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NFL teams are beginning to gear up for training camp, and with that come assorted roster moves. The Atlanta Falcons made one on Wednesday that included former Michigan defensive back Brad Hawkins, who was cut by the franchise to make room for veteran defensive tackle Eddie Goldman, according to the team. Hawkins, a safety, went undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft and later signed with the Falcons as a free agent. He appeared at Atlanta's rookie minicamp back in May, an introductory series of workouts for first-year players, and there was a belief he could stick until training camp. The 6-foot-1, 221-pound Hawkins played five seasons at Michigan, where he collected 178 total tackles (seven for a loss), eight passes defended, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. He was a third-team all-Big Ten selection in 2021, and voted an alternate captain by his teammates. - Ann Arbor News

(DS#15 SS) rSr/2022

SS Brad Hawkins, Michigan
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07/07/22 - Donovan Edwards, Sr/2025, Michigan, 5-11, 205 (DS#24 RB) + More +

Even in one of the most productive running backs in the country, Donovan Edwards found a way to stand out last season. The former four-star recruit arrived in Ann Arbor to plenty of fanfare, a standout player at nearby West Bloomfield High School who said all the right things during his commitment. The 6-foot, 202-pound Edwards saw the field early on as a freshman, earning six carries in Michigan's season opener against Western Michigan and turning eight carries into 86 yards and two touchdowns two games later in a blowout win over Northern Illinois.

But as the season progressed, Blake Corum and Hassan Haskins became Michigan's bonafide 1a and 1b options. They earned most of the carries in key spots, combining to rush for more than 2,200 yards and 31 touchdowns - a real bright spot for an emerging offense. In some games, especially early on in the season, Michigan leaned on its rushing attack - led by a physical and experienced offensive line - to carry it to victory. Hassan Haskins, a second-team All-American pick by the American Football Coaches Association, accounted for more than 1,300 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns. Later in the year, however, Edwards flashed his skillset in other, less expected, ways. He was a major fixture of the passing game in a 59-18 win at Maryland last November, catching 10 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown. If there was ever a "prove-it" moment for the young running back, it was on the road in College Park. - Ann Arbor News

(DS#24 RB) Sr/2025

RB Donovan Edwards, Michigan
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06/24/22 - Zak Zinter, Sr/2024, Michigan, 6-6, 309 (DS#9 OG) + More +

The Michigan offensive line won the Joe Moore Award as the top line in the country last season, but they lost starting center Andrew Vastardis and right tackle Andrew Stueber. On paper, with the addition of grad transfer Olu Oluwatimi, one of three finalists last year for the Rimington Award, given to the nation's top center, and with Trente Jones and Karsen Barnhart competing at right tackle, this group has big plans. "I do believe this line could easily be better than last year," Zinter said. "Our goal in the room is we're gonna be the first O line to repeat as Joe Moore Award winners. We have potential and can be better than last year. Olu is a great addition. I love V (Vastardis). V was a dog, a warrior, super smart, (but) Olu is a little younger and has the athletic ability. He's a freak. Trente or Karsen are going to have big shoes to fill, and they'll both do really well."

To have candidates to fill those shoes in the future, Zinter said he jumped at the chance when DreamUp Sports approached him with an NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) deal to host a one-day camp for kids from kindergarten through ninth grades. "I love working with kids," Zinter said. "It's fun being around them and seeing the next generation have fun out there and make football fun for them. I wish I would have had it as a kid. I'm glad to do it for them." - Detroit News

(DS#9 OG) Sr/2024

OG Zak Zinter, Michigan
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06/24/22 - Cam Goode, rSr/2024, Michigan, 6-0, 326 (DS#54 DT) + More +

Cam Goode had played in 33 out of 36 games over the last three seasons for the Knights and likely would have contributed heavily next year, but he entered the portal in February. Goode visited Syracuse and Vanderbilt before transferring to Michigan. The 6-foot-2, 315-pound defensive tackle's 4 forced fumbles led the team, tied for second in the conference and ranked 12th in the nation last season. - Orlando Sentinel

(DS#54 DT) rSr/2024

DT Cam Goode, Michigan
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06/17/22 - Wesley Walker, rSr/2025, Michigan, 5-11, 195 (DS#59 SS) + More +

UT values defensive backs with versatility, and Wesley Walker fits that mold. At Georgia Tech, he mostly played nickel back. But Walker, a former Ensworth standout, could also see time at safety or star position. And he'll certainly play special teams. Last season, Walker had 45 tackles and played almost 80% of the defensive snaps in the 10 games he played at Georgia Tech. UT had the worst pass defense in the SEC last season, so there are ample opportunities for experienced newcomers. - Knoxville News Sentinel

(DS#59 SS) rSr/2025

SS Wesley Walker, Michigan
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06/16/22 - *Mazi Smith, Jr/2023, Michigan, 6-3, 323 (DS#5 DT) + More +

Mazi Smith got his chance to settle in along Michigan's defensive line last year, blending in among a group of playmakers who helped take that side of the ball to new heights. Now, as the 2022 season nears, expectations are high for the senior defensive tackle from Grand Rapids. Smith, who was listed at 6-foot-3 and 326 pounds in the spring, will serve as the anchor up front this fall. Not just a guy who's called on to fill a role, but a leader tasked with helping bring the Wolverines through a transformation. "Every year the leadership changes hands," Smith said in the spring. "You've got to go out there and get it. Some people like to lead by example; some people like to talk. You've just got to go get it." Smith made sure to point out he "ain't the leader yet, but if I do everything right I will be." And with edge rushers Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo, and starting defensive tackle Christopher Hinton, all gone, the door is now open to some new voices.

One of those expected to speak up is edge rusher Mike Morris, called on to help fill the void on the outside. And while Morris, friendly, animated and serious, may do most of the talking, Smith enters the new season with the most experience. Not only has he appeared in 21 games over the past three seasons, but Smith has 14 starts under his belt - the most, by far, among Michigan's returning defensive linemen. He was the Wolverines' primary nose-gap tackle last year, a big body who could clog up the middle and help defend the run game. - Ann Arbor News

(DS#5 DT) Jr/2023

DT *Mazi Smith, Michigan
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06/12/22 - Donaven McCulley, rSr/2026, Michigan, 6-5, 209 (DS#84 WR) + More +

After being forced by injuries into starting at quarterback as a true freshman, Indiana sophomore and former Lawrence North star Donaven McCulley may be making a position change. IU play-by-play announcer Don Fischer appeared on Indiana Sports Talk on 107.5 FM The Fan last week and was asked about the quarterback position. Fischer said the Hoosiers had decided to move McCulley to receiver. An IU spokesman said Friday the program would have no comment and would neither confirm nor deny that McCulley had been moved.

He is still listed as a quarterback on IU's roster. "They've taken Donaven McCulley out of the quarterback role and they moved him to wide receiver," Fischer said on the radio show. "I think you're going to see some spectacular things out of this kid before he's done at Indiana. He's a terrific athlete. He's 6-5. He can really, really run. That's one thing he did last year when he was called upon to play at quarterback." Without addressing McCulley's status specifically, IU coach Tom Allen said in an interview with the Herald-Times and IndyStar in May the quarterback competition had been narrowed to two men - Missouri transfer Connor Bazelak and fifth-year senior Jack Tuttle. - Indianapolis Star/News

(DS#84 WR) rSr/2026

WR Donaven McCulley, Michigan
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06/10/22 - J.J. McCarthy, Jr/2024, Michigan, 6-3, 219 (DS#4 QB) + More +

Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy said his right shoulder is not yet fully healthy, but he is throwing and is eager to compete for the starting job in preseason camp. McCarthy had a recent autograph signing at The M Den, and he was upbeat about where things stand with his shoulder, the process he has taken to rehab his injury and the prospects of competing with returning starter Cade McNamara, who helped lead Michigan to a Big Ten title last season. McNamara threw for 2,576 yards and had 15 touchdowns and six interceptions while leading Michigan to a 12-2 record.

McCarthy, who participated in spring practice but did not throw, played in 11 games as a freshman last season and threw for 516 yards and five touchdowns. He adds a different wrinkle because of his mobility, rushing for 124 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. "Very hungry. Very hungry, I'll say that," McCarthy told The Detroit News about getting to fall camp and challenging for the starting job. "I'm not looking at it as competing; I'm just looking at it as tunnel vision. I'm gonna do whatever I can to be the best quarterback, best teammate, best player I can be, and whatever happens, happens." McCarthy, who started a foundation, J.J. For the Kids, earlier this year, and late last year donated $10,000 from his NIL earnings to various children's hospitals, including Mott Hospital in Ann Arbor, and to the Oxford School Fund, is seemingly always smiling and comes across as confident and upbeat. - Detroit News

(DS#4 QB) Jr/2024

QB J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
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06/10/22 - Ryan Hayes, rSr/2023, Michigan, 6-6, 305 (DS#11 OT) + More +

Ryan Hayes, the well-liked kid from northern Michigan, has an opportunity of a lifetime this fall. A former tight end and defensive end in high school, Hayes was plucked from Traverse City West in 2018 by a Michigan coaching staff with a plan. Then-assistant Greg Frey, the team's tackles and tight ends coach, had envisioned turning the 6-foot-7, 252-pound athletic kid into a tackle. And when Ed Warinner took the job in 2018, he made sure to see it through.

Now, more than four years, Hayes returns as the anchor of the Wolverines' offensive line coming off an historic season. He's a shoe-in to start at left tackle, a position he settled into in 2020, and with that comes super-sized expectations. "I love Ryan, every way since he came in," Jim Harbaugh recently told reporters. "He was kind of a tween'er, under-sized offensive lineman/tight end. He was a tight end (in high school) and we saw a great vision for him to turn into an elite offensive tackle." - Ann Arbor News

(DS#11 OT) rSr/2023

OT Ryan Hayes, Michigan
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06/08/22 - Mike Sainristil, rSr/2024, Michigan, 5-09, 182 (DS#7 CB) + More +

Teammate and fellow receiver Ronnie Bell isn't surprised by Mike Sainristil's success. He says the Michigan coaching staff has tinkered with Sainristil on defense for years now, only to eventually send him back to the offensive side. "Once they kept him over there, I knew it would just take him a couple practices and he would get it down," Bell said. "And that's exactly what happened. "He stepped over and went from losing a couple reps to not losing no more reps." The result? Michigan plans to deploy Sainristil in many different ways this fall, with Harbaugh projecting him as a two or three-way player. "He's going to play special teams as well," Harbaugh. "Super excited. Super excited." - Ann Arbor News

(DS#7 CB) rSr/2024

CB Mike Sainristil, Michigan
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06/07/22 - Ronnie Bell, rSr/2023, Michigan, 6-0, 191 (DS#28 WR) + More +

After taking it easy this spring. the final few months on his road to recovery, Michigan wide receiver Ronnie Bell says he's been cleared to play football again. Bell appeared Sunday afternoon at a youth football camp sponsored by The Uniform Funding Foundation at Father Gabriel Richard High School and said he's in the final stages of a nine-month healing and rehabilitation process following a torn ACL in his right knee. "I think I'm doing (well); I'm kind of wrapping up the process," Bell told a small group of reporters. "Just feeling real strong and just taking everyday step by step." These days, Bell can run, jump and cut again and is working toward reconditioning himself for the grind of football.

Michigan's football team began player-led workouts last week in Ann Arbor and will open camp in early-August, the ultimate test as to where the 6-foot, 192-pound wideout stands physically. "My eye looks like Ronnie Bell before he injured the ACL," Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters last week. "Just the way he's moving; I see him jump, I see him run, I see him cut. Definitely on track and looks about the same as he did before - maybe even better." Harbaugh even pointed out that Bell has two more months to get stronger and faster, and the former all-Big Ten honoree says he plans to make the most of it. - Ann Arbor News

(DS#28 WR) rSr/2023

WR Ronnie Bell, Michigan
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06/06/22 - Mike Sainristil, rSr/2024, Michigan, 5-09, 182 (DS#7 CB) + More +

Michigan has converted wide receiver Mike Sainristil into a nickel cornerback, and according to head coach Jim Harbaugh, the former three-star recruit is a natural at the position. "I know he's gonna stick on defense because he just went through spring practice where he not only stuck, but he really, really stood out," Harbuagh said. Sainristil was the fourth leading receiver on last year's squad, hauling in 21 receptions for 305 yards and two touchdowns. - On3.com

(DS#7 CB) rSr/2024

CB Mike Sainristil, Michigan
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05/29/22 - Gemon Green, rSr/2023, Michigan, 6-1, 183 (DS#53 CB) + More +

On its face, Michigan has two returning starters at cornerback in Gemon Green (12 starts) and D.J. Turner (7). Both will enter fall camp as the frontrunners, with Jalen Perry and potentially true freshman Will Johnson in the mix. There isn't a ton of the depth at the position at the moment, but there's growing optimism with Johnson and returner Ja'Den McBurrows, who appeared in four games as a true freshman last season. Look for Green and Turner to be the guys on the outside to start the season. - Ann Arbor News

(DS#53 CB) rSr/2023

CB Gemon Green, Michigan
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05/27/22 - Shea Patterson, Sr/2020, Michigan, 6-1, 212 (DS#18 QB) + More +

Six games into the rebooted United States Football League, Shea Patterson has already switched teams. The former Michigan quarterback and No. 1 pick in the league's 2022 draft was waived by the Michigan Panthers late Wednesday, a byproduct of the team's underwhelming start. Patterson was signed just an hour later by the USFL's New Orleans Breakers, who are set to play the Panthers Saturday night in Birmingham, Ala. (9 p.m., FS1).

In a post foreshadowing the move, Patterson took to social media platform Twitter on Tuesday morning to write: "The hustle will be worth it in the end, I promise." Through six games, Patterson ranked third among USFL quarterbacks in passing yards (973) but came in dead-last among league starters in QBR (112.4), a ranking used to measure efficiency. He's thrown five interceptions, several of them costly, and been sacked 13 times. Patterson has flashed his speed at times also, rushing for 171 yards and two touchdowns. But he's gotten off to slow starts that have hampered the Michigan offense. - Ann Arbor News

(DS#18 QB) Sr/2020

QB Shea Patterson, Michigan
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05/20/22 - Karsen Barnhart, rSr/2024, Michigan, 6-5, 306 (DS#25 OG) + More +

With four of the five starting spots along Michigan's offensive line just about set, all eyes will be on right tackle when fall camp kicks off. Trente Jones and Karsen Barnhart are expected to compete for the starting job this season, and all indications are that Jones emerged from spring as the frontrunner. But that hasn't stopped Barnhart, a redshirt junior from Paw Paw, from pushing. "Big year," Barnhart told MLive last weekend during his football camp at Paw Paw High School. "I'm competing with Trente Jones for the right-tackle spot. Just working my tail off to try to get that thing." Barnhart - listed at 6-foot-4 and 307 pounds - moved from the left side of the offensive line to the right in spring, when he spent considerable time trying to learn the role.

That's because the last three seasons saw Barnhart work exclusively on the left side, tallying four starts at left tackle and two starts at left guard. The left side and everything that comes with it - the movements, the footwork - became second nature for him. The move to the right, however, has forced him to re-learn the position. "I played for so long. I spent my first (three) years there," Barnhart said. "It's just about getting comfortable again on the right side." - Ann Arbor News

(DS#25 OG) rSr/2024

OG Karsen Barnhart, Michigan
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