Should Michigan football be worried about wide receivers?

As we continue our post-spring look at the Michigan football team, wide receiver is the next topic of discussion. We have looked at the quarterbacks and running backs.

But now, the focus is on wide receiver. Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson were drafted by the NFL. They were the top players on the depth chart last season, although Semaj Morgan also made an impact.

Tyler Morris is another name to know. He scored a touchdown against Alabama in the Rose Bowl, while Fred Moore was a standout in the spring game.

Michigan football also added former Wolverine Amorion Walker from the transfer portal as well as CJ Charleston from Youngstown State. Those five guys will probably see the bulk of the snaps and targets.

Is that concerning or are people underestimating Michigan football’s wide receivers?

Should Michigan football fans be worried about wide receiver?

There’s a reason Michigan was desperate to add depth in the spring. Like many positions, the Wolverines’ top three should be fine. There probably isn’t an All-Big Ten performer in that group, at least not this season, but Morgan and Morris have shown what they can do.

Walker needs to provide a deep threat. Charleston too. He’s going to be better than some are giving him credit for, but I’m not sure he can crack the top three.

Regardless of who plays quarterback, the focus of the offense will be the running game. However, play-action passes can lead to explosive plays. We saw that last season and this group needs to be able to make defenses pay when they are trying to put 8-9 guys in the box.

We’ll see if the quarterbacks are good enough to do that. But the wide receivers are. The group just isn’t deep so staying healthy is imperative. An injury to Morgan or Morris would be a disaster.

Michigan football might not have a true No. 1 wide receiver. But also, it does have that in Colston Loveland. He just plays tight end. I expect him to be split out more as the Wolverines try to isolate him, but I’m much more concerned about the QB production than the wide receivers.

They’ll be good enough as long as the quarterbacks are up to snuff.

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