Offensive Line Roster Analysis

Offensive Tackle
Jake Long - SR - 6'7" - 313 lbs - Lapeer, MI
Brett Gallimore - JR - 6'4" - 308 lbs - Parkville, MO
Mark Ortmann - SO - 6'6" - 298 lbs - Klein, TX
Cory Zirbel - SO - 6'5" - 296 lbs - Murray, KY
Steve Schilling - RFR - 6'5" - 300 lbs - Bellevue, WA
Perry Dorrestein - RFR - 6'7" - 317 lbs - Plainfield, IL
Mark Huyge - FR - 6'6" - 280 lbs - Grand Rapids, MI

Offensive Guard
Adam Kraus - SR - 6'6" - 297 lbs - New Orleans, LA
Alex Mitchell - JR - 6'5" - 317 lbs - Reese, MI
Jeremy Ciulla - JR - 6'4" - 292 lbs - Kennesaw, GA
Tim McAvoy - SO - 6'5" - 290 lbs - Bloomington, IL
Justin Schifano - SO - 6'4" - 300 lbs - Webster, NY
Justin Boren - SO - 6'3" - 314 lbs - Pickerington, OH

Center
Grant DeBenedictis - JR - 6'5" - 286 lbs - Boca Raton, FL
David Moosman - SO - 6'4" - 298 lbs - Libertyville, IL
Dave Molk - FR - 6'2" - 280 lbs - Lemont, IL

2007 Season Analysis: The 2007 offensive line is filled with both certainties and questions. The left side of the line, anchored by Jake Long and Adam Kraus, will likely stay the same, and brutalize big ten defenses again, but the right side and middle are huge question marks. Right now the battle for center appears to be between Moosman and Boren, while either Boren or Mitchell will take the right guard spot, unless Mitchell plays RT.... you know, I think I'll just try to explain it with a chart...er, chartish thingee....the way I see it, the only spot on the line that's locked up is Jake Long at Left Tackle, so here's how it might play out...
LT: Long - No ifs ands or buts, barring injury, Long's the one
LG: Kraus/Boren - Kraus most likely, but if Kraus is forced to center, then Boren will probably take the spot
C: Boren/Kraus/Moosman - Winner of Boren and Moosman, unless they both prove incapable, in which case Kraus will be moved over
RG: Mitchell/Boren/Schifano - Mitchell is frontrunner, if he is forced to RT, then Boren takes over, but if Mitchell's at RT and Boren's at C, the job likely goes to Schifano
RT: Ortmann/Zirbel/Schilling/Mitchell - Three way battle, but if none of them are up to it, Mitchell could pull a Reuben Riley and move out
Long Story short, most likely lineup is Long - Kraus - Boren - Mitchell - Ortmann/Schilling in my mind.

2008 Needs: O-Line is Michigan's most crucial need in the 2008 recruiting class. I think the staff will try to get anywhere from 5-7 players at the position this year. Likely 2-3 tackles and 2-3 guards, maybe 1 center. Hopefully at least 2 of the tackles are supers. The top few targets appear to b Texas' J.B. Shugarts and MI's own Dann O'Neill.