The Wolverines are the most
televised team in college football
history with 382 appearances
• The Big Ten Conference has television agreements with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and
the Big Ten Network to ensure the maximum television exposure.
• ESPN GameDay has been in attendance at 21 Michigan games over the years.
• U-M has compiled a 13-7 overall record when ESPN GameDay is present, including a 7-2
mark at Michigan Stadium.
• The Wolverines are the most televised team in college football history with 382 appearances.
• U-M has compiled a 257-117-8 record since its first televised appearance in 1947.
• Michigan has appeared in 157 consecutive televised games heading into the 2008 season.
• U-M had all 13 games televised in 2007, including eight nationally televised contests.
• U-M has had every single one of its games televised in the 2000s.
• Michigan had 109 of its 122 games televised during the 1990s.
• The first telecast of a Michigan football game occurred on Sept. 27, 1947, a 55-0 victory
by the Wolverines over Michigan State at Michigan Stadium. The game was televised in
Detroit by station WWJ.
• Michigan appeared in the first televised Rose Bowl game on Jan. 1, 1948, by station KTTV
in Los Angeles. The Wolverines beat Southern California 49-0 to complete a 10-0 season
and earn the national title.
• The Detroit media market, which the University of Michigan is a part of, is one of the top
10 markets in the country.
• The Wolverines are covered on a weekly basis by over 200 media outlets.
• The Michigan Football Radio Network consists of 30 affiliates, and
Wolverine games can be heard anywhere in the world via the internet (MGoBlue.com).
• Wolverine football games can also be heard around the world on
Sirius Satellite Radio.
• U-M football releases, bios, statistics, quotes and other important
information can be found at MGoBlue.com.
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About the Big Ten Network
The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member
institutions. The Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule
of conference sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live
coverage of more events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all
complemented by hours of university-produced campus programming. The Big Ten
Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable
Networks. The Big Ten Network reaches a national audience through distribution arrangements with approximately 240 cable and satellite companies.
Quick Facts:
• Agreement: 20-Year joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and
Fox Cable Networks.
• Headquarters: Chicago, Ill.
• Launch date/time: August 30, 2007, 8 PM ET
• Sports televised: Football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and other NCAA-sponsored sports
Live Events:
In its “freshman season,” the Big Ten Network televised more than 400 live events, plus
hundreds of hours of original programming, classic games, coaches’ shows and campus
programming. Virtually all of the network’s live event programming is available in high
definition.
Football
Each Big Ten football team will make multiple appearances on the Big Ten Network this
fall Each team is guaranteed to make at least two appearances on the network per year
and one of them will be a conference game
The network televised 41 football games in 2007, 38 in high definition.
Want to know when you can catch Michigan on Big Ten Network? When can you see last
night’s game again? Which classic games are coming up? The answers can be found on
www.BigTenNetwork.com where each school has a page that lists all of its upcoming programming.
Selected events are available via live web stream on www.BigTenNetwork.com. In 2007, a
handful of men’s basketball, ice hockey and softball games were available online and plans
for 2008 call for expanded coverage online.
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Former U-M great
Desmond Howard
begins his third
full-time season as
a member of ESPN
College GameDay
in 2007.
ESPN College Football GameDay
Follows Wolverines
U-M has compiled a 13-8 overall record when ESPN College Football GameDay
is present and has a 7-2 mark at home and 6-6 record on the road.
ESPN GameDay at Michigan Football Games
Date
Rank
Sept. 10, 1994
6/3
Oct. 15, 1994
5/3
Sept. 14, 1996
11/5
Sept. 13, 1997
14/8
Oct. 25, 1997
5/15
Nov. 8, 1997
4/3
Nov. 22, 1997
1/4
Jan. 1, 1998
1/8
Sept. 5, 1998
5/22
Sept. 4, 1999
7/16
Sept. 25, 1999
4/20
Oct. 9, 1999
3/11
Sept. 30, 2000
9/17
Aug. 31, 2002
13/11
Nov. 23, 2002
12/2
Sept. 13, 2003
5/15
Nov. 22, 2003
5/4
Jan. 1, 2004
4/1
Nov. 18, 2006
2/1
Jan. 1, 2007
3/8
Nov. 17, 2007
23/7
1 — Rose Bowl, Pasadena,
ESPN Gameday by School
School
Appearances
Florida
25
Michigan
20
Florida State
20
Ohio State
19
Notre Dame
18
Oklahoma
18
Tennessee
17
Nebraska
15
Opponent
Notre Dame
Penn State
Colorado
Colorado
Michigan State
Penn State
Ohio State
Washington State
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Washington
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Southern California
Ohio State
Southern California
Ohio State
Calif.
Site
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
1
A
H
A
A
H
H
A
H
H
1
A
1
H
Result
W, 26-24
L, 24-31
W, 20-13
W, 27-3
W, 23-7
W, 34-8
W, 20-14
W, 21-16
L, 20-36
W, 26-22
W, 21-16
L, 31-34
W, 13-10
W, 31-29
L, 9-14
W, 38-0
W, 35-21
L, 14-28
L, 39-42
L, 18-32
L, 3-14
NCAA All-Time
Television Appearances
Team
Games
Michigan
Southern California
Texas
Notre Dame
UCLA
382
368
365
358
313
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Michigan's Super Bowl
MVPs: Tom Brady (XXXVI
and XXXVIII) and Desmond
Howard (XXXI).
Wolverines in the Super Bowl
Player
Mike Bass
Grant Bowman (ps)
Tom Brady
Corwin Brown
Dave Brown
Brian Carpenter
Joe Cocozzo
Walt Downing
Deitan Dubuc (ps)
John Elliott
Larry Foote
Jon Giesler
Chris Godfrey
Harold Goodwin
Elvis Grbac
Brian Griese
Pos
DB
DT
QB
S
S
DB
OT
C
TE
OT
LB
DT
OG
#
QB
QB
Team
Super Bowl(s)
Washington Redskins
VII
Pittsburgh Steelers
XL
New England Patriots
XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII
New England Patriots
XXXI
Pittsburgh Steelers
X
Washington Redskins
XVIII
San Diego Chargers
XXIX
San Francisco 49ers
XVI
Carolina Panthers
XXXVIII
New York Giants
XXV
Pittsburgh Steelers
XL
Miami Dolphins
XVII, XIX
New York Giants
XXI
Chicago Bears
XLI
San Francisco 49ers
XXIX
Denver Broncos
XXXIII
Chicago Bears
XLI
Mike Harden
DB
Denver Broncos
XXI, XXII
Dwight Hicks
S
San Francisco 49ers
XVI, XIX
Desmond Howard
WR
Green Bay Packers
XXXI
Stefan Humphries
OG
Chicago Bears
XX
Denver Broncos
XXII
Steve Hutchinson
LG
Seattle Seahawks
XL
Jerald Ingram
^
New York Giants
XLII
Marlin Jackson
CB
Indianapolis Colts
XLI
Dhani Jones
LB
New York Giants
XXXV
Philadelphia Eagles
XXXIX
Cato June
LB
Indianapolis Colts
XLI
Alain Kashama (ir)
DE
Seattle Seahawks
XL
Marcus Knight
WR
Oakland Raiders
XXXVII
Ty Law
CB
New England Patriots
XXXI, XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX
Jeremy LeSueur (ps)
CB
Seattle Seahawks
XL
Randy Logan
DB
Philadelphia Eagles
XV
Rob Lytle
RB
Denver Broncos
XII
Jim Mandich
WR
Miami Dolphins
VI, VII, VIII
Pittsburgh Steelers
XIII
Jamie Morris
RB
Washington Redskins
XXII
Bubba Paris
OT
San Francisco 49ers
XIX, XXIII, XXIV
Rod Payne (ir)
C
Baltimore Ravens
XXXV
John Rowser
DB
Green Bay Packers
I
Jon Runyan
OT
Tennessee Titans
XXXIV
Philadelphia Eagles
XXXIX
Jim Smith
WR
Pittsburgh Steelers
XIII, XIV
Tom Stincic
DE
Dallas Cowboys
V, VI
Amani Toomer
WR
New York Giants
XXXV, XLII
Mike Trgovac
*
Carolina Panthers
XXXVIII
Jerame Tuman
TE
Pittsburgh Steelers
XL
Rick Volk
DB
Baltimore Colts
III, V
Marquise Walker (ir)
WR
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
XXXVII
Andre Weathers
CB
New York Giants
XXXV
Tyrone Wheatley
RB
Oakland Raiders
XXXVII
Pierre Woods
OLB New England Patriots
XLII
Charles Woodson
CB
Oakland Raiders
XXXVII
Chris Ziemann (ir)
OL
New York Giants
XXXV
* defensive coordinator. / # assistant offensive line coach. / ^ running backs coach.
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All-NFL Honors
Pro Bowl
season after which game was played
1950 Al Wistert
1951 Len Ford, Elroy Hirsch
1952 Len Ford, Elroy Hirsch
1953 Len Ford, Elroy Hirsch
1954 Len Ford, Roger Zatkoff
1955 Roger Zatkoff
1956 Roger Zatkoff
1962 Ron Kramer
1963 John Morrow
1964 Terry Barr
1965 Terry Barr
1966 Tom Keating
1967 Rick Volk, Tom Keating, Tom Mack
1968 Tom Mack
1969 Rick Volk, Tom Mack
1970 Tom Mack
1971 Rick Volk, Tom Mack
1972 Tom Mack
1973 Tom Mack
1974 Dan Dierdorf, Tom Mack
1975 Dan Dierdorf, Tom Mack
1976 Dan Dierdorf
1977 Dan Dierdorf, Tom Mack
1978 Dan Dierdorf, Thom Darden, Tom Mack
1980 Randy Logan, Mike Kenn
1981 Randy Logan, Dwight Hicks, Mike Kenn
1982 Dwight Hicks, Mike Kenn
1983 Ali Haji-Sheikh, Dwight Hicks,
Mike Kenn
1984 Dwight Hicks, Mike Kenn, Dave Brown
1987 Anthony Carter, Keith Bostic
1988 Anthony Carter, Keith Bostic
1994 Leroy Hoard
1998 Ty Law*, Charles Woodson
1999 Charles Woodson
2000 Elvis Grbac, Desmond Howard,
Charles Woodson
2001 Tom Brady, Ian Gold, Ty Law,
Charles Woodson
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2002
2003
2004
2005
Ty Law, Jon Runyan
Steve Hutchinson, Ty Law
Tom Brady, Steve Hutchinson
Tom Brady, Steve Hutchinson,
Cato June, Ty Law
2006 Steve Hutchinson
2007 Tom Brady, Braylon Edwards,
Steve Hutchinson
* Named Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player
All-NFL (All-Pro)
1933
1952
1953
1954
1955
1962
1967
1970
1971
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1982
1983
1984
1985
1987
1991
1996
1998
1999
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Harry Newman
Len Ford
Len Ford
Len Ford, Roger Zatkoff
Len Ford
Ron Kramer
Tom Keating
Rick Volk
Rick Volk
Dan Dierdorf
Dan Dierdorf
Dan Dierdorf
Dan Dierdorf
Dan Dierdorf, Mike Kenn
Mike Kenn
Ali Haji-Sheikh, Mike Kenn
Mike Kenn, Dwight Hicks, Dave Brown
Dave Brown
Keith Bostic, Anthony Carter
Mike Kenn
Desmond Howard
Ty Law
Charles Woodson
Steve Hutchinson
Steve Hutchinson
Steve Hutchinson
Steve Hutchinson
Tom Brady, Steve Hutchinson
Michigan’s NFL Draft History
• Michigan has had at least one player selected in 70 consecutive National Football League
Player Selection Meetings (drafts).
• Since the inaugural NFL draft in 1938, a total of 330 Michigan players have been selected.
• The Wolverines led the Big Ten Conference with six draft picks in the 2008 draft, including four in the first three rounds.
• U-M was one of only six schools with six or more 2008 draftees along with Southern
California, Virginia Tech, Louisiana State, Arkansas and California.
• Jake Long was the first overall pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2008 NFL Draft, becoming the 13th Big Ten standout to be chosen No. 1.
• The Wolverines list tied for fifth all-time with 43 first-round NFL draft picks, including No.
1 selections Tom Harmon (1941) and Jake Long (2008).
• A total of 55 U-M players have been drafted during Lloyd Carr’s tenure, including nine firstround picks and 11 second-round choices (6 third, 8 fourth, 5 fifth, 7 sixth, 9 seventh).
• Michigan players were selected with five of the first 43 picks in the 2001 NFL Draft,
including a school-record-tying three first-round selections.
• U-M has had multiple first-round NFL draft picks on seven different occasions.
• The Wolverines had three players chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft on two occasions, 1995 (Tyrone Wheatley, Ty Law, Trezelle Jenkins) and 2001 (David Terrell, Steve
Hutchinson, Jeff Backus).
• Michigan has had three players selected No. 1 in professional football league drafts. Jake
Long was the first overall pick of the Miami Dolphins (2008) and Tom Harmon was the
first overall pick of the Chicago Bears (1941). End Elmer Madar was the first selection of
the Miami Seahawks in the 1947 All-American Football Conference draft.
• U-M has had 11 players taken in the first five picks of the draft (AAFC, AFL and NFL drafts).
• U-M had a school record 10 players selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.
By the Numbers
1:
The first U-M player ever selected in the NFL Draft was end Matt Patanelli. He was drafted
in the ninth round of the 1937 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers (85th overall pick).
1:
Overall selection number for offensive tackle Jake Long (2008) and running back Tom
Harmon (1941) in the NFL Draft.
2:
Pick in the 1966 draft that offensive tackle Tom Mack was taken with by the Los Angeles
Rams. Mack was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1999. He played 13 seasons for the
Rams, earning All-Pro honors five times and selection to the Pro Bowl 11 out of 13 years.
3:
First-round picks for the Wolverines in the 1995 and 2001 drafts.
4:
Wolverine defenders picked with the first 47 selection of the 2007 NFL Draft (Leon Hall,
Alan Branch, LaMarr Woodley and David Harris).
5:
Number of U-M offensive players selected with the first 43 picks of the 2001 NFL Draft
(David Terrell, Steve Hutchinson, Jeff Backus, Anthony Thomas and Maurice Williams).
6:
Consecutive years with at least one first-round draft pick (1991-96 drafts).
7:
Drafts where multiple Wolverines were selected in the first round.
10: Number of Wolverines picked in both the 1972 and 1974 NFL drafts.
11: Players selected in the first five picks of the draft (AAFC, AFL and NFL).
49: Number of U-M players selected in the first round of the draft (AAFC, AFL and NFL).
70: A Michigan player has been selected in each of the 73 National Football League Player
Selection Meetings (draft).
330: Number of Wolverines selected in the National Football League draft.
The Last Time...
• Had the No. 1 Overall Selection: 2008, Jake Long, OT, Miami Dolphins
• Had a Top Three Pick: 2008, Jake Long, OT, Miami Dolphins (1st overall)
Previous: 2005, Braylon Edwards, WR, Cleveland Browns (3rd overall)
• Had a Top Five Selection: 2008, Jake Long, OT, Miami Dolphins (1st overall)
Previous: 2005, Braylon Edwards, WR, Cleveland Browns (3rd overall)
• Had a Top 10 Selection: 2008, Jake Long, OT, Miami Dolphins (1st overall)
Previous: 2005, Braylon Edwards, WR, Cleveland Browns (3rd overall)
• Had a First-Round Selection: 2008, Jake Long, OT, Miami Dolphins (1st overall)
Previous: 2007, Leon Hall, CB, Cincinnati Bengals (18th overall)
• Had Two First-Round Picks: 2005, Braylon Edwards, WR, Cleveland Browns (3rd overall);
Marlin Jackson, CB, Indianapolis Colts (29th overall)
Previous: 2001, three players picked in first round
• Had Three First-Round Picks: 2001, David Terrell, WR, Chicago Bears (8th overall); Steve
Hutchinson, OG, Seattle Seahawks (17th); Jeff Backus, OT, Detroit Lions (18th)
Previous: 1995, Tyrone Wheatley, RB, New York Giants (17th overall); Ty Law, CB, New
England Patriots (23); Trezelle Jenkins, OT, Kansas City Chiefs (31)
First-Round Picks by School (since 1936)
School
Picks
1.
Southern California
69
2.
Ohio State
67
3.
Miami (Fla.)
62
4.
Notre Dame
61
5.
Michigan
43
Florida
43
7.
Tennessee
39
8.
Texas
38
9.
10.
13.
School
Oklahoma
Alabama
Florida State
Penn State
Louisiana State
Nebraska
Louisiana State
Picks
36
34
34
34
34
33
33
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First-Round Draft Picks
Year
1941
1941
1942
1944
1945
1945
1947
1947
1949
1949
1949
1957
1958
1960
1960
1966
1966
1967
1969
1972
1972
1973
1974
1975
1978
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1985
1987
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1995
1995
1996
1998
2001
2001
2001
2004
2005
2005
2007
2008
Player, Position
Tom Harmon, B
Forest Evashevski, B
Bob Westfall, B
Mervin Pregulman, G
Elroy Hirsch, B
Don Lund, B
Elmer Madar, E
Bob Chappuis, B
Dan Dworsky, C
Pete Elliott, B
Gene Derricotte, B
Ron Kramer, E
Jim Pace, B
Don Deskins, T
George Genyk, G
Tom Mack, OT
Bill Yearby, T
Jim Detwiler, HB
Ron Johnson, RB
Thom Darden, DB
Mike Taylor, LB
Paul Seymour, OT
Dave Gallagher, DL
Dave Brown, DB
Mike Kenn, OT
John Anderson, LB
Jon Giesler, OT
Curtis Greer, DE
Mel Owens, LB
Butch Woolfolk, RB
Kevin Brooks, DE
Jim Harbaugh, QB
Jarrod Bunch, FB
Desmond Howard, WR
Steve Everitt, C
Derrick Alexander, WR
Tyrone Wheatley, RB
Ty Law, DB
Trezelle Jenkins, OT
Tshimanga Biakabutuka, RB
Charles Woodson, CB
David Terrell, WR
Steve Hutchinson, OG
Jeff Backus, OT
Chris Perry, RB
Braylon Edwards, WR
Marlin Jackson, CB
Leon Hall, CB
Jake Long, OT
63
Pick
1
10
5
7
5
7
1
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
8
N/A
N/A
2
5
20
20
18
20
7
20
26
13
26
24
6
9
18
17
26
27
4
14
29
17
23
31
8
4
8
17
18
26
3
29
18
1
Team
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland Rams
Chicago Bears
Miami Seahawks (AAFC)
Cleveland Browns (AAFC)
Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)
Chicago Rockets (AAFC)
Cleveland Browns (AAFC)
Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers
Minneapolis (AFL)
New York Titans (AFL)
Los Angeles Rams
New York Jets (AFL)
Baltimore Colts
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
New York Jets
Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears
Pittsburgh Steelers
Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams
New York Giants
Dallas Cowboys
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
New York Giants
New England Patriots
Kansas City Chiefs
Carolina Panthers
Oakland Raiders
Chicago Bears
Seattle Seahawks
Detroit Lions
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Indianapolis Colts
Cincinnati Bengals
Miami Dolphins
NFL PRO DAY
Nearly 100 NFL team representatives
attend Michigan’s Pro Timing Day.
• There are 60 former Wolverines participating in 2008 NFL
Training Camps.
• Michigan has placed 286 former players on NFL rosters.
• A total of 45 former U-M players have made 65 Super Bowl
appearances.
• Jim Mandich holds the school mark with four Super Bowl appearances, three with the Miami Dolphins and one with the
Pittsburgh Steelers. Ty Law was a part of four Super Bowl
teams with the New England Patriots, playing in three
games.
• Tom Brady, Ty Law, Jim Mandich and Bubba Paris have
each claimed three Super Bowl championship rings
during their careers.
• Two Wolverines have been selected Super Bowl
MVPs: Desmond Howard and Tom Brady (twice).
• Wolverines have made 79 appearances in the NFL
Pro Bowl, including a record four in 2001 (Tom
Brady, Ian Gold, Ty Law and Charles Woodson) and
2005 (Brady, Law, Cato June and Steve Hutchinson).
• Offensive linemen Dan Dierdorf, Steve Hutchinson and
Mike Kenn earned All-NFL/All-Pro honors five times during
their careers.
• Seven individuals with Michigan ties have been enshrined in the
NFL Hall of Fame — Tom Mack, Dan Dierdorf, Len Ford, Bill
Hewitt, Elroy Hirsch, George Allen, Benny Friedman.
• The Wolverines rank third among colleges with seven NFL Hall of
Famers, trailing only leaders Notre Dame and Southern California
with 10 inductees apiece.
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Jamar Adams, S
Seattle Seahawks
Adrian Arrington, WR
New Orleans Saints
B.J. Askew, RB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jason Avant, WR
Philadelphia Eagles
David Baas, OG
San Francisco 49ers
Jeff Backus, OT
Detroit Lions
Todd Collins, QB
Washington Redskins
Shawn Crable, OLB
New England Patriots
Markus Curry, CB
San Francisco 49ers
Kevin Dudley, FB
New Orleans Saints
Tyler Ecker, TE
Washington Redskins
Braylon Edwards, WR
Cleveland Browns
James Hall, DE
St. Louis Rams
Leon Hall, CB
Cincinnati Bengals
David Harris, LB
New York Jets
Mike Hart, RB
Indianapolis Colts
Chad Henne, QB
Miami Dolphins
Victor Hobson, LB
New England Patriots
Ty Law, CB
Matt Lentz, OG
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jake Long, OT
Miami Dolphins
Roy Manning, LB
Mario Manningham, WR
New York Giants
Grant Mason, CB
Pittsburgh Steelers
Adam Stenavich, OT
Dallas Cowboys
Amani Toomer, WR
New York Giants
Jerame Tuman, TE
Arizona Cardinals
Gabe Watson, DT
Arizona Cardinals
Maurice Williams, OT
Jacksonville Jaguars
LaMarr Woodley, OLB
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Ron Bellamy, WR
Detroit Lions
Tom Brady, QB
New England Patriots
Alan Branch, DT
Arizona Cardinals
Steve Breaston, WR/RS
Arizona Cardinals
Prescott Burgess, LB
Baltimore Ravens
Mark Campbell, TE
New Orleans Saints
Jay Feely, PK
Miami Dolphins
Larry Foote, LB
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ian Gold, LB
Jonathan Goodwin, C
New Orleans Saints
Chris Graham, LB
New Orleans Saints
Brian Griese, QB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Hutchinson, OG
Minnesota Vikings
Marlin Jackson, CB
Indianapolis Colts
Jon Jansen, OT
Washington Redskins
Dhani Jones, LB
Cincinnati Bengals
Cato June, LB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Adam Kraus, OG
Baltimore Ravens
Tim Massaquoi, TE
Buffalo Bills
Shantee Orr, LB
Cleveland Browns
Tony Pape, OT
San Diego Chargers
Chris Perry, RB
Cincinnati Bengals
Rueben Riley, OG/OT
Carolina Panthers
Jon Runyan, OT
Philadelphia Eagles
Pierre Woods, OLB
New England Patriots
Charles Woodson, CB
Green Bay Packers
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• The Wolverines have had
14 signal callers play in
the NFL.
• Benny Friedman is the
only Wolverine signal
caller inducted in the Pro
Football Hall of Fame.
• Tom Brady was named
the 2007 NFL Most
Valuable Player, the only
U-M player to receive
the award.
• Brady is the only
Wolverine quarterback to
play in the Pro Bowl,
earning selection four
times (2001, 2004-05, 2007).
• Brady, Grbac and Brian
Griese have played in the
Super Bowl.
• Brady holds a share of
the U-M record for Super
Bowl appearances with
four, winning three rings
with the New England
Patriots.
• Brady set an NFL record
with 50 touchdown passes
during the 2007 regular
season.
• Griese led the NFL in
passer rating during the
2000 season (102.9 rating).
• Brady (28 TDs, 2002) and
Friedman (11 TDs, 1933)
led the league in passing
touchdowns.
• Brady topped the league
with a career-best 4,110
passing yards in 2005.
• Brady (6th) and Griese
(12th) are among the top
20 in career passer rating
in NFL history.
QUARTERBACKS
• Every U-M starting
quarterback since 1989 has
played in the NFL.
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(sixth round).
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Brian
Griese
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008-current),
Chicago Bears (2006-07), Tampa Bay
Buccaneers (2004-05), Miami Dolphins
(2003), Denver Broncos (1998-2002),
Michigan (1994-97)
An 11-year veteran, Griese has compiled
the 21st highest career passer rating
(83.6) in NFL history. He has completed
1,642-of-2,612 passes for 18,367 yards
and tossed 114 touchdowns. Griese has a
42-36 career record as a starter and
earned a Pro Bowl selection after winning the league’s passer rating crown in
2000. Griese was a member of the Super
Bowl squads with the Bears (XLI) and
Broncos (XXXIII). He was a second-round
pick of the Broncos in the 1998 draft.
• Feely also led NFL
kickers with a Falcons
record 138 points in 2002.
• Feely led the league in
field goal attempts
during the 2001 and
2002 seasons.
• Ali Haji-Sheikh was
selected to the Pro Bowl
and earned All-Pro
honors in 1983. He led
the league in field goals
attempted (43) and
scored (35) as a rookie.
• Five U-M kickers/punters
have played in the NFL.
KICKERS
• Jay Feely led all NFL
kickers with a Giants
record and career-high
148 points during the
2005 season.
Jay Feely
Miami Dolphins (2007-current), New York
Giants (2005-06), Atlanta Falcons (20012004), Michigan (1995-98)
d Henne
Cha
Miami Dolphins (2008-current),
Feely has collected 776 career poin
ts in
his 112 consecutive regular seas
on games
of action. He has converted 177of-219
field goals (80.8 pct.) and 249-of-2
52 PATs
(99.2 pct.). Feely led all NFL kick
ers with
a New York Giants record and
careerhigh 148 points in 2005 and was
selected
as a Pro Bowl alternate that sam
e year.
Feely was one of nine recipient
s of the
inaugural JB Award, honoring
players for
their off-field commitments to
building
better communities and stronger
families. Feely has been his team’s NFLP
A representative the eight past seasons.
Michigan (2004-07)
The 2008 Capital One Bowl MVP against
Florida, Henne is battling for the starting
quarterback position with the Dolphins.
He was a second-round choice, the 57th
overall pick, and the fourth quarterback
chosen in the 2008 draft. Starting all 47
games in his Michigan career, Henne set
school career records by completing 828of-1,387 passes for 9,715 yards and 87
touchdowns.
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• Six U-M running backs
have been selected in the
first round since 1969.
• Eight running backs have
been selected in the draft
since 1995.
• A total of 33 Wolverine
running backs have been
drafted since 1969.
• Anthony Thomas was the
NFL Offensive Rookie of
the Year in 2001.
• Rob Lytle, Jamie Morris
and Tyrone Wheatley have
played in the Super Bowl.
• Leroy Hoard played in
the 1994 Pro Bowl game.
• Ron Johnson led the
league in scoring with the
New York Giants in
1972 (14 TDs).
• Former U-M and Redskins
tailback Jamie Morris
holds the NFL record for
most rushing attempts in
a game (45 vs. Cincinnati,
Dec. 17, 1988).
• Former Wolverine and
New York Giants tailback
Butch Woolfolk held the
rushing attempts record
prior to Morris (43
attempts vs. Philadelphia,
Nov. 20, 1983).
RUNNING BACKS
• A total of 52 U-M running backs have played in
the NFL.
Chris Perry
Cincinnati Bengals (2004-cur
rent),
Michigan (2000-03)
A fifth-year player wit
h the Bengals,
Perry has played in 22
career games and
made three starts at
tailback. He has
rushed 37 times for 337
yards, caught 63
passes for 403 yards
and made two TD
receptions during his
career. Perry was
second on the team
with 51 receptions
totaling 328 yards wit
h two scores in
2005. He added 61 car
ries and 279 yards
for the 2005 AFC North
Champions.
Perry played in six gam
es with one start
in 2006, but did not
see any game action
in 2007 due to being
placed on injured
reserve. He was a firs
t-round pick (26th
overall) by the Bengal
s in 2004.
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of three fullbacks on
Saints on Jan. 29,
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Mike
Hart
Indianapolis Colts (2008-current),
Michigan (2004-07)
The two-time Doak Walker Award finalist
and Bo Schembechler Team MVP, Hart is
in his first season with the Indianapolis
Colts. He was a sixth-round pick, the
202nd overall selection, of the 2008
draft. Hart finished his career as
Michigan’s all-time leading rusher with
5,040 yards (41 TDs) and had a school
record of 28 100-yard rushing games.
• Amani Toomer holds the
New York Giants career
marks for catches (620),
receiving yards (8,917),
touchdown catches (50)
and 100-yard receiving
games (22).
• Braylon Edwards was
named to the Pro Bowl in
2007 after finishing
second in the league with
16 touchdown passes.
• Forty (40) Michigan
receivers/tight ends have
been drafted since 1970.
• Seven Wolverine wide
receivers have been
selected in the past eight
NFL drafts.
• Nine of the last 10
starting tight ends at U-M
played in the NFL.
• Eight wide receivers
have made 12 Super Bowl
appearances, including
Super Bowl XXXI Most
Valuable Player Desmond
Howard of the
Green Bay Packers.
• Jim Mandich holds a
share of the U-M record
for Super Bowl
appearances with four. He
played in three games
with the Miami Dolphins
and one contest with the
Pittsburgh Steelers,
winning three rings.
• A total of 59 Wolverine
receivers/tight ends have
played in the NFL.
• Four U-M wide receivers
have been picked in the
first round since 1992,
including top 10 picks
Desmond Howard,
David Terrell and
Braylon Edwards.
• Desmond Howard led
the NFL in punt returns
during the 1996 season.
•Howard is sixth in NFL
history in career punt
return average (11.9 per
return). He had 244
returns for 2,895 yards
and eight TDs.
RECEIVERS
• Michigan has head 10
wide receivers and five
tight ends drafted
since 1996.
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Braylon Edwards
Cleveland Browns (2005-cur
rent),
Michigan (2001-04)
A Pro Bowl performe
r in 2007, Edwards
was second in the NF
L with 16 receiving
touchdowns in 2007.
He started in a combined 31 regular sea
son games in the
2006 and 2007 season
s. Edwards led the
Browns in both yards
receiving and TDs
the past two seasons,
catching 61 balls
for 884 yards and six
TDs in 2006 and 80
balls for 1,289 yards
and 16 TDs in 2007.
Edwards finished an
injury-shortened
2005 rookie season wit
h 32 receptions
for 512 yards and thr
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third overall pick of the
2005 draft by
the Browns.
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Ron Bellamy
Detroit Lions (2007-current), Baltimore
Ravens (2005), Miami Dolphins (2004),
Michigan (2000-03)
Bellamy signed a free agent agreement
with the Lions in 2007 and was added to
the Lions practice squad. He played in two
games for the Dolphins during the 2004
season, making his only career reception,
an eight-yard catch, at Baltimore on Jan. 2.
Bellamy signed as an undrafted rookie free
agent with the Dolphins in 2004.
Mark
Campbell
New Orleans Saints (2006-current), Buffalo
Bills (2003-05), Cleveland Browns (1999-2002),
Michigan (1995-98)
A 10-year veteran, Campbell has 134 career
receptions for 1,235 yards and 10 touchdowns
in 102 games and 73 starts at tight end. He
has started 10 games and played in 14
contests with the Saints, catching 18 passes
for 164 yards. Campbell missed the 2007
season due to a serious back injury. He
signed as an undrafted free agent with the
Browns in 1999.
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Manningham
New York
Giants (2008-current),
Michigan (2004-07)
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finishing fifth in the
kick return yards
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Tyler
Ecker
Washington Redskins (2007-current),
Michigan (2003-06)
The 216th player chosen in the 2007
draft, Ecker was the first Redskins draft
pick to sign with the organization. His
rookie season came to a premature end
when he was placed on injured reserve
with a groin injury early in training camp.
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A third-round pick by
the World Champion
Giants, Manningham
was the 95th player
selected in the 2008
draft. He was a secon
dteam All-America sel
ection the past two
seasons. Manningham
led the Wolverines
in receiving during his
final two seasons,
grabbing 38 reception
s for 703 yards and
nine touchdowns as
a sophomore and
added 72 catches for
1,174 yards and 12
TDs in 2007.
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Amani
Toomer
New York Giants (1996-current),
Michigan (1992-95)
Jerame Tuman
Arizona Cardinals (2008-cur
rent),
Pittsburgh Steelers (1999-200
7),
Michigan (1995-98)
Tuman signed a free
agent contract with
the Cardinals after spe
nding nine seasons
with the Steelers. A key
member of the
Steelers’ Super Bowl
XL winning team,
Tuman is regarded as
one of the league’s
best blocking tight end
s. He has started
in 57 games and played
in 120 contests
during his first nine sea
sons, recording 43
receptions for 500 yar
ds and seven
touchdowns. Tuman’
s 2007 season was
cut short by a back inju
ry that placed
him on injured reserv
e on Nov. 14. He
was a fifth-round pic
k (136th overall) by
the Steelers in 1999.
A integral part of the Giants’ Super Bowl
XLII winning team, Toomer is the organization’s all-time leading receiver. He holds
franchise records for catches (620),
receiving yards (8,917), touchdown catches
(50) and 100-yard receiving games (22).
Toomer is a 14-year veteran who has
started 129 of his 174 career regular
season games. He made at least one
reception in 98 consecutive games played
and has 21 100-yard receiving efforts. He
had a team-record five straight 1,000-yard
receiving seasons (1999-2003). Toomer
was second on the team with 59 receptions
for 760 yards and three touchdowns in
2007, not including a team-best 21
receptions for 280 yards and three touchdowns during the Super Bowl run. He led
the Giants with six receptions for 84 yards
in Super Bowl XXLII victory over New
England. Toomer was a second-round
pick (34th overall) by the Giants in 1996.
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• Jake Long was the first
overall pick of the 2008
NFL Draft by the
Miami Dolphins.
• Michigan a record 13
current NFL offensive
linemen.
• Eleven U-M offensive
linemen have been selected in the draft in the past
10 years, including six
players in the top
two rounds.
• A total of 46 Wolverine
offensive linemen have
been selected in the draft
since 1966.
• Mike Kenn, Dan Dierdorf
and Steve Hutchinson
earned All-Pro honors five
times during their careers.
• Eight offensive linemen
have been first-round draft
picks since 1966.
• Dan Dierdorf (1996),
Tom Mack (1999) and
two-way player Bill Hewitt
(1971) were enshrined in
the Pro Football Hall of
Fame.
• Six U-M players have
appeared in nine
Super Bowls.
• Bubba Paris claimed
three Super Bowl rings as
a starting guard for the
San Francisco 49ers.
• A total of 65 former
Wolverine offensive linemen have played in
the NFL.
OFFENSIVE LINE
• The Wolverines 2008
offensive line contingent
has started a combined
639 NFL games.
David
Baas
San Francisco 49ers (2005-current),
Michigan (2000-04)
Baas is a four-year pro who became a
starter at right guard midway through
the 2007 season. He started eight games
last season and played in 15 contests for
the Niners. Baas has appeared in 44
career games with 13 starts. He played in
all 16 games during the 2006 season
after starting five of his 13 games played
as a rookie season in 2005. Baas was the
first pick of the second round by the
49ers in 2005 (33rd overall).
Jeff Backus
Detro
it Lions (2001-current),
Michigan (1997-2000)
Backus has been a ma
instay for the Lions
at left tackle since bei
ng drafted in the
first round (18th ove
rall) of the 2001
draft. He has never mis
sed a game or
start in his career. Bac
kus is one of only
two offensive lineme
n in the NFL with a
streak of 112 consecuti
ve starts and is
the only player drafte
d in 2001 who has
started every game of
his professional
career. He was an All
-Rookie team
selection after startin
g all 16 regular
season games in 200
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Michigan (1995-98)
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A 10-year veteran of the Redskins
tackle
Jansen has started 112 games at
career.
plus six playoff games during his
the
He has been voted team captain
nizapast three seasons and is the orga
ed all
tion’s senior leader. Jansen miss
to an
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injury
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1999 draft.
Tony
Pape
San Diego Chargers (2006-current), Miami
Dolphins (2004, 2006), Michigan (2000-03)
Pape is in his second season with the
Chargers. He was a member of the team’s
practice squad in 2007 after signing with
the organization during the 2006 season.
He played two seasons in NFL Europa,
assigned to the Amsterdam Admirals (2007)
and Berlin Thunder (2005). Pape spent
the 2004 season on the Dolphins’ practice
squad after being selected in the seventh
round (221st overall) of the 2004 draft.
e Hutchinson
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Minnesota Vikings (2006-current), Seattle
Seahawks (2001-05), Michigan (1997-2000)
A Pro Bowl selection and All-Pro performer
for five straight seasons (2003-07),
Hutchinson is regarded as the top offensive
guard in football. He was selected in
2007 to the AP All-Pro first team for the
third time in his career and was named
the NFL Alumni’s Offensive Lineman of
the Year in 2006. Hutchinson has started
every NFL game he has played, 100 in total,
and has blocked for 44 career 100-yard
rushing performances. He was a key
blocker for the Vikings Adrian Peterson,
the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in
2007, who rushed for 1,341 yards.
Hutchinson paved the way for the
league’s top rated offense in 2005, a
group that included NFL MVP Shaun
Alexander, a 1,880-yard rusher for the
Seahawks. Hutchinson was a first-round
draft pick (17th overall) of the Seahawks
in 2001.
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Rueben Riley
Carolina Panthers (2007-current),
Michigan (2003-06)
Riley is in his second season with the
Panthers. He spent the 2007 season as a
member of the team’s practice squad.
Riley signed with the Panthers as an
undrafted rookie free agent in 2007.
Adam
Stenavich
Green Bay Packers (2006-07), Carolina
Panthers (2006), Michigan (2002-05)
Stenavich signed with Cowboys in 2008
after spending the 2006-07 seasons as a
member of the Packers’ practice squad.
He spent the spring of 2007 as a member
of the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL
Europe. Stenavich was originally signed
by the Panthers in 2006.
Jon Runyan
Philadelphia Eagles (2000-current),
Tennessee Titans (1997-99), Houston Oile
rs
(1996), Michigan (1993-95)
A 13-year veteran and 2002 Pro
Bowl
selection, Runyan begins 2008
with an
active streak of 194 consecutive
combined
starts. His active streak of 176 cons
ecutive
regular season games started (all
at RT)
ranks him second in the NFL amo
ng
active players entering 2008. Run
yan’s 18
postseason starts since 1999 are
more
than any other active NFL player.
He has
played in two Super Bowls and
five
AFC/NFC championship games
during his
career. Runyan was a fourth-ro
und pick
(109th overall) by the Oilers in
1996.
Maurice
Williams
Jacksonville Jaguars (2001-current),
Michigan (1997-2000)
An eight-year veteran, Williams has started
95 of the 99 games he has appeared in
with the Jaguars. He has made 85 of
those starts at right tackle. A first-team
NFL All-Rookie selection, Williams was a
second-round pick (43rd overall) by the
Jaguars in 2001.
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m Kraus
Ada
Baltimore Ravens (2008-current),
Michigan (2003-07)
Kraus signed as an undrafted free agent
with the Ravens in 2008. He earned AllBig Ten first team accolades his final two
seasons. Kraus made 35 starts in his 39
career appearances.
e Long
Jak
Miami Dolphins (2008-current),
Michigan (2003-07)
A two-time consensus All-American and
back-to-back Big Ten Conference Offensive
Lineman of the Year, Long became the
draft’s top pick by the Dolphins. He was
a Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy
finalist in 2007 and registered 245 knockdown blocks, including 33 that resulted
in Michigan touchdowns during his last
two seasons. Long joined 1940 Heisman
Trophy winner Tom Harmon as the only
Wolverines selected No. 1 overall in the
NFL Draft.
• Twenty (20) U-M
defensive linemen have
been drafted since 1970.
• Four Michigan defensive
linemen were selected in
the first round: Bill Yearby,
Dave Gallagher, Curtis
Greer and Kevin Brooks.
• Len Ford was selected to
the Pro Football Hall of
Fame in 1973.
• Ford earned All-NFL
honors five consecutive
seasons (1951-55) and
played in four Pro Bowls.
• Two Wolverines have
earned All-Pro honors,
Tom Keating in 1967 and
Len Ford. Ford earned
first-team honors 1952-55
and second-team
accolades on three
other occasions.
• Four Wolverine defensive
linemen have been a part
of Super Bowl teams.
DEFENSIVE LINE
• A total of 37 Wolverine
defensive linemen have
played in the NFL.
n Branch
Ala
Arizona Cardinals (2007-current),
Michigan (2004-06)
Branch is in his second season with the
Cardinals and is vying for a starting tackle position. He appeared in 11 games and
posted nine tackles during his rookie season in 2007. Entering the draft after his
junior year, Branch was drafted with the
first pick of the second round by the
Cardinals (33rd overall).
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A nine-year veteran, Hall was acqu
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by the Rams from Detroit prior
ed each
start of the 2007 season. He start
Rams in
of the 15 games he played for the
s. Hall
sack
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Gabe
Watson
Arizona Cardinals (2006-current),
Michigan (2002-05)
After appearing in 12 games with five
starts his rookie year, Watson started
every game for the Cardinals during the
2007 season. He posted 34 tackles in
2007 to bring his career totals to 50 stops
and one sack in two years. He was a
fourth-round pick (107th overall) by the
Cardinals in 2006.
• Thirty (31) Wolverine
linebackers have been
drafted since 1969.
• A total of 50 Michigan
linebackers have played in
the NFL.
• Larry Foote (Steelers)
and Cato June (Colts) led
their respective teams in
tackles two of the past
three seasons.
• David Harris was named
to the Pro Football Weekly
All-Rookie Team after
leading the Jets in tackles
during the 2007 season.
• Foote (XL) and June (XLI)
are U-M linebackers to win
Super Bowl titles in two
the past three seasons.
• Dhani Jones has
appeared in Super Bowls
with the New York Giants
and Philadelphia Eagles
during his career.
• June led all NFL
linebackers with five
interceptions in 2005,
returning two for
touchdowns.
LINEBACEKERS
• Seven U-M linebackers
have been drafted
since 1996.
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New England Patriots (2008-current),
Michigan (2003-2007)
A second-team All-American and team
captain for the Wolverines in 2007,
Crable was a third-round choice (78th
overall) by the Patriots in the 2008 draft.
He amassed 148 stops, 43 tackles for loss,
16 sacks, two fumble recoveries and nine
pass breakups during his U-M career, and
set the single-season record for tackles
for loss with 28.5 in 2007.
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Larry Foote
Pittsburgh Steelers (2002-current),
Michigan (1997-2000)
A four-year starter at inside lineb
acker for
the Steelers, Foote has collected
368 tackles
and 13 sacks during his career. He
led the
team with 102 stops in 2005 and
finished
second in 2006 with 118 stops.
A fourthround draft pick in 2002, Foote
was a
starter on the Super Bowl XL squa
d.
Ian Gold
Free Agent, Denver Bronco
s (20
2005-07), Tampa Bay Buccan 00-03,
eers (2004),
Michigan (1996-99)
Gold is an eighth-year
linebacker who three
times has recorded 100
or more tackles in
a season. He tied for
third on the team wit
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81 tackles in 2007. Go
ld led the Broncos
with 106 tackles in 200
5 and tallied 90
stops in 2006. He poste
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stops in 2002 and wa
s voted to the 2001
Pro Bowl as the AFC spe
cial teams performer.
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nd pick, the 40th
overall selection, of the
2000 draft.
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New York Jets (2007-current),
Michigan (2003-06)
Harris is in his second season as a starter
for the Jets after being selected by the
organization in the second round (47th
overall) of the 2007 draft. He was named
to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie
Team after leading the Jets in tackles in
2007. Harris posted 117 tackles and tied
for the team lead with five sacks. He
became just the third rookie in Jets history
to post at least 100 stops in a season.
Harris was also named the NFL Defensive
Rookie of the Month for November after
tallying 36 tackles and one sack.
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New Orleans Saints (2008-current),
Michigan (2004-07)
Graham signed a free agent contract with
the Saints after receiving a rookie tryout
with the Cincinnati Bengals. The 2007
Roger Zatkoff Award winner as U-M’s top
linebacker, Graham posted a career-high
90 tackles, seven tackles for loss, one sack,
and three pass breakups.
New England Patriots (2008-current), New
York Jets (2003-07), Michigan (1999-2002)
Hobson joined the Patriots in 2008
after
five seasons with AFC East rival
, the New
York Jets. He started 57 of his 76
career
games plus two postseason start
s during
his Jets career. Hobson registere
d 62
tackles and two sacks during the
2007
season. He has 343 tackles and
11 sacks
during his career, including a care
er-best
100 stops and six sacks during the
2006
season. He was a second-round
pick of
the Jets in 2003.
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Philadelphia Eagles (2004-06), New York
Giants (2000-03), Michigan (1996-99)
A nine-year veteran, Jones has recorded
535 tackles, five sacks, four interceptions,
and 22 breakups in the 171 career games.
In 2007, he was named the season-long
captain of the Bengals special teams and
had two games with 10 solo tackles each.
Before joining the Bengals organization,
Jones had tallied 76 tackles for the Eagles
in 2006 after finishing second on the team
with 105 stops in 2005. He also started in
Super Bowl XXXVIII for the Eagles. Jones
was a fifth-round pick of the Giants in
2000 and played four seasons for the
organization.
Cato June
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007-current),
Indianapolis Colts (2003-06),
Michigan (1999-2002)
The leading tackler on the India
napolis
Colts’ Super Bowl XLI winning team
, June
signed as a free agent with the
Buccaneers
in 2007. He started 14 of the 16
games for
the Buccaneers in 2007, collecting
69 tackles.
June tallied 148 tackles and thre
e interceptions during the Colts Super Bow
l winning
season in 2006. He earned Pro
Bowl
selection and second-team All-P
ro honors
in 2005 after leading all NFL lineb
ackers
with five picks, including two for
TDs. He
was a sixth-round pick of the Colt
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Pittsburgh Steelers (2007-cur
rent),
Michigan (2003-06)
In his second season,
Woodley is vying
for a starting outside
linebacker position
with the Steelers. Wo
odley played in 13
games during his rookie
season and posted
14 tackles and four sac
ks. He was drafted
in the second round
(46th overall) by the
Steelers ini the 2007
draft.
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Pierre Woods
New England Patriots (2006-current),
Michigan (2002-05)
Woods is in his third season with
the
Patriots. A special team standou
t and
outside linebacker, Woods led the
team
with 21 special teams tackles and
tied for
the team lead with nine solo stop
s on
special teams units in 2007. He
signed
with the Patriots as an undrafte
d rookie
free agent in 2006.
• Thirty (31) Wolverine
linebackers have been
drafted since 1969.
• A total of 50 Michigan
linebackers have played in
the NFL.
• Larry Foote (Steelers)
and Cato June (Colts) led
their respective teams in
tackles two of the past
three seasons.
• David Harris was named
to the Pro Football Weekly
All-Rookie Team after
leading the Jets in tackles
during the 2007 season.
• Foote (XL) and June (XLI)
are U-M linebackers to win
Super Bowl titles in two
the past three seasons.
• Dhani Jones has
appeared in Super Bowls
with the New York Giants
and Philadelphia Eagles
during his career.
• June led all NFL
linebackers with five interceptions in 2005, returning
two for touchdowns.
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San Francisco 49ers (2007)
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Chargers (2005-06), Michig
an (2002-04)
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spent parts of the las
t two seasons on the practice
squads of both the
49ers and Chargers. He
saw his only NFL
playing experience as
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at Oakland and agains
t Tennessee in consecutive weeks durin
g the 2006 season.
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signed by San Diego
as an undrafted free
agent in 2005.
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Marlin Jackson
Indianapolis Colts (2007-current),
Michigan (2001-04)
In his fourth season with the Colts,
Jackson started all 16 games at cornerback
and tallied a career-best 112 tackles in
2007. He was an integral part of the Colts’
run to a world title in Super Bowl XLI in
2006, starting eight games, contributing
82 tackles and one interception. Jackson
was a first-round pick (29th overall) in
the 2005 draft.
Leon
Hall
Cincinnati Bengals (2007-current),
Michigan (2003-06)
Hall is in his second season after a terrific
rookie season that saw him start 10 of
the 16 regular season games. He led the
team in interceptions (five) while ranking
fourth in tackles (85), third in passes
defended (11) and tied for fifth with
nine special teams tackles. Hall tied the
Bengals rookie record for interceptions
and tied with Jacksonville safety Reggie
Nelson for the NFL rookie lead. He was a
first-round choice (18th overall) of the
Bengals in the 2007 draft.
Ty Law
Free Agent, Kansas City Chiefs (2006-07
),
New York Jets (2005), New England
Patriots (1995-2004), Michigan (1992-94
)
A five-time Pro Bowl selection who
earned
MVP honors in the 1998 all-star
game,
Law has been selected to the All-P
ro team
four times during his career. He
was a
member of three Super Bowl winn
ing
teams with the Patriots and is one
of three
Wolverines to play in four Supe
r Bowls.
Law is one of 34 players in NFL
history to
register 50 or more interception
s. His 50
picks are the most of any active
player
and are the highest total in the
league
dating back to 1995. Law has start
ed 181
of his 189 games during his 14-y
ear
career, recording 830 tackles, five
sacks,
52 picks and 173 passes defended
. He
was a first-round pick (23rd over
all) by
the Patriots in the 1995 draft.
Grant Mason
Pittsburgh Steelers (2006-current), New
Orleans Saints (2006), Tampa Bay
Buccaneers (2005), Michigan (2003-05)
Mason was signed to the Steelers
practice
squad in the latter half of the 2006
season.
He has appeared in 26 career gam
es,
totaling two tackles and 27 care
er special
teams stops. Mason’s most prod
uctive
season came in 2005, finishing
sixth on
the Buccaneers with 16 special
teams
tackles. His career appearances
include a
stint with the Amsterdam Adm
irals in
NFL Europa, where he posted 12
tackles,
one interception and two pass
breakups.
Mason signed with the New Orle
ans Saints
an undrafted rookie free agent
in 2006.
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Elroy (Crazy legs) Hirsch, Class of 1968
Chicago Rockets (1946-48), Los Angeles
Rams (1949-57)
Even though Hirsch
was an All-America
halfback at both
Michigan and
Wisconsin, professional football success did
not come easily. He
spent his first three
season with the
Chicago Rockets of
the All-America
Football Conference
(AAFC). Hirsch joined
the Rams after his contract with the Rockets
expired and moved to end (receiver). He led
the NFL in receiving and scoring in 1951,
with 10 of his 17 TD catches being long
bombs. Hirsch made 387 catches for 7,029
yards and scored 60 touchdowns during his
career. He was named all-time NFL flanker in
1969.
Bill Hewitt, Class of 1971
Chicago Bears (1932-36), Philadelphia
Eagles (1937-39), Phil-Pitt (1943)
Regarded as one of
the finest two-way
ends ever to play
football, Hewitt was
the first player to be
named All-NFL with
two different teams.
He collected All-NFL
honors three times
with the Bears (193334, 36) and twice with
the Eagles (1937-38).
Hewitt was known
for his tackling and uncanny knack for diagnosing the oppositions plays. He is most
often remembered for his refusal to wear a
helmet until finally donning headgear in his
final NFL season only because of new league
rules left him no choice.
Len Ford, Class of 1976
Los Angeles Dons (1948-49), Cleveland
Browns (1950-57), Green Bay
cPackers (1958)
Ford played 11 seasons of professional
football. He caught
67 passes as a twoway end for the Dons
of the All-American
Football Conference
(AAFC). After the
league folded, he was
converted into a fulltime defensive end
and altered the way
defense was played
with his exceptional pass-rushing ability.
Ford overcame a serious injury in 1950 to
help the Browns defense lead the NFL in
fewest points allowed six of seven years
from 1951-57. Ford, who recovered 20 opponents' fumbles in nine NFL seasons, was a
first- or second-team All-NFL pick seven
times. He also played in four consecutive Pro
Bowls. In the 1954 NFL championship game
against Detroit, he intercepted two passes as
the Browns defeated the Lions, 56-10.
Hall of Famers by College
Southern California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Dan Dierdorf, Class of 1996
St. Louis Cardinals (1971-83)
Considered one of
the best offensive
linemen of his era,
Dierdorf played 13
seasons for the St.
Louis Cardinals. He
did not permit a single quarterback sack
during the 1976 and
1977 seasons, and his
play was part of the
reason the Cardinals
won back-to-back
NFC East Division titles in 1974 and 1975.
Dierdorf was named All-Pro five seasons -from 1975 to 1978 and again in 1980. He
was elected to six Pro Bowl games, missing
only once from 1974 through 1980. The NFL
Players Association picked him as the best
overall blocker in the NFL three straight
years from 1976 to 1978. Dierdorf was a second-round draft pick of the Cardinals, 43rd
player selected, in the 1971 draft.
Following his playing career, Dierdorf
made the transition to football analyst. He
first worked for CBS for two years before
joining ABC on Monday Night Football for
12 years. He also called boxing for ABC then
he returned to CBS in 1999.
Tom Mack, Class of 1999
Los Angeles Rams (1966-78)
Tom Mack was the
Los Angeles Rams'
1966 first-round draft
choice and the second
overall selection in
the NFL Draft. Mack
became a starter at
left guard early into
his rookie season and
held the left guard
position for the next
13 seasons. He
received his first of 11
Pro Bowl invitations in his second season
(1967). He served as the players' representative and team captain from 1974-1978.
Mack never missed a game, 184 games in his
career, and helped lead his team to eight
division championships and 12 playoff
games. Mack was also selected either first
or second team on all-NFL teams eight of his
final 13 seasons.
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Coach George Allen, Class of 2002
Los Angeles Rams (1966-70),
Washington Redskins (1971-77)
Allen retired from
coaching 10th all-time
in victories with a
118-54-5 overall
record during his 12
NFL seasons. Allen
never had a losing
season in seven years
with the Redskins. He
led the 1972 team to
an 11-3 record, an
NFC Championship
victory over Dallas
and a Super Bowl VII appearance against the
Miami Dolphins. Allen's Redskin squad followed with wild-card berths and 10-4 regular season records three of the next four seasons. He was named Coach of the Year in
1967 and 1971.
Benny Friedman, Class of 2005
Cleveland Bulldogs (1927), Detroit
Wolverines (1928), New York Giants
(1929-31), Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-34)
Known as the NFL's
first great passer,
Friedman played for
four different professional organizations.
He threw a leaguerecord 11 touchdown
passes as a rookie in
1927 and led the NFL
in passing touchdowns the following
three seasons.
Friedman earned firstteam all-NFL honors each of his first four
seasons. He set passing records for passing
touchdowns in a game (four), season (20 in
1929) and career (66), marks that stood as
league record for many years. Friedman also
became the first player in NFL history to lead
the league in passing touchdowns and rushing scores in the same season, accomplishing
the same feat in 1928. Following the 1928
season New York Giants owner Tim Mara
purchased the Detroit franchise just to
secure the services of Friedman. He fought
back from a knee injury to earn third-team
All-NFL honors that year and second-team
All-NFL honors in 1933.
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