The 2024 College Football season will kick off this weekend but for the defending National Champions the Michigan Wolverines they will have to wait a week as their season starts next Saturday when they welcome in the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Wolverines looking to defend their title will be doing so after some key losses as they will not have their head coach Jim Harbaugh or key offensive pieces in JJ McCarthy, Blake Corum, Roman Wilson, Cornelius Johnson, AJ Barner, and some pieces to the offensive line. On the defensive side, they lost Junior Colson, Michael Barrett, Mike Sainristil, Kris Jenkins, and Jaylen Harrell. They are still loaded on the defensive side of the ball as they will still have Mason Graham, Josaiah Stewart, Ernest Hausmann, Derrick Moore, Makari Paige, Quinten Johnson, Rod Moore, and Will Johnson. On offense, Donovan Edwards will be there, as well as Colston Loveland and they will have Alex Orji under center who provides the ability to run the ball at the quarterback position and if his passing game gets figured out Michigan can be a problem once again. They have officially announced their captains for the 2024 season as it will be Rod Moore, Makari Paige, Donovan Edwards, and Max Bredson.
Michigan Captains
Defensive Back – Rod Moore – Senior
Moore has played in 37 games with the Wolverines recording 141 total tackles with 90 of those being solo, he has 2.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions, and seven pass deflections. Last season in 12 games he had 38 total tackles, with 21 of those being solo with one for a loss, he had two interceptions and three pass deflections.
Defensive Back – Makari Paige – Graduate Student
Paige is entering his fifth season with the Wolverines; he’s played in 41 games recording 90 total tackles with 41 of those being solo. He has one tackles for a loss, an interception, a fumble recovery, and four pass deflections. Last season in 14 games he had 41 total tackles with 17 of those being solo, with two pass deflections and one fumble recovery.
Running Back – Donovan Edwards – Senior
Edwards is in his fourth season; he’s played in 38 games rushing for 1,662 yards on 294 carries with 15 touchdowns; he has 2,376 yards from scrimmage with 18 touchdowns. Last season, in 15 games he carried the ball 119 times for 497 yards with five touchdowns, he had 746 yards from scrimmage. The backfield is his now with Corum gone and he showed what he can do in the National Championship as he ran the ball six times for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
Tight End/Fullback – Max Bredson – Senior
Bredson has played in 29 games hauling in seven passes for 97 yards. Last season he only caught two passes for 19 yards in 15 games. In 2023 he had one kick return for ten yards.
