It came as a little surprise when linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green entered the transfer portal at the end of April. He didn’t play for Michigan in 2022 due to a nagging injury, but once a starter in 2021, many expected him to get plenty of playing time in 2023.

But Hill-Green opted to follow Biff Poggi to Charlotte where he had a solid  2023 season.

But for the second time, Hill-Green has entered the transfer portal and is hoping to find his third home.

In his lone season at Charlotte, Hill-Green played in 11 games and finished second on the team with 73 tackles. He racked up nine TFLs and had two sacks under Poggi.

In 2021, at Michigan, Hill-Green had 50 tackles and two TFLs in his one season as a starting linebacker.

Hill-Green entered the portal as a graduate transfer and he should have a good offer list. This is just purely speculating, but a return to the Wolverines wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world for either party. Hill-Green should excel in Jesse Minter’s defense. And the Wolverines will lose Michael Barrett to graduation and possibly Junior Colson to the NFL draft.

Michigan will return Ernest Hausmann who has seen a ton of playing time at Michigan in 2023.