The Michigan football team picked up an intriguing transfer portal commitment a few days ago as UCLA long snapper Trent Middleton is coming to play for the Wolverines. Long snappers and players at other special teams positions don't typically garner a lot of attention from fans in the transfer portal,

Simpson, who spent two seasons at Arizona before transferring to UMass, is the second receiver the Wolverines have added from the transfer portal.

Former UMass wide receiver Anthony Simpson pledged to join Michigan football via the transfer portal on Sunday night, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Michigan’s football program has dipped into the transfer portal to land a new long snapper for 2025. UCLA’s Trent Middleton announced his commitment to the Wolverines on Thursday in a social media post. “Beyond blessed to say I have committed to the University of Michigan,” he wrote accompanied by a graphic of him in a Wolverines uniform.

Michigan football has been more active in the transfer portal this year than perhaps any other, but some of the names of those who have come to Ann Arbor aren’t necessarily as well-known as what we’ve seen other teams get.

Ever since it landed Indiana wide receiver Donaven McCulley from the transfer portal, Michigan hasn't been able to seal the deal with any other playmaker to bring into the fold. The Wolverines struck out with names like Skyler Bell,