Michigan had its second half woes in 2024, but it almost looked like things would be different on Saturday against Washington. The Wolverines fell behind 14-0 early, then Sherrone Moore made a quarterback change. Moore brought Jack Tuttle off the bench to try to spark the offense – which he did. Tuttle led three consecutive scoring drives to put Michigan ahead 17-14. But that was short-lived. Tuttle turned the ball over twice in the fourth quarter – once through the air and once on the ground – and Washington came away with a 27-17 win over the Wolverines.

Michigan fell to 4-2 on the season and the Wolverines are entering their bye week – a much-needed week. Not only did the Wolverines struggle with turnovers, but Michigan’s defense struggled again. Especially in the secondary, both Jyaire Hill and Zeke Berry were picked all night long. Tackling also continues to be an issue with this Michigan defense.

According to PFF, both Hill and Berry were targeted nine times each and both allowed seven catches on the night. The Washington receivers had their way against the soft coverage and poor tackling.

With the help of Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst player grades after Michigan’s loss to Washington. We also include the number of players you need to know.

RB Kalel Mullings – 74.6
TE Colston Loveland – 73.9
RB Donovan Edwards – 73.5
C Greg Crippen – 69.1
RG Gio El-Hadi – 66.5

QB Jack Tuttle – 49.2
WR Semaj Morgan-50.9
LG Josh Priebe – 53.0
WR Kendrick Bell-53.3
LT Jeffrey Persi – 53.7

Rand Josaiah Stewart – 91.2
DT Mason Graham – 86.5
DT Rayshaun Benny – 79.1
DT Kennth Grant – 78.9
LB Ernest Hausmann – 75.3

CB Zeke Berry – 40.9
CB Jyaire Hill – 47.0
CB Will Johnson – 53.7
FS Brandyn Hillman – 57.1
Edge TJ Man – 60.7

WR Amorion Walker played in nine snaps on Saturday, the most he has played all season. He was actually rated as the best player with a rating of 75.7 in attack.

AT Marlin Klein had 45 snaps compared to Colston Loveland‘s 31. Although Loveland was not on the injury report, this could indicate he is still dealing with a lingering shoulder issue.

After dominating the photos last week, Kalel Mullings had 33 snaps and Donovan Edwards had 32.

Zeke Berry played significantly fewer snaps than the previous two games. He was on the field 48 times against Washington, but after receiving a poor rating, that could be the reason.

L.B Jaydon Kap played in 14 snaps as a third linebacker. Jimmy Rolder was gone.

S Quinten Johnson played in 66 snaps, which was 12 more than Makari Paige in safety (56)

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