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It’s happening again.
The Wolverines’ 2016 and 2017 classes have been absolutely decimated by departures. While some have been by players leaving early for the NFL — most recently, 2017 classmates Donovan Peoples-Jones and Cesar Ruiz declared for the NFL Draft, but there’s been a bevy of transfers that have overshadowed that.
And now there’s another.
Long considered a lock to Michigan — whether accurate or not as a recruit — former Detroit (MI) Cass Tech four-star defensive back Jaylen Kelly-Powell did eventually pledge to the maize and blue over some SEC options and Nebraska, enrolling early in 2017. However, both injuries and positional shuffling meant that Kelly-Powell rarely saw the field outside of special teams.
On Thursday, it looks like his Michigan tenure is ending, as he’s entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Michigan junior CB Jaylen Kelly-Powell, a former four-star recruit from Cass Tech in Detroit, has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to a source. He will be a graduate transfer and played in only three games this past season, which means he would qualify for a redshirt.
— Rainer Sabin (@RainerSabin) January 9, 2020
That Kelly-Powell has a redshirt available yo him means he’ll have two years of eligibility. As a grad transfer, he’ll be eligible immediately at his school of choice.
He arrived in Ann Arbor as a safety prospect, but Michigan moved him around a lot. He got time at VIPER, safety, nickel back, and this year he was switched to cornerback.
Kelly-Powell is the 13th player in the 2017 recruiting class to transfer out of the program.