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Michigan freshmen wide receivers have ‘stepped up’ in wake of injuries during camp

Head coach Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines coaching staff are notorious for developing wide receivers by taking their time and not rushing them into game action as true freshmen.

We saw that with Ronnie Bell in 2018, going from eight receptions his freshman year to 48 by his sophomore year. Donovan Peoples-Jones went from 22 receptions his freshman year to 47 his sophomore year. Even fifth-year senior Cornelius Johnson had four receptions his freshman year compared to the 40 catches he had by his junior year.

But this year, Michigan may have something different on its hands.