Biggest questions in the secondary heading into the portal for me...
Does Rod Moore return?
Where does Zeke Berry play next season?
What do we make of Jyaire Hill's end to the season?
Early portal smoke suggests Michigan is targeting an outside corner and a safety. I could see Berry return to nickel, Moore can play nickel, those two could rotate. After how he finished the year, I think I like Berry at corner, but it will be interesting to see the staff's thoughts here as we go on.
Johnson is an intriguing name. He's 6'1" 200lbs and a versatile player. He's listed as safety, but he took most of his snaps in the box as a safety/LB hyrbid. 373 in the box, 163 at FS, and 111 at nickel. Have to find his ability to line up anywhere like that valuable, especially with Michigan's defense showing multiple looks. He's slightly above average in coverage with a 59% comp rate and 3 pass breakups. Targeted 32 times, no penalties. He had 55 missed tackles last season, first red flag, he had 17 missed. Would need to watch the film for reasons why that number is so high. Not a guy used in pass rush, but can makes an impact in the run game. 22 of his 55 tackles were "stops" or "failures" for the offense (runs of less than 3 yards).
Does Rod Moore return?
Where does Zeke Berry play next season?
What do we make of Jyaire Hill's end to the season?
Early portal smoke suggests Michigan is targeting an outside corner and a safety. I could see Berry return to nickel, Moore can play nickel, those two could rotate. After how he finished the year, I think I like Berry at corner, but it will be interesting to see the staff's thoughts here as we go on.
Johnson is an intriguing name. He's 6'1" 200lbs and a versatile player. He's listed as safety, but he took most of his snaps in the box as a safety/LB hyrbid. 373 in the box, 163 at FS, and 111 at nickel. Have to find his ability to line up anywhere like that valuable, especially with Michigan's defense showing multiple looks. He's slightly above average in coverage with a 59% comp rate and 3 pass breakups. Targeted 32 times, no penalties. He had 55 missed tackles last season, first red flag, he had 17 missed. Would need to watch the film for reasons why that number is so high. Not a guy used in pass rush, but can makes an impact in the run game. 22 of his 55 tackles were "stops" or "failures" for the offense (runs of less than 3 yards).
