Charles Woodson Offers Strong Endorsement Of Young Michigan Corner

It's existent that Michigan mislaid immoderate valuable assets to its secondary, but Kyle Whittingham and Co. brought backmost cardinal players and landed Utah prima CB Smith Snowden retired of nan transportation portal. The Wolverines were capable to get backmost some Zeke Berry and Jordan Young, who some entered nan transportation portal originally. Add successful Jyaire Hill and Rod Moore, and Michigan has a beardown starting unit.

However, location is 1 sanction that Michigan retained, who could go nan Wolverines' adjacent awesome cornerback. Michigan was capable to get backmost CB Shamari Earls for his sophomore season, and Earls' imaginable is done nan roof.

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In fact, truthful overmuch that nan awesome Charles Woodson moreover said Earls 'can beryllium nan champion successful nan country'.

Earls' freshman struggles

The precocious four-star imaginable was expected to go an instant-playmaker successful nan Michigan secondary successful 2025, but a pre-game wounded suffered successful Week 1 held Earls backmost for nan first mates of games. He ended up making his Wolverines' debut successful Week 3 against Central Michigan, but Earls ne'er saw much than conscionable rotational snaps.

According to Pro Football Focus, Earls played successful 5 regular-season games, on pinch Michigan's vessel crippled against Texas. Earls played successful 72 protect snaps for nan Wolverines and saw a season-high 14 snaps against Washington.

Per PFF, Earls had immoderate struggles successful sum erstwhile he did play. The 6-foot-2 CB had little than a 50 sum people doubly this play successful nan constricted action he saw. His champion capacity came against Central Michigan, successful which he earned a 70.1 sum grade.

Loaded pinch potential

While location is going to beryllium a learning curve from precocious schoolhouse to college, Earls sewage a chance to get his feet bedewed and really gain his spot successful 2026. Michigan mislaid Elijah Dotson, TJ Metcalf, Brandyn Hillman, and Jayden Sanders, among others.

The erstwhile No. 88 classed imaginable will beryllium counted connected to make a large sophomore leap this season. Wearing nan celebrated No. 2 jersey, Earls has nan devices to go nan adjacent awesome Michigan CB. He has an perfect blend of size and speed, and personification who should beryllium capable to fastener down nan opposition's go-to target pinch time.

While Earls mightiness not commencement Game 1 for Michigan, expect to spot a batch of No. 2 this play successful nan maize and blue.

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