Zeke Berry
Zeke Berry
Erases the deep middle of the field. Zeke Berry has been at Michigan through two head coaches in four seasons. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Big Ten. The receipt: 8 tackles against Ohio State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–7
vs Washington
6 TOT · 6 SOLO · 1 PD
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Michigan
Returning around him
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Willie Roberts’s 2023 season.
Matches Willie on
Differs from Willie on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Willie Roberts's senior season at Louisiana Tech (2023).
Matches Willie on
Background
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS • Tackles: 8 - vs. Ohio State (Nov. 29, 2025) • Solos: 6 - vs. Washington (Oct. 18, 2025) • Asst: 3, 2x - last vs. Ohio State (Nov. 29, 2025) • TFLs: 1.5 - vs. USC (Sept. 21, 2024) • Sacks: none • Int: 1, 3x - last at USC (Oct. 11, 2025) • FR: 1 - vs. M...