Guess what jerks?
This morning the freshmen got their numbers, and started telling people. Lorenz posted those he was able to gather, which was all but the transfers, Ulizio, and Shelton J. (Warning: 247 autoplays videos on their pages so mute first if you don't want blang blang blaring through your speakers).
May your obsessive compulsive videogame rosters be accurate, and your visions of greatness now come a bit more into focus around the chest and back areas. I'll update this as more come in today.
Freshman #s:
| # | Name | P | Hgt. | Wgt. | You may remember this digit from… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Zach Gentry | QB | 6'6" | 230 | Tom Brady of course, but also Todd Collins, Jeff Cohen, and friend of the blog Kyle Anderson. Da'Mario Jones was wearing this through spring so looks like he'll have a new jersey. |
| 12 | Alex Malzone | QB | 6'2" | 205 | (Spring) Surprisingly few 12's have remained such through graduation (Grbac and Gardner both wore it for a time). Dreisbach was the last QB to do so. |
| 22 | Karan Higdon | RB | 5'10" | 190 | Harbaugh era mooseback Gerald White is the only RB I can remember wearing it. |
| 81 | Brian Cole | WR | 6'2" | 190 | (Spring) Historically a TE # at Mich (I always think of Kattus). Was C'sonte's |
| 9 | Grant Perry | WR | 6'0" | 183 | Dileo, Diallo, Martavious Odoms, and Mercury Hayes. And of course "The Rece" Butler |
| 8 | Tyrone Wheatley Jr. | TE | 6'6" | 245 | Wore 9 in HS. Little round number on a big Wheatley body? I'm a fan. (Walk-on Joe Hewlett gave it up) |
| 77 | Grant Newsome | OL | 6'7" | 280 | Lewan, Long, Pape, Jansen, Jenkins, Trgovac, Tabachino, Guy Curtis, Art Walker... |
| 75 | Jon Runyan Jr. | OL | 6'4" | 275 | Sr wore 69, Jr wore this in HS. Last great interior OL to wear 75 was Baas. OTs include Schofield, Skrepanak, Yearby, and Bubba Paris. |
| ? | Nolan Ulizio | OL | 6'5" | 293 | Waiting on #. Wore 70 in high school and that's open. |
| ? | Shelton Johnson | SDE | 6'5" | 225 | Waiting on #. Wore 7 in high school; I doubt Poggi gives it up. |
| 4 | Reuben Jones | WDE | 6'4" | 225 | Less weird when you consider he'll be playing a role not too different from Cam Gordon's. Of course you remember a certain quarterback who wore this. |
| 17 | Tyree Kinnel | SS | 5'11" | 197 | "Wolf" Dwight Hicks wore it in the '70s, J.O.W. in the early '90s. |
| 6 | Keith Washington | CB | 6'2" | 175 | You remember Donovan Warren. One back you certainly don't remember wearing this was Harry Kipke when he played for Yost (he wore it one year). |
| 16 | Andrew David | K | 5'8" | 170 | M used to leave 19 for kickers (Bob Bergeron, Remy Hamilton, Mike Gilette). Andrew's the first 16. |
Nothing yet from the transfers but their previous numbers were all available-ish except O'Neill's.
| Name | Prev # | Pos | Starts | Elig | You may remember this digit from... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Rudock | 15 | QB | 25 | Grad transfer | Garrett Moores would have to move. Grbac obviously, also Loeffler. |
| John O'Korn | 5 | QB | 16 | So (RS) | Other than Tate you mean? Johnny Wangs! Walk-on Kenny Sloss will have to give it up. |
| Wayne Lyons | 2 | CB | 20 | Grad transfer | Took Blake's position, might as well take his locker. Until CW this wasn't a DB # here. |
| Blake O'Neill | 39 | P | 12 | Grad transfer | Finley! Complication: Houma wears this and plays punt coverage in case you forgot this. |