Obligatory:
The rosters are here! The rosters are here! The big news is Blake Countess will be #2 cause…
(artist: Ted Watts)
That’s got to be a new legends number, right? Nobody got 11 or 21, FWIW.
Freshmen #s
The incoming freshmen were all bequeathed their digits as well. I give them here with a few notables to have worn the digit at that position in the past. I’ve chosen to include the freshmen who were here in spring; a list of just the fall arrivals is here, courtesy Wolverine Devotee. Burn these into your memory so that it will hurt more when they’re changed to Legends numbers in a few years.
| Player | # | Pos | Ht | Wt | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bunting | 94 | TE | 6'7" | 223 | Matt Studenski was the last TE. Massey, Horn. |
| Juwann Bushell-Beatty | 76 | OL | 6'5" | 295 | Steve Hutchinson, and Brandstatter |
| Freddy Canteen | 17 | WR | 6'1" | 170 | Forgotten great end (1930s version of WR) Ted Petoskey. Personal fav Carl Tabb. |
| Mason Cole | 52 | OL | 6'5" | 275 | Rod Payne. Schilling. |
| Michael Ferns | 51 | LB | 6'3" | 233 | John Duerr and a Brackins. (Everitt on offense) |
| Noah Furbush | 59 | LB | 6'4" | 229 | 89-90 linebacker Alex Marshall. The Sarantos my friend dated. |
| Drake Harris | 14 | WR | 6'4" | 180 | Closest I can think of to a receiver getting PT is Andy Mignery. |
| Lawrence Marshall | 93 | DE | 6'4" | 230 | Hoban and Jackson in the '70s. I see 93 I think Sam Sword. |
| Bryan Mone | 90 | DT | 6'4" | 315 | Norm Heuer was a DT. Feazell, Jamison, DeFelice. |
| Brady Pallante | 54 | DT | 6'1" | 255 | Donnie Warner. Imagine if Rudy actually become a really good starter, and was real. |
| Jabrill Peppers | 5 | DB | 6'1" | 210 | Jersey manufacturers, start your presses. Coleman Wallace is the best CB, competition is Whitley. Think Jabrill will keep it all 4 years? |
| Wilton Speight | 19 | QB | 6'6" | 230 | The other Forcier. And Harry Newman's backup. |
| Jared Wangler | 19 | LB | 6'2" | 215 | Early '70s "Wolf" safety Darrell Truitt |
| Brandon Watson | 28 | DB | 5'11" | 185 | Early '90s hard-hitter Deon Johnson. |
| Maurice Ways | 85 | WR | 6'3" | 192 | Curt Stephenson and Marcus Knight |
| Chase Winovich | 58 | LB | 6'3" | 216 | Dave Brandon Endowed This Position With His Own Name Not Kidding Cornerbacks Coach Roy Manning. Also '80s OLB Keith Cowan |
Also:
| Ty Isaac | 32 | RB | 6'3" | 225 | A-Train. |
Please only give this number to tiny safeties and huge running backs from now on forever kthx.
Heitzman Expansion Principle
This is the corollary to the Heininger Certainty Principle: a person, once removed from Hoke’s defensive line, will apparently grow 1 or more inches in height as his body adjusts to the difference in pressure. Heitzman is now listed 6’4”, one inch taller than he was in spring.
Other changes?
Didn’t spot any. Weights haven’t been updated yet.