Michigan brought in a talented eight-player transfer portal class for 2023. The Wolverines did a great job of finding the right pieces to fit with the already really solid team.
247Sports came out with their All-Transfer Portal Team for the upcoming season, and Michigan had three players land on the coveted list.
The Wolverines brought in three offensive linemen, and one of them landed on the list. Guard LaDarius Henderson from Arizona State was the first Wolverine to make the team.
G LaDarius Henderson (No. 18 ranked player and 93 rating)
It’s a safe assumption that Michigan’s second highest-rated transfer signee is going to hold down the left tackle spot this season despite not enrolling during the winter semester in time for spring. This offensive line room in Ann Arbor prides itself on being nasty in the trenches and won the Joe Moore Award last season after paving the way for Michigan’s powerful rushing attack and second straight Big Ten title. Henderson fits the mold.
During his four-year stint with Arizona State, Henderson started 29 games (19 at LG and 10 at LT). Henderson is projected to take over Ryan Hayes’ LT spot for the maize and blue. During his final two seasons with ASU, Henderson was charged with allowing just two sacks on the QB.
The next Wolverine to appear on the All-Transfer Portal Team is linebacker Ernest Hausmann from Nebraska. He is arguably the biggest get for Michigan and he is only a sophomore.
LB Ernest Hausmann (No. 4 ranked player and 96 rating)
A top-five transfer, Hausmann does find himself at a position of notable depth with the Wolverines. Jim Harbaugh will be able to tinker with this room a good bit this fall for a preseason playoff threat and Hausmann’s by-snap production could flourish as a result. He’s only a sophomore, so look out for him as a national name in the next couple seasons.
Last season with the Huskers, Hausmann played in all 12 games and started seven of them as a true freshman. He had 10 tackles against Michigan in the Big House last year, which paved the way to a 54-tackle season as a freshman.
The last player to land on the list is former Louisville kicker, James Turner. With Michigan losing Jake Moody to the NFL, the Wolverines were bound to start freshman Adam Samaha, but he now has competition.
K James Turner (83 rating)
You know Harbaugh likes his kickers and with two-time All-American and 2021 Lou Groza Winner Jake Moody off the the NFL — where he was a third-round pick by the 49ers! — in comes Turner from Louisville, who made 80% of his kicks in three years with the Cardinals and was 20 for 22 as a junior.
Turner played four seasons with the Cardinals and was a two-time All-ACC honorable mention. He made 47-of-59 field goal attempts in the three years as a starter for Louisville.
You can see the entire All-Transfer Portal team HERE
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