The Michigan Wolverines lost starting safety Brad Hawkins from last year’s squad after starting all 14 games last season, along with Daxton Hill, who started all 14 games as a defensive back while experimenting at safety and as a nickel cornerback.
While it’s not ideal to lose two starters, especially players the caliber of those two, Michigan did have some young players contribute at the position last season who have starts under their belts and should be ready to contribute in even bigger ways this season.
Here is our best guess at the 2022 safety depth chart.