- Trey Pierce -- 2023 class
- Dominic Zvada -- Transferred from Arkansas State before 2024
- Chibi Anwunah -- Walk-on before 2022 season
- Bobby Kanka -- 2025 class