Wide receiver D.J. Williamson leaving Michigan football program

Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 : 5:17 p.m.

D.J. Williamson, a redshirt freshman wide receiver with the Michigan football team, has decided to transfer.

A Michigan spokesperson said Tuesday that Williamson, a native of Warren, Ohio, has asked for and been granted a release from his scholarship.

Williamson

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound receiver did not play as a freshman last year for the Wolverines. He was the 100-meter state title winner in track as a junior in high school, winning in 10.59 seconds.

At Michigan, the 20-year old was stuck on the depth chart behind receivers Roy Roundtree, Junior Hemingway, Martavious Odoms, Kelvin Grady and Darryl Stonum.

Michigan was the only major conference school to offer a scholarship to Williamson, who was a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com.

He joins defensive backs Ray Vinopal and Cullen Christian as recent departures for Michigan football. Both Vinopal and Christian will attend Pitt.

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Michael Rothstein covers Michigan sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at (734) 623-2558, by email at michaelrothstein@annarbor.com or follow along on Twitter @mikerothstein