Sunday saw a lot of departures from Michigan football — from the expected seniors such as Trevor Keegan, Zak Zinter, Blake Corum, Jaylen Harrell, and Braiden McGregor, to quarterback J.J. McCarthy deciding to try his hand in the NFL draft. But Monday saw the opposite, with running back Donovan Edwards and safety Rod Moore announcing they will come back for their senior seasons.
But there are others at play, such as offensive tackle Trente Jones.
Jones did not win the starting job outright, but ended up playing the right tackle position for the final three games — the Big Ten Championship, the Rose Bowl, and the national championship game. Having come aboard as part of the 2019 class, if Jones were to return, he’d be a sixth-year senior.
As it turns out, Jones is not taking that chance, having announced that he will not come back for one more season, declaring for the NFL draft, bucking the Monday trend.
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With Jones gone, Michigan has Myles Hinton flanking one spot on the outside, transfer Josh Priebe and senior Giovanni El-Hadi at the guard positions, and either Greg Crippen or Raheem Anderson at center this upcoming season. The question will then be who will play the other tackle position.