Michigan football all-transfer portal team unveiled

In the not-so-distant past, it was something of a rare occasion that you’d see teams like Michigan football taking in many, if any, transfers. But with the transfer portal now essentially unrestricted, especially with NIL, if you’re not bolstering your team with incoming transfers, you’re not trying very hard to win games.

Michigan football has gotten on board in recent years, not going as portal crazy as some other teams — relying more on recruiting out of high school — but the Wolverines have added some key pieces that have helped the team win. So we’re doing a bit of a thought exercise: what would an all-transfer portal team look like for the maize and blue?

Given that Michigan hasn’t been as prolific in the portal as some other programs, there are some key positions that don’t have more than one player. And some of our inclusions are current players on this 2025 team — whether they’ve been on campus for a while or they’re just joining.

With that in mind, here is our all-transfer portal team for the Michigan Wolverines.

Offense

QB – Shea Patterson

Former school: Ole Miss

We’re getting controversial right out of the gates. Patterson was a former five-star who didn’t quite rise to the level that Michigan fans expected. He had a solid year in 2018, helping the Wolverines go from 8-5 the year before to 10-3. In 2019, he was injured on his first play from scrimmage, but by the year’s end, he was firing on all cylinders, with three 300-plus yard games to close out the regular season.

Alternate: Jake Rudock, Iowa

RB – Justice Haynes

Former school: Alabama

Haynes has yet to play an actual game for the Wolverines, only the spring game, where he rushed six times for 51 yards. But he’s expected to be a co-starter along with Jordan Marshall, and has very high expectations as he enters his junior year.

Alternate: Ty Isaac, USC

TE – AJ…

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Publish date : 2025-06-02 18:06:00

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