Michigan football is loaded at every position heading into 2023.
If you can say the Wolverines have a weakness, you could make a small case that it’s at the corner position. The maize and blue return star sophomore Will Johnson, who became Michigan’s best cover corner last season. The Wolverines also return Mike Sainristil at nickel. Sainristil, the converted receiver, made a seamless move to the defensive side of the ball and looked like a natural last season. But the biggest question mark heading into the season is who will start opposite of Johnson? Jim Harbaugh loves Amorion Walker, another converted receiver, and corner Ja’Den McBurrows is finally healthy and is ready to fight for a starting job.
But with both being unproven in game situations, the Wolverines have been looking into the transfer portal to find a potential starter, or at worst, depth. Michigan recently hosted UMass graduate transfer Josh Wallace this past weekend. Reports indicate things went really well and Wallace announced on Instagram that he would make his final decision this Wednesday.
UMass cornerback transfer Josh Wallace will announce his commitment Wednesday.
He visited Oklahoma, Michigan and Virginia Tech over the last week. pic.twitter.com/TbBPDeY1pB
— Clayton Sayfie (@CSayf23) June 5, 2023
Wallace has also taken visits to Virginia Tech and Oklahoma and those two round out his final three along with Michigan. The Michigan Insider’s Steve Lorenz placed a Crystal Ball for Michigan to land Wallace on Monday. And if you look at On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, Michigan leads for the four-year starter with a 59.6% chance.
During his four seasons at UMass, Wallace totaled 140 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three interceptions, and 28 pass breakups. The veteran corner had a stellar 2022 football season. He had 41 tackles, two interceptions, and 28 pass breakups in his senior season with the Minutemen.
Wallace will have one year of eligibility remaining.
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