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Michigan’s shot squad entered its regular play finale still live for a College Football Playoff berth.
But nan Wolverines were routed by Ohio State and past closed nan twelvemonth pinch a 41-27 nonaccomplishment to Texas connected Wednesday successful nan Citrus Bowl. They decorativeness pinch a 9-4 grounds – a one-win betterment from 2024.
Overall, nan defense wasn’t arsenic stout arsenic past play but still vanished top-25 nationally, allowing 323.3 yards per crippled compared to 307 successful 2024.
The Wolverines’ discourtesy vanished mediate of nan battalion successful nan Big Ten but was drastically better, statistically. The squad was 129th successful FBS successful 2024 but jumped to 59th this season, averaging 396.6 yards per game.
Not surprisingly, Michigan’s defense arsenic a full graded retired amended than nan offense, according to Pro Football Focus. Only 4 regulars connected discourtesy who played astatine slightest 25% of snaps this play earned grades supra 70, while 9 were supra that people connected defense.
Here’s nan 5 highest and lowest-graded players connected some sides of nan shot successful 2025. An mean people is astir 64 retired of 100, per PFF.
TOP FIVE OFFENSE
RB Jordan Marshall: 86.6
The sophomore had a quiet commencement to nan play erstwhile he was utilized successful a complementary domiciled down Justice Haynes. When Haynes went down pinch an injury, Marshall took off. The erstwhile top-100 enlistee from Cincinnati had 4 consecutive 100-yard games from Oct. 18-Nov. 15, rushing for 7 touchdowns during that span. After suffering a enarthrosis wounded precocious successful nan year, Marshall was constricted against Ohio State and didn’t play against Texas. However, he still led nan squad successful rushing this play pinch 932 yards and averaged 6.2 yards per carry.
RB Justice Haynes: 81.0
Haynes transferred successful from Alabama and was a home-run summation for Michigan’s backfield. Haynes was ripping disconnected explosive runs each crippled early successful nan play but ended up missing six games because of injury. Before getting injured, nan erstwhile five-star enlistee was considered a Heisman Trophy candidate. He averaged 7.1 yards per transportation and totaled 857 yards and 10 touchdowns. His wide people would person been higher if not for a below-average 52.8 people successful walk blocking.
WR Andrew Marsh: 75.3
The existent freshman led nan squad successful receiving contempt having conscionable 1 drawback successful his first 4 games. He emerged arsenic Bryce Underwood’s go-to target midway done nan play and made respective elite-level catches. Marsh besides was reliable, only accounting for 1 of nan team’s 29 drops this season.
FB/TE Max Bredeson: 75.3
The elder skipper had conscionable 2 touches connected discourtesy successful his 310 snaps this twelvemonth but was a tone-setter successful nan tally game. His 85.1 tally blocking people was nan champion connected nan squad by a ample margin.
QB Bryce Underwood: 70.4
The 2025 No. 1 wide enlistee had a wildly inconsistent freshman play but still impressed PFF capable to decorativeness top-five connected nan team. Underwood had a crippled people beneath 61 six times but besides was supra 80 successful 4 games. His last stat statement was underwhelming – 202 for 335 passing for 2,428 yards, 11 touchdowns and 9 interceptions – but he flashed capable talent to decorativeness pinch a somewhat supra mean grade. The 6-foot-4, 228-pounder besides had a fewer large games pinch his legs, totaling 392 yards and six scores connected nan ground.
BOTTOM FIVE OFFENSE
WR Channing Goodwin: 52.3
The redshirt freshman began nan twelvemonth arsenic a starter, but his playing clip decreased arsenic Marsh ascended. Goodwin vanished pinch 12 receptions for 148 yards and was 2nd connected nan squad pinch 4 drops.
WR Semaj Morgan: 55.5
Like Goodwin, Morgan’s playing clip dipped arsenic nan play went on. The inferior wideout, who entered nan transportation portal connected Friday, led nan squad pinch 8 drops and wasn’t very productive pinch nan shot successful his hands, totaling 20 catches for 223 yards and 1 touchdown.
TE Marlin Klein: 63.0
The elder skipper had a monster season-opening capacity pinch six receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown, but he was mostly quiet successful nan passing crippled nan remainder of nan year. Klein, who declared for nan NFL draught connected Friday, vanished pinch 24 catches for 248 yards successful 11 games. His highest people was successful walk blocking (73.6).
LT Blake Frazier: 63.1
Frazier was thrust into a starting domiciled against Michigan State successful October. The redshirt freshman fared overmuch amended successful tally blocking (66.4 grade) compared to walk blocking (50.4)
C Greg Crippen: 63.2
The postgraduate student astir nan other of Frazier, signaling a amended walk blocking people (75.0) than tally blocking (59.9).
TOP FIVE DEFENSE
Edge Derrick Moore: 89.9
Moore had a slow commencement pinch zero sacks successful his first 3 games earlier registering 10 sacks successful his last 9 games. The senior, who opted retired of nan Citrus Bowl to hole for nan draft, led nan Wolverines successful pressures by a ample margin, finishing pinch 41. Not surprisingly, his 92.3 walk unreserved people was tops connected nan team.
DT Rayshaun Benny: 78.9
Benny was stout against nan tally pinch an 84.3 people successful that category. However, his marks successful tackling, walk unreserved and sum were each beneath 66.
Edge/linebacker Jaishawn Barham: 78.1
The Wolverines utilized Barham much connected nan separator successful 2025, and he became 1 of nan team’s astir effective walk rushers. The elder was 2nd connected nan squad pinch 4 sacks and 21 pressures, but his biggest spot was against nan run. His tally defense people of 89.6 classed No. 1 connected nan team.
S Mason Curtis: 77.6
Curtis was softly 1 of nan astir accordant players for nan Wolverines this season, starting 3 games and playing astatine slightest 25 snaps successful eight. His 78.8 sum people was 2nd connected nan team.
CB Jyaire Hill: 77.5
The inferior was Michigan’s No. 1 area this play and posted a 75.7 sum people – bully for 2nd connected nan team. His wide people was wounded by a mediocre 45.2 tackling mark.
BOTTOM FIVE DEFENSE
Edge Cameron Brandt: 59.2
Brandt played 45.7% of snaps this play but only vanished pinch 22 tackles and a half-sack.
LB Cole Sullivan: 59.7
The sophomore mightiness beryllium nan biggest astonishment connected nan database fixed his accumulation while playing conscionable 37% of snaps: 44 tackles, 5 for loss, 2 sacks, 3 interceptions and a forced fumble. The biggest sound against Sullivan, who entered nan portal Friday, is his defense successful coverage, which earned him a 47.1 grade.
S Jaden Mangham: 61.6
Mangham’s playing clip fluctuated drastically passim nan season, playing 40-plus snaps successful 3 games and nether 10 successful 3 games. He graded retired beneath mean successful 3 categories: tally defense (53.4), tackling (54.0) and walk unreserved (54.5).
DL Enow Etta: 62.8
Etta was a rotational subordinate for nan Wolverines pinch a 33% threat share. He vanished pinch 15 tackles and a half-sack but led nan squad pinch 7 backmost hurries. His walk unreserved people was conscionable average, though, astatine 60.6.
CB Zeke Berry: 64.9
Berry, who entered nan portal Friday, was targeted much than immoderate different Michigan subordinate this season. He allowed 36 receptions for 419 yards connected 59 targets and received a 65.8 sum grade. The redshirt elder peculiarly struggled successful tally defense (53.9) and tackling (49.0).
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