On the eve of Michigan's 102nd wrestling season, coach Sean Bormet is raving about the Wolverines' revamped lineup. 

It will feature new starters in at least seven weight classes following the graduation of four starters, the transfer of two others, and the redshirting of three-time NCAA qualifier Dylan Ragusin.  

Overall, Michigan's starting lineup will be a mix of proven and fresh talent thanks to the program's massive transfer haul, which yielded four All-Americans including 2021 NCAA champion Shane Griffith. 

The Wolverines also boast the nation's #2 recruiting class. Sergio Lemley (141 pounds) and Dylan Gilcher (149), two of the most decorated members of that class, will likely at least begin the season as starters.

"I think in terms of depth and talent, it's arguably the best this wrestling room has ever been in our program's history," said Bormet, whose team begins the season at Saturday's Michigan State Open. "Between everything we have with our Cliff Keen Wrestling Club and our roster with the influx of the grad transfers and freshmen, it's an outstanding environment."

Cliff Keen's stable is always loaded and currently includes J'den Cox, Myles Amine, Adam Coon and Mason Parris, who have combined for 11 Olympic and World medals. 

Besides Griffith, who transferred from Stanford, Bormet and his staff also landed All-Americans Micheal DeAugustino, Chris Cannon and Lucas Davison from Northwestern. The foursome, along with Will Lewan and Cam Amine, give the Wolverines six starters with a combined 13 All-American finishes. 

"We have a strong returning group as Will and Cam are great leaders and competitors," Bormet said. "We brought in the four graduate transfers to strengthen some of our weights that we're a bit young and all four are incredible wrestlers, excellent students, and we have loved everything that they've brought to the team so far. I've already seen tremendous leadership with this group."

Despite all the new faces, the squad has bonded and blended nicely through team-building activities like backyard gatherings, playing handball, running trails at the campus'  picturesque Nichols Arboretum, and pre-sunrise workouts on the field and in the stands at 110,000-seat Michigan Stadium. 

"There's a lot of camaraderie," Bormet beamed. "You can see it in the chemistry of the team, how these guys are all working together, how the freshmen mix in with older guys, and just the overall work ethic and the excitement and passion to train."

While the Wolverines will start six All-Americans, the other four weights will be filled by non-NCAA qualifiers. 

Big Ten rivals Penn State and Iowa will feature more seasoned lineups, by comparison. The Nittany Lions will start NCAA qualifiers at every weight class, including eight All-Americans, and the Hawkeyes have national qualifiers at all but one weight class, including five All-Americans. 

Still, Michigan appears to be in a great position to better last season's finishes of sixth at the NCAA Championships and fifth in the Big Ten. 

Here is a closer look at what will likely be the Wolverines' lineup when they travel to Columbia for their season-opening dual on Nov. 17:

125 pounds

Senior DeAugustino takes over following the graduation of two-time NCAA qualifier Jack Medley. 

He spent the first half of last season ranked inside the top five nationally before finishing 10-9. He hopes to return to his 2022 form when he went 15-6 and placed fourth at the NCAA Championships. 

DeAugustino scored bonus points in nine of his 102 matches at Northwestern, including three last season, all of which were major decisions. 

The four-time NCAA qualifier fell short of the podium last season after dropping an overtime decision against Jore Volk (Wyoming) in the opening round, defeating #5 seed Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) in his first consolation bout before getting eliminated by Patrick McKee (Minnesota) in a battle of returning All-Americans. 

DeAugustino went 55-28 in three seasons as a starter at Northwestern. His most noteworthy wins came against NCAA finalists Mat Ramos (Purdue), Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) and Jack Mueller (Virginia) and All-Americans Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), McKee (Minnesota), Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State), Liam Cronin (Nebraska) and Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan). 

He is #12 in the latest NCAA rankings and sixth among Big Ten wrestlers. 

133 pounds 

Junior Cannon fell short of the podium at the NCAA Championships after finishing seventh the previous two years. 

He entered the tournament seeded 12th but was knocked off by CSU Bakersfield's Chance Rich in the opening round and then eliminated by Air Force's Cody Phippen in the consolation second round to end a 20-10 season. 

Prior to the NCAA Championships, Cannon notched wins against the wrestlers who finished fifth (Aaron Nagao, then of Minnesota) and sixth (Jesse Mendez of Ohio State) at the national tournament. 

He has also pinned three-time All-American Michael McGee (Arizona State) and owns wins against 2023 NCAA runner-up Matt Ramos (Purdue) along with two-time All-American Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) and All-Americans Louie Hayes (Virginia) and Devan Turner (Oregon State). 

Cannon is currently ranked #8 overall and second among Big Ten wrestlers behind Nagao. 

Cannon's overall record is 48-19 and he has placed in the top five in the Big Ten the past three years. 

141 pounds 

Lemley, the nephew of Indiana head coach Angel Escobedo, was a key recruiting get for the Wolverines. He was #16 on the final Class of 2023 Big Board and #2 at 132 pounds in the final high school rankings. The 2022 Super 32 champion also won three Illinois and one Indiana state championship. Lemley finished with a 150-7 high school record. 

149 pounds 

Gilcher has already beaten NCAA qualifiers Ryan Jack (North Carolina State) and Jore Volk (Wyoming) in national competitions.  

Gilcher, who won four state championships, was #3 at 145 pounds in the final 2022-23 high school rankings and #23 on the final 2023 Big Board. He captured the 2022 Super 32 title and is a four-time World Team Trials placer. Gilcher went 140-4 in high school. 

"We've got an incredible group of freshmen and I like what I see with their training habits because they're super coachable and willing to put in the work," Bormet said. "Along with the grad transfers, they really helped us strengthen some weights. These freshmen will benefit from training with these veteran guys all year, and that will allow us to potentially redshirt the majority of them. They can wrestle up to five competitions, of course, and still redshirt, so we'll plan to use as many of those as we can. You'll definitely see some of them in the lineup."

Another option at here is junior Fidel Mayora, a four-time Fargo All-American, who has gone 11-7 (7-4 in duals) the past three seasons with seven bonus-point victories. He decisioned Rutgers' Anthony White, an NCAA qualifier, last season. 

157 pounds 

Senior Lewan went 24-9 last season, finishing eighth at the NCAA Championships after taking fifth the previous year. The four-time NCAA qualifier was also third in the Big Ten, beating All-Americans Ed Scott (North Carolina State) and Brayton Lee (Minnesota) along the way. 

He owns a 75-27 career record with 10 bonus-point wins. Lewan is ranked #7 overall pounds and fourth among Big Ten wrestlers. 

165 pounds

Injuries forced Amine, a junior, to drift in and out of the lineup last season, but the three-time All-American finished strong, placing fourth at the NCAA Championships for the second straight year. 

At the NCAA Championships, Amine bested Griffith and two-time All-American Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin). Overcoming several injuries to still make the NCAA podium earned Amine Michigan's Steve Fraser Award for mental toughness.

Amine boasts a 50-16 career mark, 21-4 in duals, with 13 bonus-point wins. He is ranked #3 at 165 and first among Big Ten wrestlers. That means Amine has a great chance to capture his first Big Ten championship after placing fourth, second and third in the past three years. 

174 pounds

Griffith finished fifth at the NCAA Championships at 165 last season after winning a national championship in 2021 and falling to Missouri's Keegan O'Toole by a point in the 165-pound title match in 2022. This will be his first season competing at 174. 

Overall, Griffith is 14-3 in the NCAA Championships with all of his losses coming by a single point to O'Toole, Iowa State's David Carr and Cam Amine. Those three have combined for three national championships and nine All-American finishes.

Griffith's All-American medal haul would surely be more had the 2020 NCAA Championships not been cancelled by the worldwide pandemic. He was poised to enter the tournament with a 28-0 record. 

Griffith boasts an 87-11 career record with 38 bonus-point wins. He captured a pair of Pac-12 titles at Stanford and was twice named Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year. Griffith was also a Hodge finalist as a redshirt freshman in 2020 and conference runner-up the past two years. 

Griffith is ranked #4 overall and second among Big Ten wrestlers behind top-ranked Carter Starocci (Penn State), a three-time national champion.

The two have never met on a collegiate mat, but did tangle back in December of 2016 when Starocci was a sophomore at Cathedral Prep High School (Pennsylvania) and Griffith a junior at Bergen Catholic (New Jersey). They squared off at 152 pounds during the Powerade Tournament with Griffith taking a 3-0 decision. 

184 pounds 

Freshman Rylan Rogers, who went 13-5 in open competition last season, succeeds graduated four-time NCAA qualifier Matt Finesilver. Rogers' best win was against NCAA qualifier Dennis Robin (West Virginia).

He is a two-time Idaho state champion, Super 32 winner and three-time Fargo All-American who went 115-6 in high school. Rogers is currently ranked #30 and 10th among Big Ten wrestlers. 

Another possibility here is junior Jaden Bullock, who has a 7-8 career record with four bonus-points wins since joining the Wolverines in the fall of 2020. He also redshirted in 2021-22, going 18-7 in open competition. Bullock's best win to date is a major decision of NCAA qualifier Tate Picklo (Oklahoma). 

197 pounds 

Junior Brendin Yatooma held down this spot last season. The two-time Michigan state champion experienced some growing pains in his first year as a starter, finishing 5-16 and 2-6 in duals. Yatooma did not place at the Big Ten championships.

Another option here is senior Bobby Striggow, who went 1-1 at the season-opening Michigan State Invitational last year before withdrawing with an injury and missing the remainder of the season.

He has an 18-23 career record, with five bonus-points wins, including 4-6 in duals. 

285 pounds

Davison, a senior, has placed sixth and fifth at the last two NCAA Championships and will attempt to fill the massive lineup hole left by the departure of NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy winner and three-time All-American Mason Parris.  

Davison, a four-time NCAA qualifier, has a 77-26 career mark with 27 bonus-point wins. He has placed fifth in the Big Ten the past two years. Davison's biggest career win to date was over three-time All-American Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State). 

Davison is ranked fourth overall and third among Big Ten wrestlers behind top-ranked Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) and Tony Cassioppi (Iowa). Davison is 0-4 all-time against them, but the four losses have been by a combined nine points. 

"Coming into this room, I am just looking to flesh out some things in my wrestling that will help me dominate this season," he said on a video posted to Michigan's social media sites last month. "There are some small details I need to work out to be sure I'm going out on the mat and wrestling my way. I believe I've had all the tools to be a national champion, but it's come down to not believing in myself until it's too late. I believe in me now and can't wait to show it this year."