ESPN shares Michigan football’s biggest question mark for 2024

Recently, ESPN named wide receiver Tyler Morris as Michigan’s biggest X-factor for the 2024 football season. The rising junior had 13 catches last season but made some big plays for the Wolverines, such as against Alabama during the Rose Bowl – in the College Football Playoff. But when you lose guys like Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson, there are going to be people concerned about what Michigan could do on the offensive side of the football.

Shortly after ESPN named a wide receiver as an X-factor, the network wrote an article naming the biggest question mark on the rosters of all preseason top-25 teams. The Wolverines’ biggest question mark coming out of the spring, according to ESPN, is wide receiver.

The Wolverines have an open competition at quarterback in the fall, but there are big questions at receiver as well. All-American tight end Colston Loveland will ease the pressure on the receivers. Tyler Morris, who had just 13 catches last season, will need a big year to headline a relatively untested group that includes Semaj Morgan, Fredrick Moore, Kendrick Bell and CJ Charleston, who transferred from Youngstown State.

– Jake Trotter-ESPN

That’s a fair statement. While the Wolverines have Colston Loveland back, who was the team’s second-best pass receiver last year, he’s a tight end and doesn’t belong in the same group as the receivers. If you take Loveland out of the return production, you have to go all the way down to No. 6 to find the first returning receiver to return starting in 2023. Semaj Morgan was No. 6 at Michigan in 1923 with 204 yards, and Tyler Morris was right behind him with 197 yards.

The Wolverines are happy with their receivers. Morgan is electric with the football in his hands and can make big plays. Morris is also fast, but reminiscent of the possession receiver with reliable hands. Michigan also has a few young talents that are expected to do a lot, such as Fredrick Moore – who could fill the Cornelius Johnson role – and Kendrick Bell. But the Wolverines also brought back Amorion Walker, who transferred to Ole Miss, and acquired the experienced CJ Charleston from Youngstown State.

The team may be young and inexperienced, but Michigan has talent. The key for the wide receivers will be to get free and make plays, but the Wolverines also have a lot of questions at the quarterback position and need someone to be able to pass them the ball on a regular basis.

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