Projecting Michigan football spring ball 2025 offense depth chart two-deep
While the Michigan football defense doesn't have a ton of questions, the offense absolutely does. There's a new offensive coordinator in Chip Lindsey, there will likely be a new starting quarterback, new faces at the skill positions (namely transfers) and an offensive line that has a lot of questions that demand answers.
Spring will provide an opportunity for the Wolverines to figure out what they have on the offensive side of the ball, namely at quarterback. But some other positions, like running back, will be looking to figure out who can provide depth. Wide receiver needs playmakers and is wide open.
With that in mind, here is our spring ball depth chart with the first practice having started on Tuesday.
Quarterback
| Starter | Backup |
| Mikey Keene (or) Bryce Underwood | Jadyn Davis |
This is the way we see it: Underwood is going to have to earn the starting job in order to be the first man out on Aug. 30. And Mikey Keene, though not as talented, knows everything to do in terms of pre-snap and the speed of the game that Underwood doesn't. Spring ball should help him get ahead of the curve, certainly, but for now, we can't pick between the two. But we believe it will be between the two.
Running back
| Starters | Backup |
| Justice Haynes | Jordan Marshall |
This will likely be a co-starter situation, but we give the edge to Haynes over Marshall, despite the impressive ReliaQuest Bowl performance for the now-second-year player. The bigger question is who the third back will be and for now, we'd say it's Benjamin Hall, but Micah Ka'apana could have a say.
Wide receiver
| Starters | Backups |
| Donaven McCulley | Peyton O'Leary |
| Semaj Morgan | Andrew Marsh |
| Kendrick Bell | Amorion Walker |
This might look a lot different after spring ball as Michigan will be getting UMass transfer Anthony Simpson in, and with the reset with Chip Lindsey taking over at offensive coordinator, every player will have an opportunity. We'd like to see Walker take a big step forward, as well as the two sophomores -- Channing Goodwin and I'Marion Stewart -- but for now, this is close to what we think the group looks like.
Tight ends
| Starters | Backups |
| Marlin Klein | Zack Marshall |
| Hogan Hansen | Brady Prieskorn |
| Max Bredeson (FB) | Jalen Hoffmann (FB) |
We'd like to see Deakon Tonielli make a move, but he hasn't yet appeared in two years. Thus, we're giving a nod to Prieskorn to get involved. Klein and Hansen are likely entrenched as starters, as is team captain Bredeson at fullback. Eli Owens could get involved in heavy packages, as well.
Offensive line
| Starters | Backups |
| LT: Nathan Efobi | Andrew Babalola |
| LG: Evan Link | Luke Hamilton |
| C: Greg Crippen | Jake Guarnera |
| RG: Giovanni El-Hadi | Avery Gach |
| RT: Andrew Sprague | Blake Frazier |
We'd slot incoming transfer Lawrence Hattar for Gach, but he doesn't arrive until summer. We'd like to see Connor Jones make a move, and it wouldn't be surprising either to see Brooks Bahr -- who switched from defensive line last year -- to make a move into the two deep. Link very well could be the starting tackle, but with some questions across the board, we're moving him inside and putting Efobi in as a starter for now.
This group definitely has question marks.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan football spring 2025 offense two-deep prediction
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