![]() ![]() ![]() In today's episode, we're chatting about some of the frustrating bugs and glitches we've experienced. 6.Hey there, and welcome to the latest episode of Pokésports, and the final for 2022! "LaDarius plugging in at tackle may be important to success against the best edge rushers in the Big Ten East," wrote one voter who had Henderson at No. So it goes for a high-potential player at a deep position who hasn't participated in a practice yet. Another 28 percent of voters put him in the 10-15 range, indicating they think he'll start and be impactful, while a touch more than a quarter of voters left him off their ballots altogether. Roughly 10 percent of voters put him in their top five and around a quarter of voters put him in their top 10, indicating they believe he could be an all-conference left tackle. Unsurprisingly, fans were all over the place on the intriguing lineman. Henderson came in 17th in the fan ballot. But if Henderson turns out to be an NFL-caliber offensive tackle and even grows his game under Michigan's coaching and scheme, Michigan could have a chance to be even better at tackle than it has been the last two seasons. If he can't snag a starting job in fall camp, Michigan's offensive line will be alright (in fact, it probably suggests promising things for two of Hinton, Barnhart and Jones). The Texas native started 10 games at the power-five level before his 18th birthday, has improved annually as an athletic pass-protector, and arguably would have stayed in the draft and been selected had he not endured a finger injury last October. 16?īecause, between 247Sports' rating of Henderson and Michigan's exuberance in pursuing him, a belief has formed that Henderson could simply be that good. So why is Henderson, who has yet to conduct a practice with the Wolverines, ranked at No. Michigan is extraordinarily deep at offensive line, with more than 120 starts' worth of experience in the room. So while he'll have less time and more competition than expected to earn a starting job, the belief is that Henderson is the favorite to be Michigan's starting left tackle in 2023.Īdmittedly, this is probably our biggest swing in these entire rankings. 18 overall prospect out of more than 3,200 entrants. Meanwhile, sources have indicated to 247Sports that Michigan believes the former Sun Devils captain has first-team All-Big Ten potential. 3 offensive lineman to enter the transfer portal this offseason by 247Sports and the No. That makes for a crowded room, and Henderson not being able to graduate from Arizona State until the spring prevented him from putting his best foot forward in spring practices. Since he committed, multi-year starters at guard Zak Zinter and Trevor Keegan opted to return for another season, while Stanford transfer Myles Hinton joined the offensive tackle position battle along with Trente Jones and Karsen Barnhart, who shared the right tackle job last fall. PFF did not grade Henderson out as highly as a run-blocker (77th of the aforementioned group), but Henderson received a day-three NFL Draft grade and an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl, which produNFL Draft picks.ĭespite this, Henderson opted to try his senior year again at Michigan, signing with the Wolverines as a transfer in December.Īt the time he committed to Michigan, Henderson had captured the Wolverines' attention as a starter-caliber player at four different spots along the offensive line (everywhere but center). As a pass-protector, Henderson finished the 2022 season 10th out of 155 qualified offensive guards in Pro Football Focus's pass-blocking efficiency (Michigan star Zak Zinter was 29th), as Henderson allowed one sack and three total pressures in 194 pass-blocking snaps. In the six games he started, however, Henderson was rather good. Voted a team captain in his fourth season as a starter for Arizona State, Henderson played six games before his season was ended due to a finger injury. Year: Fifth-year senior/graduate transfer from Arizona State It makes for fun debate, but the central question we ask voters to think about is "which players' success in 2023 most likely bodes well for the team's success overall?" Some lean heavy into star or breakout potential, others look at proven roles players have, some even look at the replaceability of a player given their position's depth (or lack thereof). Importance will always be defined differently by different voters, hence why we take it to a large panel that includes a fan ballot. And as such, it's time to shift our focus from a memorable 2022 season to previewing the Wolverines' much-anticipated 2023 fall.Īnd for the seventh straight summer, one way we're doing that is by counting down the 25 most important players on Michigan's roster. With warm weather, the winter semester done and players back on campus for summer workouts, it's beginning to feel like summer for the Michigan football team. ![]()
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