For a Michigan football team that finished 109th in points per game last season en route to an 8-5 record, improvement on the offensive side of the ball will be essential if they look to get back into contention.
Michigan’s passing offense was particularly bad as they finished 127th in passing yards per game – ahead only of the three service academies. As the Detroit Free Press’ Tony Garcia points out, the team is in desperate need of some improved wide receiver play.
Garcia noted the following stats about the Wolverines’ WRs: “The Wolverines did not have a single wideout amass 250 yards — not even 20 yards a game — for the season. Nor did U-M's wideout room have a single player catch more than two touchdowns, average better than 2.1 catches per game or haul in a 40-yard catch. Indeed, U-M was the only team in America without a single reception of at least 40 yards.”
However, Garcia believes there could be plenty of improvement from the WR room. Between Indiana transfer Donaven McCully (66 catches, 834 yards, 8 TDs in career), UMass transfer Anthony Simpson (68 catches, 910 yards, 3 TDs in career), and freshmen Jamar Browder and Andrew Marsh, there should be more production from the room.
Add on the fact that the Wolverines will have a new offensive coordinator in Chip Lindsey and a new quarterback in either productive Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene or 2025 #1 overall recruit Bryce Underwood, and the Wolverine passing offense can expect to have the hard reset it needs.