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Michigan Football: Why addition of DT Jordan Whittley would be huge

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and defensive line coach Shaun Nua celebrate after the defense holds off Iowa on fourth down in the final seconds of U-M's 10-3 win on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at Michigan Stadium. Michigan Football

Michigan football is the favorite to land Oregon State defensive tackle transfer Jordan Whittley and here’s why that would be huge for the Wolverines.

Former Oregon State defensive tackle and current Michigan football transfer target, Jordan Whittley is a big man and that’s exactly why the Wolverines want/need him.

At 6-foot-1, 358 pounds, Whittley is the kind of presence Michigan football needs in the middle of its defense, not even as a starter necessarily, but for the depth he would provide.