Junior quarterback Brandon Peters has announced his transfer from the Michigan football program, but it won’t affect the Wolverines’ depth.
Just two years ago, Brandon Peters was supposed to be “the guy” for the Michigan. The Wolverines had shuffled through Wilton Speight and John O’Korn, but Peters seemed to have the highest ceiling in the quarterback room.
Peters finally got his shot, appearing in six games and completing 53 percent of his passes for 672 yards and four touchdowns. He showed flashes of greatness but never truly was able to put it all together on a consistent basis and Jim Harbaugh decided to go out and find a transfer by the name of Shea Patterson from Ole Miss.
The young quarterback didn’t seem to back down from competition, sticking around in 2018, but he appeared in just two games, attempting two passes in garbage time.
Add Joe Milton and Dylan McCaffrey to the mix and he found himself in the No. 4 slot on the depth chart, presumably. Heck, he attempted just one more pass than wide receiver Grant Perry, which isn’t exactly what he had in mind when he came to Michigan.
On top of all that depth already on the roster following Patterson, the Wolverines added four-star Nevada prospect Cade McNamara this spring as an early enrollee in the 2019 class.
For Michigan fans worried about potential depth — at least experienced depth — behind Patterson in case of injury, fret no more. Milton and McCaffrey are two of the most talented backups in the entire Big Ten and McNamara, too, is a future star. There’s a decent chance one of those three will transfer next offseason after the post-Patterson starter is decided.
For now, Michigan is absolutely loaded at quarterback as they have 3-4 quarterbacks who could start right now.