May I be able to make the Michigan Wolverines Football Team?

Question

I have never played high school football before. I am 20 years old and I can bench 300 and squat 400 and run a 4.5 40-yard dash. I plan to practice running back drills and bench 370 and squat 500 and run a 4.45 40-yard dash by next fall. Do I have a shot of making the team next year?

Answer 1

First of all, if English is your first language, you might not be able to make it academically.

Second, while your numbers are somewhat impressive, there's no way for us to be able to tell you if you have a chance without seeing you play football
and since you've never done so, I'd imagine the BEST case for you would be to play at a junior college and try and eventually transfer to UofM

Honestly though, somebody could put up your examples and be the worst football player in the world
somebody could put up much worse numbers than you and be a great football player.
........weights and times aren't everything


but to answer your question.......Next year, having never played football before, I'd say you have about .000001% chance of making the team.

good luck though

Answer 2

I think your chances are slim and none for now. I am not saying you can't but, I am not even sure the University of Michigan has open tryouts. Under NCAA rules you can only have so many guys on the team and a school like Michigan heavily recruits talent from all over. I am sure their roster is filled already. If they do have open tryouts then it is possible to make the team as a red shirt but will be used on the practice squad. That means you probably wont see any playing time. Your best bet is to go to a smaller school where you will be able to make the team and have some playing time. If you are a talented athlete you will at least have some exposure. Trust me I went to a division 3 school and we had NFL scouts come out a few times a year to check out the talent(in our case the lack thereof hahaha). They really don't leave any stone unturned when it comes to looking for talent. Walter Payton went to Jackson State which is not a division 1 school like Michigan. Tony Romo who is the starting Quaterback for the Dallas Cowboys went to Eastern Illinois University which is also not a division 1 team like U of Michigan. But if you are already taking classes at U of Michigan then try out and see what happens. All they can say is "No". Big deal then you try out for Baseball right??Hahaha Good luck and take care..

Answer 3

Wolverines suck and unless they get a talented dual threat QB dont expect much the next couple of seasons. With Coach Tressel leading the Buckeyes dont expect michigan to beat ohio state for quite a while. Rich Rod is going to get outcoached and outsmarted each year. O yea Appalachian St, just thought i would throw that in here, im not done laughing yet. Go Buckeyes! 5 in a row

Answer 4

If you never played football I don't think you would make the team. The guys you would be competing against were the best players on their high school team. I would take a few years to learn to play at that level and by then you would have graduated. Are you in school now at Michigan?

Answer 5

what is your height and weight? how is your conditioning? can you handle wearing all the equipment? i'm sure you could make the roster of a division 2 school. maybe a lower tier division 1. but with no experience, a major div 1 program is a huge stretch at best, unless you're a track superstar running a 4.3. even then you have to redshirt for a year, then ride the bench for another year. it takes at least two years to get a novice player ready for big game play.

best advice is to be realistic, shoot for a div 2 school.

Answer 6

weights don't matter as much as performance. sure, those will raise some eyebrow's, but it's nothing compared to what you need to do on the field.

i'd say that work your *** off, and after you get a year or two of experience, you could have a good shot at playing as a junior or senior. good luck man.

Answer 7

Since you have no experience I doubt it but you should try out because you can still make the practice squad. From there, you can get the experience you need and maybe suit up by your Junior or Senior year.

Answer 8

are you serious. how about this: stop lying.
why would you even have those stats. if you did, a high school coach would have snatched you up... if you liked football. I cant think of anyone who came out of high school not playing to play as a D1 running back. so my answer would be to get your real stats, cry over them, and not try out.

Answer 9

No. Top schools like that get the best players around. Take a trip south to Indiana where they get nobodies who were still good high school players and you still wouldnt make it.

Answer 10

it'll be tough. all those numbers sound good, but that doesnt always translate to performance. if you have football skills (not just combine #'s) & a good knowledge of the game, you may be able to impress some coaches.