Davis Warren is living every kid’s dream.
Now the starting quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines , Warren’s road to the top of the depth chart was far from that of the prized recruit.
Unranked as a recruit, Warren’s high school journey included overcoming cancer and a 2020 season wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. He joined Michigan as a preferred walk-on in 2021 and threw only 14 passes in reserve duty over his first three years in Ann Arbor.
Then came this offseason.
J.J. McCarthy , who quarterbacked the Wolverines to a national title in 2023, opted to forgo his remaining eligibility and declare for the NFL draft. Suddenly, the veteran Warren was right in the thick of the battle to start under center for the reigning national champions come Aug. 31.
Warren was considered to be an underdog in the fight to take over. But he never wavered , and when it came time for Michigan’s season opener against Fresno State, it was the senior who walked out with the first-team offense under the Big House lights.