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- Wolverines
- Published: Jan. 02, 2026, 6:48 a.m.
With nan NCAA transportation portal group to unfastened today, we already cognize of 1 sanction readying to enter.
Michigan freshman protect backmost Elijah Dotson announced precocious Thursday night that he will trial nan marketplace and look to play elsewhere successful 2026.
Dotson made his announcement connected societal media. On3 first reported nan move.
The 6-foot-1, 192-pound Detroit autochthonal appeared successful 12 games for nan Wolverines this year, totaling 11 tackles, an interception and backmost hurry.
Dotson notched nan interception successful a Week 3 triumph complete Central Michigan. He followed up a week later pinch a season-high 4 tackles successful a triumph astatine Nebraska.
Most of his snaps came successful a reserve domiciled successful nan secondary and connected typical teams.
A four-star imaginable successful Michigan’s 2025 recruiting class, Dotson played his elder play astatine Belleville High School alongside backmost Bryce Underwood. He earned first-team all-state protect backmost honors from nan Michigan High School Football Coaches Association, aft totaling 66 tackles, 3 interceptions and 11 walk breakups.
Dotson was a two-way prima astatine Detroit Jesuit High School, wherever he played from 2021 to ‘23, and five-time all-state hurdler successful track.
He is nan 5th Michigan subordinate to denote his volition of entering nan transportation portal erstwhile it opens today, joining wide receiver Fred Moore, violative lineman Connor Jones and quarterbacks Jadyn Davis and Davis Warren.
Michigan is successful nan midst of a coaching alteration that could punctual further departures successful nan coming days. Veteran Kyle Whittingham takes complete nan programme from Sherrone Moore, who was fired connected Dec. 10 complete an inappropriate narration pinch a staffer.
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Aaron McMann is nan main hit writer covering nan University of Michigan shot programme for MLive Media Group, wherever he's worked since 2014. He went from covering precocious schoolhouse sports successful nan Flint area to a...
