Eligibility.

Taking a look at Michigan's players that have a year of eligibility left even though they are academic seniors is reassuring given the team may have a lot more talent sticking around next year than I had originally thought. Current seniors with another year of playing eligibility remaining are the following:

Adrian Arrington WR
Jeremy Ciulla OL
Grant DeBenedictis OL
Doug Dutch CB
Brett Gallimore DT
Tim Jamison DE
Will Johnson DT
Mike Massey TE
Alex Mitchell OG
Charles Stewart S
Johnny Thompson ILB
Morgan Trent CB

Besides Arrington and Trent, I'm not sure anyone other players on this list would be better off leaving early for the NFL early, or would even be drafted at all. Now, Manningham and Arrington are as good as gone in my mind given Manningham's visible frustration with Mallett during Wisconsin and, well, Arrington's AIM profile. ("Paper chasin bitches, 3 more months and a ***** gon' get paid!") I have a feeling with the coaching search happening this year, Terrance Taylor may make the mistake of packing his bags as well, given his elevated spot on the all-knowing Mel Kiper's Junior draft board. Depth at wide receivers may be of concern going into next year given the inexperience of those who will take over for the departing Arrington and Manningham, however, the speed and talent is there in players like Greg Mathews, who has already proven to be a more than capable reciever, LaTerryl Savoy, who Jason Avant claimed to have the best hands on the team back during his redshirt year in 2005, and young up-and-comers like Junior Hemingway, Tony Clemons, and uber-freshman Daryl Stonum. Defensively, the return of Morgan Trent, Tim Jamison, and Will Johnson is huge. Things will be even better if Terrance Taylor returns and the defensive line will remain intact for another year. Whoever the new coach will be, he will be coming in to coach a team with a lot of talent and some good senior leadership that will definitely help when learning the new coach's system.