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BREAKING: Michigan Football Announces 2023 Captains

Entering the 2023 season with national championship aspirations, the No. 2 ranked Michigan Wolverines announced their captains on Thursday.

Christopher Breiler

Entering the 2023 season with national championship aspirations, the No. 2 ranked Michigan Wolverines announced their captains on Thursday.

Mike Sainristil, DB - Graduate Student

At Michigan

  • All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media, 2022)
  • Won both the Offensive (2021, co-) and Defensive (2022) Skill Player of the Year Awards
  • Four-year letterman (2019-20-21-22)
  • Has appeared in 47 games in his career at wide receiver, defensive back, and on special teams with 21 starts (nine on offense, 12 on defense) and work at punt returner
  • Changed to jersey number 5 from 19 prior to the 2021 season; changed to 0 from 5 prior to the start of the 2022 season
  • Though he played both sides of the ball in high school, began his U-M career on offense before switching primarily to defense prior to the 2022 season

Blake Corum, RB - Senior 

At Michigan

  • Unanimous First-Team All-American (2022)
  • Doak Walker Award Finalist (2022)
  • Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner (2022)
  • Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year (2022), the first in program history
  • Two-time All-Big Ten selection (consensus fist team in 2022; third team, coaches, honorable mention, media in 2021)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 (2021)
  • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021, '22)
  • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021)
  • Co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26, 2022)
  • Named the team's Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player, as well as the recipient of the Toughest Player and Blue Collar Awards (2022)
  • Shared Offensive Skill Player of the Year honors (2021)
  • Three-year letterman (2020-21-22)
  • Tied for the Michigan program record with five touchdowns in one game (vs. UConn, Sept. 17, 2022)
  • Has appeared in 30 career games out of the backfield with 13 starts

Zak Zinter, OL - Senior 

At Michigan

  • Part of two Joe Moore Award-winning offensive lines (2021-22), the first back-to-back winners in history
  • Two-time All-Big Ten selection (consensus first team in 2022; second team, media, honorable mention, coaches in 2021)
  • CSC Academic All-American (second team, 2022)
  • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021, '22)
  • Has appeared in 33 games with 31 starts along the offensive line; all but one at right guard
  • Three-time letterman (2020-21-22)

Trevor Keegan, OL - Graduate Student

At Michigan

  • Two-time All-Big Ten selection (first team, coaches, second team media in 2022; honorable mention, coaches and media in 2021)
  • Part of two Joe Moore Award-winning offensive lines (2021-22), the first back-to-back winners in history
  • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2020-21)
  • Three-time letterman (2020-21-22)
  • Has appeared in 30 games in his career (two, special teams only) along the offensive line with 23 career starts at left guard

Mike Barrett, LB - Graduate Student

At Michigan 

  • All-Big Ten selection (third team, coaches; honorable mention, media, 2022)
  • Named the team's Most Improved Player on Defense (2022)
  • Five-year letterman (2018-19-20-21-22)
  • Has appeared in 49 games, with 20 starts at linebacker

Kris Jenkins, DL - Senior

At Michigan

  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021)
  • All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media, 2022)
  • Three-time letterman (2020-21-22)
  • Has appeared in 29 career games with 18 starts along the defensive line
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