Don Brown discusses Michigan football's defensive depth chart and more in Ann Arbor, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Nick Baumgardner, Freep
Josh Metellus' first serious Michigan football experience happened with zero time to think about it.
Then a true freshman in 2016, Metellus had played sparingly in mop-up duty during the regular season. Then, minutes before the team took the field in the Orange Bowl, defensive coordinator Don Brown walked over to him with some interesting words.
Jabrill Peppers was hurt and wouldn't be playing. Metellus was in.