The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 81 TIGHT ENDS PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACH Greg Frey, in his first season back with the Wol- verines, returns to the team following six seasons at Indiana. This time around, Frey will concentrate on tackles and tight ends while also shouldering run game coordinator duties. Frey began as the offensive line coach with the Hoosiers in 2011 before moving up to run game coordinator from 2012-13 and co-offensive coor- dinator from 2014-15. In 2016, Frey was named assistant head coach for Indiana. His first stint at U-M was from 2008-10. More than 20 athletes coached directly by Frey have made it to the NFL, including Michigan linemen David Molk, Taylor Lewan and Michael Schofield. In 2010, while at Michigan, Frey was a part of the offensive staff that oversaw a school-record 6,353 offensive yards. Frey began his coaching career at South Florida as a graduate assistant in 1996, the first year the team existed. In 1999, he began full time as the defensive line coach and then served as the offensive line coach from 2000-06, before one year at WVU. As a player, Frey was a member of the Florida State football team from 1992-95, winning four straight ACC championships, one national champi- onship (1992) and three straight Orange Bowls in the three years following the national title. RETURNING PLAYERS IAN BUNTING • TE R-Jr. • Hinsdale, Ill. Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 252 Career Highlights: Has seen ac- tion at tight end in 23 games in his career, starting seven … 2015-16 Academic All-Big Ten selection … In 11 games in 2016, made five catches for 46 yards … Appeared in eight games in 2015, corralling five passes for 72 yards … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Attended Hinsdale Central High School … Caught 27 passes for 583 yards and four touchdowns in his career … Hauled in 10 receptions for 165 yards as a senior and earned an invitation to the presti- gious Nike event "The Opening" in Oregon … Rated by Rivals.com as a four-star prospect, the No. 15 player in Illinois and the No. 9 tight end nationally. Personal: Born Feb. 10, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. NICK EUBANKS • TE R-Fr. • Plantation, Fla. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 236 Career Highlights: Made his first career appearance against UCF, but did not record a stat … Did not play in any other games in 2016. Prep: Tallied 49 receptions for 752 yards in his final two prep seasons … Made 23 catches for 344 yards (15.0 yards per reception) and three touch- downs as a senior for American Heritage … Se- cured 26 catches for 408 yards (15.7 average) and four touchdowns as a junior … Helped American Heritage to back-to-back 5A state titles in 2013 and 2014 … Four-star recruit listed by Rivals.com as Flor- ida's No. 34 senior and the nation's No. 9 tight end. Personal: Born Nov. 21, 1996. ZACH GENTRY • TE R-So. • Albuquerque, N.M. Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 244 Career Highlights: Saw action in seven games in 2016 … Made his first appearance at tight end against UCF … Redshirted in 2015 … Switched from quarterback to tight end during the 2015 season … Earned U-M Athletic Academic Achievement honors in 2015. Prep: Played at Eldorado High School … Com- pleted 201 of 337 passes for 2,975 yards with 26 touchdowns as a senior … Connected on 175 of 317 throws for 1,751 yards with 10 touchdowns as a junior … Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 1 player in New Mexico, and the No. 4 quarterback and No. 105 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals. com. Personal: Born Sept. 10, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. SEAN MCKEON • TE So. • Dudley, Mass. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 240 Career Highlights: Played in four games as a tight end in 2016 … Made his debut against Hawai'i … Named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week Oct. 29 and Nov. 19. Prep: Caught 23 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns as a senior … Made 19 receptions for 354 yards and three scores his junior year … Ranked as a three-star prospect, the No. 3 player in Mas- sachusetts and the No. 32 tight end nationally by Rivals.com … A two-time USA Today All-State selec- tion and ESPN Boston All-State selection. Personal: Born Dec. 28, 1997 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. TYRONE WHEATLEY JR. • TE R-So. • Buffalo, N.Y. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 276 Career Highlights: Played tight end in 12 games in 2016 … Made the first catch of his career against Illinois, a 21-yard touchdown … For the season, recorded three catches for 35 yards … Redshirted in 2015. Prep: Played at Canisius High School … Hauled in 27 passes for 372 yards and four touchdowns as a senior … Rivals.com rated him as a four-star recruit, the No. 1 prospect in New York and the No. 13 tight end in the country. Personal: Born Feb. 4, 1997 … Son of the former U-M running back of the same name, who is now the running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. TIGHT ENDS ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) 89 Ian Bunting 6-7 252 Sr. Jr. Hinsdale, Ill. (Central) 86 Conner Edmonds* 6-5 245 So. So. Richfield, Wis. (Germantown) 18 Nick Eubanks 6-5 236 So. Fr. Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) 34 Kenneth Ferris* 6-5 237 Jr. Jr. Fowlerville, Mich. (Fowlerville) 42 Joseph Files* 6-4 252 Jr. Jr. Lake Orion, Mich. (Cranbrook Kingwood) 83 Zach Gentry 6-7 244 Jr. So. Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado) — Chris Hanlon* 6-3 220 Fr. Fr. Naples, Fla. (Naples) 81 Dan Jokisch* 6-4 240 So. So. Clarkston, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary's) 84 Sean McKeon 6-5 240 So. So. Dudley, Mass. (Shepherd Hill Regional) — Carter Selzer* 6-8 225 Fr. Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 17 Tyrone Wheatley Jr. 6-6 276 Jr. So. Buffalo, N.Y. (Canisius) * — Walk-on THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 81 Redshirt sophomore Zach Gentry possesses excellent hands and speed for someone his size (6-7, 244), and hauled in a 55-yard touch- down pass in U-M's spring game April 15. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN