Preseason Honors: Daley Named AP Preseason Second-Team All-American
5/26/2026 3:08:00 PM | Football
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan edge rusher John Henry Daley was named to the Associated Press Preseason All-America second team on Tuesday (Aug. 18).
Michigan's preseason award honorees (as of Aug. 18):
Troy Bowles, Senior, Linebacker
• Aug. 14: Butkus Award Watch List
• 20 career games played, including 19 at linebacker (seven at Georgia, 13 at Michigan); a regular special teams contributor during his career
• Credited with 27 tackles with 2.0 for loss, including one sack, with one forced fumble and one pass breakup in his first year as a Wolverine in 2025
• Set U-M bests of six tackles (against Purdue), two tackles for loss and one sack (against New Mexico). Also blocked a punt (against Wisconsin) and forced a fumble (against Central Michigan)
• Recorded five tackles at Georgia, where he helped the team reach the 2024 College Football Playoff
Jyaire Hill, Senior, Defensive Back
• Aug. 12: Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List
• 29 career games played at cornerback with 22 starts
• Credited with 79 career tackles with 10.0 for loss, including 2.0 sacks
• 15 career pass breakups, including two interceptions
• Broke up at least one pass in 13 of 25 games played across 2024 and 2025
• All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2025
• Voted as the team's 2025 Defensive Skill Player of the Year
John Henry Daley, Senior, Defensive End
• Aug. 18: AP Preseason All-America second team
• Aug. 3: Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• June 30: Walter Camp Preseason All-America second team
• May 20: Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
• 21 career games played (three at BYU, 18 at Utah) with 11 starts at defensive end, all as a Ute
• Credited with 55 tackles in his career, with two forced fumbles and one pass breakup
• Made 18.5 tackles for loss, including 12.5 sacks, across 18 games at Utah
• Started all 11 contests in which he appeared in 2025
• 2025 All-American (first team, Walter Camp Football Foundation; second team, AFCA and AP)
• Last fall, became the first Utah player to create strip sacks in consecutive games since 2017
Jordan Marshall, Junior, Running Back
• Aug. 11: Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
• Aug. 3: Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
• Spring 2026 Captain
• 16 career games played at running back with five starts
• Rushed 181 times for 1,052 yards with 10 touchdowns in his career with nine receptions for 92 yards
• Averaged 124.2 rushing yards per game in his five career starts (four in 2025)
• Accounted for seven touchdowns across his final five appearances in 2025
• All-Big Ten (second team) in 2025
• Named the Athletic Department's Male Newcomer of the Year (2024); voted the team's 2025 co-Offensive Player of the Year
Andrew Marsh, Sophomore, Wide Receiver
• Aug. 10: Paul Hornung Award Watch List
• 13 career games played at wide receiver with eight starts
• Also experienced as a kick and punt returner, with 20 combined attempts in 2025
• Caught 45 passes for 651 yards and four touchdowns in his first year as a Wolverine, including 12 for 189 at Northwestern, both freshman wide receiver records at Michigan
• 2025 On3 College Football Freshman All-American
• All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2025
• Voted as the team's 2025 Offensive Skill Player of the Year
Trey Butkowski, Sophomore, Kicker
• Aug. 7: Lou Groza Award Watch List
• 11 career games played at Pitt
• Began career as a walk-on with the Panthers
• Converted 19-of-22 field-goal tries in 2025 (86.4 percent), including 16 straight
• Posted a season-long of 47 yards against Boston College; scored 17 points against NC State
• 2025 Lou Groza Award semifinalist
Jake Guarnera, Junior, Offensive Line
• Aug. 7 Rimington Trophy Watch List
• 18 career games played, including 12 on offense, with 10 starts at right guard
• All-Big Ten (honorable mention) in 2025
• Started 10 games last fall, a steady special teams contributor throughout his career
• Recipient of the team's 2025 Dierdorf-Hutchinson Award as the top offensive lineman
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree in 2025
Andrew Sprague, Junior, Offensive Line
• Aug. 4: Outland Trophy Watch List
• June 30: Walter Camp Preseason All-America second team
• 16 career games played along the offensive line, with 13 starts at right tackle
• All-Big Ten (honorable mention) in 2025
• Started 12 games last fall after making his first career start against Alabama in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl
• Helped block for 12 separate 100-yard rushing performances by Wolverines in 2025
• Those 12 performances came from four different players, the most in a U-M season since 1998.
Bryce Underwood, Sophomore, Quarterback
• Aug. 17: Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List
• Aug. 3: Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
• Spring 2026 Captain
• 13 career starts made at quarterback, all in 2025
• Credited with 2,428 pass yards and 11 passing touchdowns as a freshman in 2025 on 202-of-335 passing (60.3 percent)
• Also rushed for 392 yards and six touchdowns on 88 carries (4.5 yards per carry)
• The fourth-ever true freshman quarterback to start for the Maize and Blue (Rick Leach, 1975; Chad Henne, 2004; Tate Forcier, 2009)
• Posted 251 passing yards in his first career game, the most ever for a freshman in a debut start
• Recorded 200-plus passing yards in seven games, with 230-plus in five games
Smith Snowden, Senior, Defensive Back
• May 20: Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
• 36 career games played at Utah as a defensive back, with 24 starts; also contributed on offense
• Credited with 92 career tackles, including 6.0 for loss, with one forced fumble
• 25 career pass breakups, including four interceptions, with one returned for a touchdown
• A three-phase player who contributed on offense and on special teams during his career
• Scored three touchdowns (one rushing, two receiving) on eight carries and 13 receptions during his career
• Voted by his teammates as the 2025 recipient of the 22 Forever Memorial Scholarship
