No matter how significant a role it ends up being, there is always a group of freshmen who come into their college program and earn quality playing time, and that was no different for Michigan last year.
The first player to touch the ball last year was a true freshman — Giles Jackson on the opening kickoff against Middle Tennessee State. He, along with Zach Charbonnet, Mike Sainristil, Erick All, Daxton Hill, Chris Hinton and Anthony Solomon (13 games on special teams) all played a lot last year as true freshmen.
Michigan incoming class of 2020 is a highly-talented bunch of prospects who bring a blend of speed on offense and toughness on defense.