Michigan Football DE John Henry Daley updates injury timeline

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - SEPTEMBER 6: John Henry Daley #90 of Utah looks on during the first half between Cal Poly and Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium on September 6, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Bryan Byerly/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) | ISI Photos via Getty Images Michigan added an excellent pass-rusher this offseason in John Henry Daley, a Utah transfer. However, Daley won’t be participating in spring practices as he’s still recovering from a rupture in his Achilles he suffered last season.

However, the 6-foot-4, 255-pound edge rusher gave the media a recovery update on Monday. “I mean, physically, upper body-wise, I’m probably the best I’ve ever been in my life,” Daley said, per Josh Henschke of Maize and Blue Review . “Obviously, with regard to my injury, I’m coming along really well.

I’m starting to jog and run right now, and yeah, I’m feeling fantastic, and everybody’s very optimistic about it. ” Daley even gave a specific date by which he expects to be fully recovered. “I think I’ve already communicated that with Coach Whitt, but yeah, June 1st is when they’re expecting me to be full go, being able to participate in all the team activities, and yeah, it’ll be really soon,” Daley said.

Last season, Daley had 48 tackles (17. 5 for loss) with 11. 5 sacks and two forced fumbles in 11 games last season.