There were very few question marks surrounding Michigan’s defense heading into the 2023 season, but the cornerback spot opposite Will Johnson was the biggest of them all. With the soft schedule for two-thirds of the regular season, we didn’t get a real look at how good the secondary was until they played more evenly matched competition late in the year.
The Wolverines didn’t get much of a challenge in the passing game until their showdowns with Maryland and Ohio State, where both teams threw for more than 240 yards. Michigan gave up some yards through the air down the stretch, but the ability to lock down in the red zone and keep points off the board resulted in the secondary being the No.