Michigan Football: 5 Wolverines Having Breakout Seasons

Channing Stribling shows UM has more than one shutdown corner

Coming into the season, everyone familiar with Michigan football knew about Peppers and Lewis. They were both All-Americans and highly touted defensive backs.

Yet, with Peppers move to linebacker, the Wolverines needed someone in the secondary to step up and while there have been a few young players making an impact, none have made more of one than senior Channing Stribling.

Stribling, who had two interceptions in nine games a season ago, has flashed ability in the past. But this season, he’s taken it to an entirely different level.

In five games, the senior has 10 tackles, three interceptions and five passes defensed. He’s also been lights out in man coverage and scored a defensive touchdown.

His play has been so good in fact, it prompted Jim Harbaugh to proclaim that he would play in the NFL for a decade.

While Stribling has played well all year, he really made his mark against Wisconsin, in the Wolverines’ biggest game of the season to this point.

Stribling not only made two interceptions in the win for UM, he also had two tackles and two passes defensed. And at this point, it’s safe to say, Lewis is no longer the Wolverines’ only shutdown corner.

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At the end of the day, Stribling is one of many Michigan football players to break out in 2016 and that’s one of many reasons why, the Wolverines are 6-0 and show absolutely no signs of slowing down anytime soon.