ALLENDALE, Mich. -- It sounds like Michigan expects to have both of its star wide receivers back for the start of fall camp.

Donovan Peoples-Jones and Nico Collins, the Wolverines’ two top pass catchers last season, are “healthy” after both missed nearly all of spring, offensive coordinator Josh Gattis said.

Gattis, speaking Sunday at the “Best of the Midwest” football camp, told reporters that Peoples-Jones -- who missed all 15 practices with a groin injury -- “finally feels healthy.”

“He’s back,” Gattis said. "He’s been working out. Now it’s about him learning the offense. He obviously missed a significant amount of time -- he’s a very smart kid, he can pick up on things -- now it’s about getting the physical reps.

“It’s about taking the detail and translating it to success on the field.”

Peoples-Jones, the 6-foot-2, 208-pound junior from Detroit, caught a team-high 47 passes for 612 yards and eight touchdowns in 2018. He was a third-team all-Big Ten selection, after earning freshman All-American honors as a punt returner in 2017.

The news is a departure from what head coach Jim Harbaugh said in April, when he said Peoples-Jones’ groin injury was lingering “longer than previously thought."

Meanwhile, Collins -- who caught 38 passes for a team-high 632 yards and six touchdowns last season -- is healthy and available for Michigan, too. He returned for the final practice in late-April, after sitting out the first 14 recovering from an undisclosed offseason procedure, Gattis said.

“Nico is healthy,” Gattis said. “Just being able to see what he can do, in terms of syncing his hips and transitions and stuff. We didn’t do a lot with him, but he showed me the potential. I’m excited to get him, too, and catch him up.”

With both out, Michigan practiced most of spring with a young, rather inexperienced bunch. Tarik Black -- who missed the first seven games of the 2018 season recovering a foot fracture -- missed some time with injuries, forcing Oliver Martin, Ronnie Bell and freshman Mike Sainristil to take up a bulk of the reps.

The 5-foot-10, 179-pound Sainristil, of Everett, Mass., particularly impressed. But Peoples-Jones and Collins are both expected to take the lead when it comes to starting positions this fall, despite their injuries, in a revamped Michigan offense expected to cater more toward the passing game this fall.

“We’re going to be pushing each other,” Gattis said. "It’s a competition. No one is a set starter. We’re going to play the best players available and the ones able to produce consistently for us.

“I’m excited about the whole room and the depth that we have, and what we can produce.”