2026 Michigan Wolverines football team

2026 Michigan Wolverines football
2026 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Jason Beck (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jay Hill (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium
Uniform

2026 Big Ten Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Indiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
Maryland	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nebraska	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ohio State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oregon	0	–	0	0	–	0
Penn State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Purdue	0	–	0	0	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCLA	0	–	0	0	–	0
USC	0	–	0	0	–	0
Washington	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of February 19, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Michigan Wolverines football team is an American football team that will represent the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will play its home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan and be led by first-year head coach Kyle Whittingham.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
September 5	Western Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
September 12	Oklahoma*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
September 19	UTEP*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
September 26	Iowa	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
October 3	at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)
October 17	Penn State	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
October 24	Indiana	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
October 31	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
November 7	Michigan State	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
November 14	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR
November 21	UCLA	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
November 28	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Source: ^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released																Not released

Personnel

Roster

2026 Michigan Wolverines football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Braydon Alford	So
TE		Mason Bonner	Fr
RB		Jonathan Brown	Fr
WR		JJ Buchanan	So
QB		Tommy Carr	Fr
OL		Peter Donini	Fr
WR		Jaime Ffrench	Fr
QB		Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi	Sr
OL		Tommy Fraumann	Fr
OL		Ace Hamilton	Fr
RB		Savion Hiter	Fr
QB		Colin Hurley	So
WR		Travis Johnson	Fr
OL		Houston Ka'aha'aina-Torres	Fr
OL		Malakai Lee	Fr
WR, DB		Salesi Moa	Fr
WR		Jaylen Pile	Fr
QB		Brady Smigiel	Fr
OL		Marky Walbridge	Fr
WR	`3`	Andrew Marsh	So
WR	`6`	Jamar Browder	So
WR	`8`	I'Marion Stewart	So
WR	`9`	Channing Goodwin	So
WR	`10`	Kendrick Bell	Jr
QB	`15`	Chase Herbstreit	Fr
QB	`19`	Bryce Underwood *(C)**	So
RB	`23`	Jordan Marshall *(C)**	So
RB	`24`	Bryson Kuzdzal	Jr
RB	`25`	Micah Ka'apana	So
RB	`26`	Donovan Johnson	Fr
RB	`36`	Tomas O’Meara	So
WR	`38`	Bryce Wilcox	Sr
TE	`42`	Jalen Hoffman	Jr
TE	`45`	Eli Owens	Fr
TE	`46`	Crandall Quinn	Jr
OL	`50`	Luke Hamilton	So
OL	`53`	Jake Guarnera	So
OL	`54`	Andrew Sprague	So
OL	`55`	Nathan Efobi	Jr
OL	`60`	Brooks Bahr	Jr
OL, LS	`64`	James Kavouklis	Sr
OL	`65`	Andrew Babalola	Fr
OL	`66`	Dan Taraboi	Sr
OL	`70`	Brady Norton	Jr
OL	`71`	Evan Link	Jr
OL	`74`	Avery Gach	Fr
OL	`77`	Blake Frazier	So
OL	`78`	Lawrence Hattar	Sr
TE	`80`	Hogan Hansen	So
TE	`83`	Zack Marshall	Jr
WR	`84`	Jacob Washington	Fr
WR	`85`	Logan Forbes	Sr
TE	`88`	Deakon Tonielli	Jr
WR	`89`	Kaleb Schlecht	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Max Alford	Sr
DL		McHale Blade	Fr
EDGE		Tariq Boney	Fr
DB		Chris Bracy	Jr
LB		Kaden Catchings	Fr
LB		Markel Dabney	Fr
EDGE		John Henry Daley	Jr
DL		Titan Davis	Fr
DB		Jordan Deck	Fr
EDGE		Ndi Etta	Fr
DL		Jonah Lea'ea	Jr
EDGE		Carter Meadows	Fr
LB		Aisea Moa	Sr
DB		Ernest Nunley	Fr
LB		Christian Pierce	Fr
LB		Aden Reeder	Fr
DB		Smith Snowden	Sr
LB		Nathaniel Staehling	Sr
DB, RB		Taylor Tatum	So
DL		Alister Vallejo	Fr
DB		Jamarion Vincent	Fr
DB	`2`	Shamari Earls	So
DB	`5`	Jacob Oden	So
EDGE	`9`	Cameron Brandt	Sr
DB	`10`	Zeke Berry	Sr
LB	`12`	Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng	So
DB	`14`	Jordan Young	So
DB	`16`	Jo'Ziah Edmond	So
DL	`17`	Enow Etta	Jr
LB	`18`	Troy Bowles	Jr
DB	`19`	Rod Moore *(C)**	Sr
DB	`20`	Jyaire Hill	Jr
DB	`25`	Mason Curtis	Jr
DB	`28`	Kainoa Winston	Fr
LB	`29`	Chase Taylor	So
DB	`31`	Nico Andrighetto	Sr
DB	`32`	Jeremiah Lowe	So
EDGE	`33`	Dominic Nichols	So
EDGE	`37`	Julius Holly	Fr
DB	`39`	Max Reyes	Sr
DB	`41`	Shomari Stone	Sr
DB	`42`	Jeffrey Chukwu	So
LB	`43`	Zach Ludwig	So
LB	`49`	Adam Bazzi	So
DL	`54`	Deyvid Palepale	So
DL	`57`	Travis Moten	Fr
LB	`59`	John Weidenbach	Jr
DL	`76`	Manuel Beigel	So
EDGE	`88`	Lugard Edokpayi	So
DL	`90`	Ted Hammond	So
DL	`93`	Benny Patterson	Fr
EDGE	`94`	Nathaniel Marshall	So
DL	`95`	Trey Pierce *(C)**	Sr
DL	`97`	Chibi Anwunah	Sr
DL	`99`	Bobby Kanka	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Jacob Baggett	Fr
P		Cameron Brown	So
K		Trey Butkowski	So
LS		Nico Crawford	Sr
LS		Gavin Magorien	So
LS		Jack Treutelaar	Fr
K	`35`	Stuart Blake	So
LS	`67`	Trent Middleton	Jr
P	`90`	Hudson Hollenbeck	Sr
P	`93`	Hunter Robertson	Jr

Head coach

Kyle Whittingham

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jay Hill (defensive coordinator)
Jason Beck (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
Kerry Coombs (special teams coordinator)
Jim Harding (assistant head coach / offensive line)
Tony Alford (running backs / offensive run game coordinator)
Micah Simon (wide receivers)
Freddie Whittingham (tight ends)
Koy Detmer Jr. (quarterbacks)
Lewis Powell (defensive ends / defensive run game coordinator)
Larry Black (defensive tackles)
Alex Whittingham (linebackers)
Jernaro Gilford (cornerbacks)
Tyler Stockton (safeties)
Doug Elisaia (strength and conditioning coach)

Support staff

Luke Bottari (assistant quarterbacks)
Garrett Clawson (assistant special teams)
David Denham (assistant defensive line)
Marques Hagans (assistant wide receivers)
Brad Hawkins (assistant safeties)
Bret Ingalls (senior offensive analyst)
Fred Jackson (assistant running backs)
Brian Knorr (assistant special teams)
Grant Kurzner (special teams analyst)
Mike Lynch (assistant offensive line)
Tyler McLaurin (assistant outside linebackers)
Ali'i Niumatalolo (assistant tight ends)

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* Captains for spring practices

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 14, 2026

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Carter Meadows EDGE	Bethesda, Maryland	Gonzaga College High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 29, 2025
Carter Meadows EDGE	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Savion Hiter RB	Louisa, Virginia	Louisa County High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 19, 2025
Savion Hiter RB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Salesi Moa ATH	Ogden, Utah	Fremont High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 16, 2026
Salesi Moa ATH	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Titan Davis DL	Overland, Missouri	De Smet Jesuit High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 23, 2025
Titan Davis DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malakai Lee OL	Kāneʻohe, Hawaii	Kamehameha Schools	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	350 lb (160 kg)	Jun 27, 2025
Malakai Lee OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Travis Johnson WR	Chesapeake, Virginia	Oscar F. Smith High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 4, 2025
Travis Johnson WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jamarion Vincent DB	Waco, Texas	Connally High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 30, 2025
Jamarion Vincent DB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Alister Vallejo DL	Liberty Hill, Texas	Liberty Hill High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Jun 10, 2025
Alister Vallejo DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marky Walbridge OL	Hanover, Massachusetts	Saint Sebastian's School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jun 25, 2025
Marky Walbridge OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tommy Carr QB	Saline, Michigan	Saline High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 16, 2025
Tommy Carr QB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tariq Boney EDGE	Washington, D.C.	St. John's College High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Apr 26, 2025
Tariq Boney EDGE	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan Deck DB	Little Elm, Texas	Lone Star High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 16, 2025
Jordan Deck DB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
McHale Blade DL	Country Club Hills, Illinois	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jun 9, 2025
McHale Blade DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brady Smigiel QB	Thousand Oaks, California	Newbury Park High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 26, 2025
Brady Smigiel QB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mason Bonner TE	Lakewood, Colorado	Mullen High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	May 22, 2025
Mason Bonner TE	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Adrian "Ace" Hamilton OL	Clinton, Maryland	St. John's College High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Dec 2, 2025
Adrian "Ace" Hamilton OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Aden Reeder LB	Monroe, Ohio	St. Xavier High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 6, 2025
Aden Reeder LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tommy Fraumann OL	Wilmette, Illinois	Loyola Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Nov 7, 2025
Tommy Fraumann OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Markel Dabney LB	Chesterfield, Virginia	Huguenot High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 27, 2025
Markel Dabney LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jonathan Brown RB	Westerville, Ohio	St. Francis DeSales High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 21, 2025
Jonathan Brown RB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ernest Nunley DB	Anaheim, California	Western High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 20, 2026
Ernest Nunley DB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kaden Catchings LB	Jackson, Mississippi	Hartfield Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 11, 2025
Kaden Catchings LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaylen Pile WR	Grapevine, Texas	Parish Episcopal School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 17, 2024
Jaylen Pile WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ndi Etta EDGE	Keller, Texas	Liberty Christian School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 1, 2026
Ndi Etta EDGE	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Jacob Baggett K	Charlotte, North Carolina	Providence Day School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 22, 2026
Jacob Baggett K	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 12 On3: 11 ESPN: 11
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2026 Michigan football commitments". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2026. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2026. "2026 Michigan football commitments". 247Sports. Retrieved February 3, 2026. "2026 Michigan football commitments". On3. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

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Incoming transfers

Michigan incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous team
Max Alford	LB	6'1"	230	GS	Park City, Utah	BYU
Chris Bracy	DB	6'1"	195	SR	Mobile, Alabama	Memphis
Cameron Brown	P	6'2"	185	SO	Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia	UNLV
JJ Buchanan	TE / WR	6'3"	225	SO	Henderson, Nevada	Utah
Trey Butkowski	K	6'0"	170	SO	Orlando, Florida	Pittsburgh
Nico Crawford	LS	6'2"	235	GS	Dublin, Ohio	Pittsburgh
John Henry Daley	EDGE	6'4"	255	SR	Alpine, Utah	Utah
Jaime Ffrench	WR	6'1"	185	SO	Jacksonville, Florida	Texas
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi	QB	6'2"	200	GS	Aledo, Texas	Colorado State
Colin Hurley	QB	6'1"	218	JR	Miami, Florida	LSU
Houston Ka'aha'aina-Torres	OL	6'3"	300	SO	Waimānalo, Hawaii	Nebraska
Jonah Lea'ea	DT	6'5"	285	SR	San Mateo, California	Utah
Gavin Magorien	LS	6'0"	202	SO	Erie, Pennsylvania	Marshall
Aisea Moa	LB	6'2"	235	GS	Ogden, Utah	Michigan State
Salesi Moa	WR / DB	6'1"	190	FR	Ogden, Utah	Utah (short-term signee)
Ernest Nunley	DB	6'0"	180	FR	Anaheim, California	California (short-term signee)
Christian Pierce	LB	6'0"	235	SO	Chicago, Illinois	Western Illinois
Smith Snowden	DB	5'10"	185	SR	Lehi, Utah	Utah
Nathaniel Staehling	LB	6'2"	238	GS	Baxter, Minnesota	North Dakota State
Taylor Tatum	DB / RB	5'10"	212	JR	Longview, Texas	Oklahoma

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References

^ "Future Michigan Football Schedules". Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ "Michigan Football Coaches and Staff". University of Michigan Athletics.
^ "Whittingham Announces Spring Captains, Leadership Council". University of Michigan Athletics. February 2, 2026.
^ "2026 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools". ESPN.
^ "Michigan 2026 Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
^ "Michigan 2026 Transfer Portal". On3.com.

[1] "Future Michigan Football Schedules". Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[2] "Michigan Football Coaches and Staff". University of Michigan Athletics.

[3] "Whittingham Announces Spring Captains, Leadership Council". University of Michigan Athletics. February 2, 2026.

[4] "2026 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools". ESPN.

[5] "Michigan 2026 Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[6] "Michigan 2026 Transfer Portal". On3.com.

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