Michigan RB Edwards, LB Stewart coming inspire

National champion Michigan got a boost on every sides of the ball Monday as working inspire Donovan Edwards and edge rusher Josaiah Stewart announced their intentions to reach for the 2024 season.

Edwards and Stewart printed their choices on social media after a weekend that noticed several illustrious Michigan gamers show for the NFL draft, including quarterback J.J. McCarthy, working inspire Blake Corum and defensive linemen Kris Jenkins and Jaylen Harrell.

Stewart, who transferred to Michigan from Coastal Carolina in December 2022, performed 2d on the team in sacks (5.5) and tied for third in tackles for loss (8.5). He earned honorable demonstrate All-Plentiful Ten honors from the league’s coaches. Stewart had a breakout freshman season for Coastal Carolina in 2021, recording 12.5 sacks and three compelled fumbles.

Edwards has performed on the inspire of Corum for a lot of his career and noticed his production tumble off this season till the national championship sport, when he had touchdown runs of 41 and 46 yards to propel Michigan to a 14-3 lead over Washington. The junior performed with 104 yards on only six carries within the championship sport, and had 497 rushing yards and five touchdowns for the season.

He had his most productive stretch slack within the 2022 season, after Corum sustained a knee damage. Edwards rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns in an upset at Ohio Negate, after which followed with 185 yards in opposition to Purdue within the Plentiful Ten championship sport and 119 yards in opposition to TCU in a CFP semifinal loss.

Edwards will enter the autumn with 1,662 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns, and also has 200 or more receiving yards in every of his first three seasons with the Wolverines.

Safety Rod Moore also announced he’ll return for the 2024 season. Moore had the game-clinching interception in opposition to Ohio Negate and performed with two interceptions and 38 tackles, incomes third-team All-Plentiful Ten honors.