Michigan Football: 5 Wolverines Having Breakout Seasons

Michigan football has had a number of players with breakout seasons in 2016, here are the top five at the midseason point.

It’s well documented that Michigan football has had a great first half of the 2016 season. The Wolverines are 6-0 and they look like true Big Ten and National Title contenders.

There are many reasons for that success. Obviously, Michigan football has many talented players, as well as a great coaching staff.

Jabrill Peppers is in the running for the Heisman. And many others, the list is actually too big to count, are legit early-round NFL prospects.

That’s one reason why the Wolverines are winning and doing so in dominating fashion. Yet, the key to developing a true powerhouse, is constantly developing talent, something UM has done as well as anyone in the country.

So when I talk about breakout players, I am not going to be talking about Peppers or Jake Butt or Jourdan Lewis.

There will be no mentions of Chris Wormley, Taco Charlton, Amara Darboh or Jehu Chesson. Those players were all well known and expected to play at high levels.

That’s not to say some of them haven’t improved — they certainly have. However, this list is looking more at players, who were unknowns to start the season — ones that are now core parts of this 6-0 team.

The hardest part, is narrowing it down to five players, because Michigan football has had so many standouts. Yet, here we are, with my top-5 breakout players from the first half of 2016.