2026 Michigan Wolverines football team

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)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Hill (1st season)
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium
Uniform
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2026 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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 January 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	Result
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
TBD	Indiana	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
TBD	Iowa	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
TBD	Michigan State	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
TBD	Penn State	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
TBD	UCLA	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
TBD	at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)
TBD	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (The Game)
TBD	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR
TBD	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game Source: [1]

Rankings

Further information: 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football 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 WR Jaime Ffrench  Fr QB Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi  Sr OL Tommy Fraumann Fr OL Adrian 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 RB Taylor Tatum  So 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 So RB 23 Jordan Marshall  So 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 43 Deakon Tonielli  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 TE 80 Hogan Hansen  So TE 83 Zack Marshall  Jr WR 84 Jacob Washington  Fr 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 DL Jonah Lea'ea  Jr EDGE Carter Meadows Fr LB Aisea Moa  Sr LB Christian Pierce So LB Aden Reeder Fr DB Smith Snowden Sr LB Nathaniel Staehling  Sr 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 LB 43 Zach Ludwig  So DL 54 Deyvid Palepale  So DL 57 Travis Moten  Fr LB 59 John Weidenbach  Jr DL 76 Manuel Beigel  So DL 85 Ted Hammond  So EDGE 88 Lugard Edokpayi  So DL 93 Benny Patterson  Fr EDGE 94 Nathaniel Marshall So DL 95 Trey Pierce Sr DL 97 Chibi Anwunah  Sr DL 99 Bobby Kanka  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Cameron Brown So K Trey Butkowski So LS Nico Crawford  Sr LS Gavin Magorien So K 35 Stuart Blake  So LS 67 Trent Middleton  Jr LS 68 Dan Rosenberg  Jr P 93 Hunter Robertson  Jr	Head coach Kyle Whittingham Coordinators/assistant coaches Jay Hill (defensive coordinator) Jason Beck (offensive coordinator) Kerry Coombs (special teams coordinator) Koy Detmer Jr. (quarterbacks) Tony Alford (running backs / offensive run game coordinator) Micah Simon (wide receivers) Freddie Whittingham (tight ends) Jim Harding (offensive line) Lou Esposito (defensive line) Lewis Powell (defensive ends / edges) Alex Whittingham (linebackers) Jernaro Gilford (cornerbacks) Tyler Stockton (safeties) Doug Elisaia (strength and conditioning coach) Support staff Luke Bottari (offensive analyst) Garrett Clawson (assistant special teams) David Denham (assistant defensive line) Marques Hagans (assistant wide receivers) Fred Jackson (assistant running backs) Mike Lynch (assistant offensive line) [2] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 17, 2026

2026 recruiting class

Main article: 2026 college football 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
	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
	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
	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
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Malakai Lee OL	Kaneohe, Hawaii	Kamehameha Schools	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	350 lb (160 kg)	Jun 27, 2025
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Adrian Hamilton OL	Clinton, Maryland	St. John's College High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Dec 2, 2025
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 12    247Sports: 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". Rivals. Retrieved January 9, 2026. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 9, 2026. "2026 Michigan football commitments". 247Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

Incoming transfers

Michigan incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous team
Braydon Alford	WR	5'8"	180	JR	Dublin, Ohio	Butler
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	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
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	RB	5'10"	212	JR	Longview, Texas	Oklahoma

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References

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. "Michigan 2026 Transfer Portal". 247Sports .
4. "Michigan 2026 Transfer Portal". On3.com .