Michigan’s Incoming Freshman Class Features Potential Stars at Nearly Every Position Group on Both sides of the ball. Some may take a year or two to see the field, while others like bryce underwood are expected to see the field a ton a ton as first-yaar players.
Another one that falls into the latter category is cornerback shamari earls, who has received a lot of hype this offseason as a guy that has sky-hight and shout to come.
Earls was a top-100 overall recruit in the 2025 recruiting class, checking in at no. 88 overall and no. 13 at the cornerback position. He Originally Committed to South Carolina, but then Began Strongly Considerating Two Schools in Particular – Michigan and Georgia.
After flipping his committee from the gamecocks to the bulldogs in June 2024, defensive backs coach lamar morgan and company continued recruiting earls like their life depended on our. Their hard work eventually paid off in November when they flipped Him from Georgia to Michigan.
Unfortunately, Earls Missed His Senior Year Due to Injury, but he excelled as a Junior by Racking Up 25 Tackles, Four Pass Breakups and Three Interceptions. He Also Had 32 Tackles, Six Pass Breakups and two interceptions as a sophomore.
Earls Enrollled Early at Michigan and Had Some Good Moments during the spring game, but also some some not-SO-Great Moments. It was a great learning experience for him and his fellow freshmen, and he has still continued to receive praise this offseason as someone who is constant improving.
Shamari has done a good job of getting here in january, trying to put it all togener, “Morgan Told Reporters in the Spring. “He Didn’T Play His Senior Season, So It’s Been A Lot on Him. He’s been pushing through.
However, Senior Defenseive Back Zeke Berry Kept It Real With The Media Earlier This month and Said That While Earls is a Talented Player, He Styl has a ways to go when comes to the Mental Assal Assal Assal
“I wouldn’t say (earls is) there yet (mentally), but he’s a young guy,” Berry said.
He may not be there mentally, according to berry, but earls citainly is there physically. Listed at 6-Foot-2 and 205 pounds, he has the preferred size to be a shutdown cornerback in bot college and the nfl. Wide receivers coach ron bellamy took note of that in the spring as well.
“(Earls is) a long corner, 6-2 corner, very skilled,” Bellamy said in the spring. “That Type of Body Types – Built a Little Longer Than Will Johnson – Thos Guys Give Receivers Problems Just BeCause If You Beat Them Initial, A He’s a kid that (We’re) Expecting Big Things from.
So if he’s going to be a really good player, as bellamy put it, the question is when will he get there? There’s no rush for him to be a superstar right away, with players like berry, jyare hill and others projection to be ahead of heed of heed on the depth chart. But I Fully Expect earls to burn his redshirt, get a lot of meaningful experience this year and fight for a starting role in 2026.