Some transferred because they weren’t a fit for new schemes. Others were searching for playing time. Others, perhaps, weren’t content in Ann Arbor.
Whatever their reasons, several former Wolverines played at other schools in 2021.
For those looking for a ‘grass is greener’ situation, did it end up being so? Some who were looking for increased playing time certainly found it. A handful played in conference championship games — notably the duo who ended up at Utah State. One stood out in a big way in a good way — another, not so much. Some you might not have known are still playing.
Here is how those who were once Michigan Wolverines that opted to transfer did at their school of choice.
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Allen spent a spring in Ann Arbor before deciding to transfer to UMass. Thought to be a likely starter for the Wolverines this year, Allen wasn’t a mainstay with the Minutemen, either. According to PFF, he appeared in four games and had a grand total of 56 snaps.
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While Michigan football and its running situation in 2021 was solid, Charbonnet made the Bruins formidable in his own right. UCLA boasted the 16th-ranked rushing attack this year and Charbonnet led all of the backs with 203 carries, 1,137 yards and 13 touchdowns. In terms of yards gained, he’s the 25th-ranked back in the country, and 24th in touchdowns.
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Jackson didn’t quite emerge into a big receiving threat in Seattle, having produced 8 receptions for 87 yards for Washington. He had an additional 8 carries for 45 yards. He had 12 punt returns for 81 yards and 19 kick returns for 442 yards.
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Milton gained the nod as the starter in Knoxville, but eventually lost his job to Hendon Hooker. He appeared in eight games, completing 32-for-62 of his passes (51.6%) for 375 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also ran 28 times for 129 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
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Hefley had an incredible year at the Football Championship Subdivision as the Blue Hose’s starting quarterback. He completed 348 of his 558 passes (62.3%) for 3,879 yards, with 39 touchdowns and 30 interceptions. He tossed an FCS record 10 touchdowns in his debut. However, Presbyterian went 2-9 in 2021.
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For FCS Lehigh, Garcia had 16 carries for 72 yards.
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Thought to be the center of the future in Ann Arbor, Carpenter played guard in Bloomington and according to PFF, he appeared in five games, and started in three (including against Michigan). He had 240 snaps at guard and five on special teams.
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Turner was the third-leading back for the Demon Deacons with 116 carries for 463 yards and five touchdowns. He added four pass receptions for 29 yards.
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Vilain appeared in all 13 games for Wake Forest, was the 10th-leading tackler with 34, led the team with nine sacks and ranked third on the team with three tackles for loss. He also had a pass broken up and two forced fumbles.
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McCaffrey appeared in 10 games, first as a starter, but had injury trouble this year. He passed for 1,333 yards and five touchdowns with seven interceptions on 61% passing.
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Paea appeared in all 12 regular-season games, the Mountain West Championship game and the Jimmy Kimmel Bowl for Utah State. He had 14 tackles and two tackles for loss.
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Reynolds also appeared in all of Utah State’s games and played 801 total snaps. He was the team’s second-leading tackler with 83, had an interception, four tackles for loss, a sack and three passes broken up.
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VanSumeren appeared in all 12 games for the Spartans, playing 240 total snaps. He was 20th on the team in tackles with 12 and had one sack.
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Mohan played 247 snaps for the Vols and finished with nine tackles.
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Solomon appeared in just four games with 31 snaps. He had eight tackles, and half a tackle for loss.
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Shibley appeared in seven games for the Irish playing 101 snaps. He had three tackles.
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Fakih played in 12 games for the Blue Devils and had 119 snaps, but registered no stats.
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Woods appeared in 10 games, getting the early nod as the starter. He finished with 27 tackles and two tackles for loss, while adding three pass breakups and two QB hurries.
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Kelly-Powell started for Akron and was the Zips’ second-leading tackler with 73. He had a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup.
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Anthony played in all of Troy’s 12 games, having 277 snaps. He had 35 tackles and half a tackle for loss.
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Singleton started for the Scarlet Knights and had 56 tackles and three tackles for loss.
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Wheeler appeared in 10 games for the Jayhawks, having 108 snaps. He registered one tackle.
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Now on his third team, Martin appeared in eight games for the Huskers and had 10 receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown.
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Sims appeared in all of Georgia Tech’s games and had 25 tackles and three passes broken up.
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Samuels played in nine games and had 65 carries for 202 yards and a touchdown. He also added 12 receptions for 72 yards.
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Peters appeared in 10 games despite injury trouble again. He completed 91-of-169 passes for 1,170 yards, seven touchdowns and four interceptions.
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Walker appeared in eight games and had 86 carries for 295 yards and four touchdowns. He added 12 receptions for 43 yards and another touchdown.
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