One Michigan Football player people keep forgetting about
Michigan football is loaded with talent at wide receiver but one guy not talked about enough is Roman Wilson.
When Michigan football coaches said they had an embarrassment of riches at wide receiver during the spring, they weren’t lying. They do and it’s gotten better with the healthy return of Ronnie Bell and the promising development of some freshmen that enrolled early.
Darrius Clemons looks like he’s ready to start right away and at a lot of programs around the country, he probably would.
The same could be said for Roman Wilson, a former four-star wide receiver with dynamic speed who burst onto the scene for the Wolverines in 2021.
Wilson feels like a forgotten man for Michigan football
Even as a freshman, Wilson caught five passes for 71 yards in a loss to Michigan State. Last season, despite missing time due to injury, he was a weapon. The speedster caught six passes for 81 yards against Wisconsin and came up with some big conversions.
Wilson also caught two passes for 55 yards against Ohio State, including a deep pass from J.J. McCarthy in the third quarter that helped set up a touchdown.
Wilson also caught two passes for 82 yards in the Big Ten championship game and made a 42-yard reception against Georgia in the Orange Bowl. He’s a big play waiting to happen and with so many other weapons, he’s easy to forget about even though he had 25 receptions for 420 yards and three touchdowns (16.8 yards per catch) last season.
Ronnie Bell, Andrel Anthony, and Cornelius Johnson all look like NFL receivers to me. Clemons does too, plus A.J. Henning is a dangerous weapon in his own right.
Wilson makes it six really dynamic receivers and there are even more stuck farther down the depth chart waiting for their opportunity.
Bell is going to be the No. 1 guy and Erick All, the tight end, is going to catch lots of passes too. But Wilson, Anthony, and others offer a different element and that’s the speed to get deep.
Wilson is quietly one of the best deep threats in the Big Ten and with a greater emphasis on throwing the football in 2022 (the run game still be the No. 1 option), Wilson will be making explosive plays on the regular once again.
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And by season’s end, he won’t be forgotten at all, by fans or opposing defensive coordinators.