One reason for Michigan’s recent run of success is the major culture shift that placed the onus on player leadership ahead of the 2021 season. We saw this come to fruition in 2023 with a national championship victory thanks in part to team captains like Blake Corum, Mike Sainristil, Kris Jenkins, and others being vocal leaders.
Player leadership might be more important now than ever, seeing as Michigan will be breaking in a host of new starters, not to mention a mostly new coaching staff. Today, we’ll be making our best guesses about which six players will be named as Michigan’s team captains for Sherrone Moore’s first season in 2024.