Ron Bellamy discusses expectations for Cornelius Johnson, Roman Wilson

Michigan received a major boost in the wide receiver room this offseason as both veteran receivers, Cornelius Johnson and Roman Wilson, announced their intentions to return to Ann Arbor for their final season.

Both are entering the year looking for bigger roles as the Wolverines hope to expand the passing game this season to be more dynamic.

Part of being dynamic also means that the receivers have to be dynamic, too, as wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy discussed on the latest episode of the In the Trenches podcast this week.

Particularly for Wilson, Bellamy has one specific goal in mind for him.

"To be the most dynamic playmaker that he can be," Wilson said. "Cornelius is a year older. For Roman, we talked about some of those things. When you watch his skillset, both guys have unbelievable skillsets. Just going back and watching this past season and making some cut-ups for the receivers and whatnot, you could see some of the things with Cornelius, his movement skills are elite. Some of the things that he does. You watch Roman and say, man, this guy, you watch his game and you can watch how it's hard for guys to cover him. He can beat you on a shallow route and go eight, he can catch a slant, he can run a post, he can go dig.

"He's proven all that. He can go end-around. Roman has a complete skillset, just being able to utilize that. Roman is a big believer. Roman knows that he's a special football player. Now, just challenge him to be the most dynamic football player in America. That's something that he's chasing every day."

As for Johnson, Bellamy is hoping that Johnson continues to do what he's doing in Ann Arbor while increasing his leadership abilities.

There's certainly no reinventing the wheel here, as Bellamy's expectations for Johnson are clear.

"To be the best version of himself," Bellamy said. "That's the one thing that Cornelius and I talked about him coming back. There's some detail stuff that we talked about as far as getting to the next level and being the best version of himself. Leadership, he's always been a great leader. Cornelius is a lead-by-example guy, does everything the right way. The guys respect him because of his approach to the game, the way he performs and the way he attacks every day.

"We're just looking for that, him being the best version of himself just because he's been around great guys. He understands the history of Michigan, particularly in the wide receiver room, the culture that has existed within that group. The crew, as we call ourselves. Cornelius, he's been fantastic."

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