Michigan Retains Another Defensive Player Who Had Entered The Transfer Portal

Michigan sewage immoderate really large news connected Saturday. The Wolverines were capable to get different subordinate backmost successful nan fold who entered nan transportation portal -- DL Enow Etta. Etta's return marks nan 5th subordinate Michigan has been capable to clasp aft they entered nan portal: OL Jake Guarnera, OL Andrew Sprague, S Jordan Young, and CB Zeke Berry

The Wolverines were getting bladed connected nan interior portion of nan protect statement pinch Rayshaun Benny, Tre Williams, and Damon Payne each graduating. The Clemson Tigers and different programs tried getting Etta, but Michigan was capable to get nan woody done successful nan end.

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Etta's profession astatine Michigan

The 6-foot-5, 320-pound lineman retired of Texas had a batch of hype coming retired of nan outpouring of his sophomore season, but didn't play arsenic overmuch arsenic galore had thought he would. The Wolverines had him playing some astatine separator and successful nan interior.

Then successful 2025, Etta was chiefly utilized successful nan interior of nan statement and was portion of a rotation. Playing successful 295 snaps successful 13 games, Etta recorded 15 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, and 0.5 sacks playing successful a rotational role. Etta would typically spell nan likes of Rayshaun Benny, Damon Payne, aliases Tre Williams.

Back successful nan 2023 recruiting cycle, Etta was 1 of nan headliners successful Michigan's class. He was a precocious four-star, classed arsenic nan No. 129 imaginable successful nan nation. Etta chose nan Wolverines complete Utah, Michigan State, and Alabama, among others.

Big boost to Michigan's D-line pinch his return

Trey Pierce has besides publically announced he was returning to Michigan. The Wolverines signed his brother, Christian, retired of nan portal, which helped Pierce's decision. With some Pierce and Etta coming back, those 2 will apt beryllium starting successful nan mediate for Michigan.

The Wolverines besides went retired and landed Utah's Jonah Lea'ea, who will evidently beryllium a focal point, too. Getting Etta backmost gives Michigan 3 knowledgeable interior pieces whom nan coaching unit tin put afloat spot successful moving forward.

Michigan has guys for illustration Bobby Kanka, Manuel Beigel, Travis Moten, and Deyvid Palepale, but nary of them has overmuch crippled experience.

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