Alex Orji is very impressed with two Michigan football wide receivers

One of the biggest question marks on the 2024 Michigan football team is the quarterback. JJ McCarthy led the way the last two seasons and helped the Wolverines to the national championship, but aside from the quarterback, the next big question mark is likely the wide receiver. Michigan hasn’t been a particularly good passing team the last three seasons, relying on Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards at running back.

But even so, Michigan lost Roman Wilson and Cornelius Jonhson in the NFL Draft. Younger players like Semaj Morgan, Tyler Morris and Fredrick Moore will all be asked to take on a much larger role than they have previously. While those three are generally expected to fill the one through three receiver positions, there are a few other players who could be big gains for the receiver group: transfers Amorion Walker and CJ Charleston.

In conversation at a NIL event with Champions Circle and Wolverine Boots, the presumed starting quarterback Alex Orji answered some questions from the media.

Orji was asked who has developed the most this summer. He walked through the quarterback room and said he saw improvement in everyone this summer, but after he was done talking about the quarterbacks, Orji went straight to Walker. Walker started his career at Michigan as a wide receiver, moved to cornerback last season, transferred to Ole Miss after the national title game and is now back in Ann Arbor as a wide receiver.

“I would say on an individual level, it’s important that we get Amorion Walker back and see him get more and more comfortable lining up as a receiver and getting the ball passed to him. He’s really getting used to playing receiver at a high level and I think he’ll be able to do that, he’s totally capable of doing it,” Orji said.

In Walker’s two seasons at Michigan, he made one catch for four yards. He came to the Wolverines via some top schools like Notre Dame and has extremely high potential. He’s 6’4″, has good speed and Jim Harbaugh has publicly called him a unicorn. Orji said he’s one of the transfers who really stands out with his play on the field.

“If we count Amorion, I’d say he caught my eye,” Orji said. “Even if he hadn’t gone, it would be hard for a guy like him not to go. Just the things he can do with his body, his stature and his talent and his skills. He’s a guy you just put the ball in his hands and let him do whatever you want on the football field. He’s a guy that makes things happen.”

The Wolverines also secured Youngstown State transfer receiver CJ Charleston in the portal. Charleston is another 6-foot-1 receiver Michigan can use. His best season at Youngstown State was 2023, when he caught 33 passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns. As a four-year college player, Charleston will bring that experience to the roster and could play a role in it.

“CJ (Charleston) was a really interesting guy to be around,” Orji said of the veteran receiver. “He doesn’t say much, he’s one of the quieter guys, but what he can do out of the slot, as an outside player with the ball in his hands, is incredible. His mobility, his quickness and agility are really great.”

Michigan’s fall training camp is scheduled for late July, and the Wolverines will officially compete as a team against Fresno State on August 31.

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