Two Of Michigan's Most Intriguing Players Enter The Transfer Portal

Now that Michigan's season is over, decisions are being made by staffers, players and coaches on a daily basis.

When college players don't contribute at all in two years, it sometimes means it's just not going to work out. It doesn't mean the players can't play and it doesn't mean that something bad happened. It just means that change is needed. That seems to be the case with two of Michigan's most intriguing sophomores, Amorion Walker and Darrius Clemons. As members of the 2022 recruiting class, hopes were very high for both Walker and Clemons because of how they were built, but it just never materialized for the duo on Ann Arbor.

For Walker, he came in as a wide receiver but ultimately moved over to cornerback and everyone thought that he and Will Johnson would be locking down the field for seasons to come. Instead, Walker battled injuries and saw only mop up duty. During his entire two years at Michigan, the 6-3, 180-pound Walker recorded just one pass breakup and one catch for four yards. Despite being very long and extremely quick for his size, he just couldn't find meaningful snaps.

Despite an elite combination of size, speed and quickness, Amorion Walker never found snaps at U-M / Imagn

It's a similar story for Clemons. Once Ronnie Bell played out his eligibility in 2022, there were wide receiver snaps available for someone to step up and take in 2023. A lot of people thought it would be Clemons after laying eyes on the 6-3, 212-pounder and seeing him make some plays in the spring game. He looked like he was created in a lab and built to play wide receiver but he could never find meaningful snaps either. He finished his Michigan career with just four catches for 40 yards. 

Darrius Clemons is a prototypical wide receiver but he couldn't beat out guys like Roman Wilson, Cornelius Johnson or Tyler Morris for playing time / Imagn

It's going to be interesting to see where they end up and how they continue to develop because both are as physically gifted as football players come. Walker, a Louisiana native, recorded a 6.10-second three-cone drill during winter conditioning about a year ago, which would be the fastest time in NFL Draft Combine history. For Clemons, he'd be picked No. 1 off the bus just about every time if you were "drafting" a a roster. As a high school prospect, the Oregon native reeled in more than 35 offers and took official visits at Auburn, Oregon, Penn State and USC along with Michigan.