All-time Michigan Football Team: best players

Submitted by steve sharik on

Not trying to trumpet myself or my view on Michigan Football history, but I was just thinking about this and would like to throw it out there once again.

This is the two-deep squad I'd throw out in a "Field of Dreams" college football season featuring the all-time teams from the BCS conferences plus ND, Navy, and Army (included b/c of the Roger Staubach, Glenn Davis, Doc Blanchard, Coach "Red" Blaik days).

Offense:

LT: Jake Long/Jon Runyan

LG: Steve Hutchinson/Dan Dierdorf

C: David Molk/Rod Payne

RG: Reggie McKenzie/Mike Kenn

RT: John Elliot/Jon Jansen

TE: Ron Kramer/Jerame Tuman

SE: Braylon Edwards/Amani Toomer

Flanker: Anthony Carter/Marquise Walker

Slot: Desmond Howard/Mario Manningham

RB: Tom Harmon/Tyrone Wheatley

QB: Tom Brady/Bennie Friedman

Defense:

SDE: Brandon Graham/Glen Steele

3-tech: Mike Martin/Alan Branch

1-tech: Mark Messner/Mike Hammerstein

WDE: Lamar Woodley/David Bowens

SAM: David Harris/Victor Hobson

MIKE: Ron Simpkins/Mel Owens

WILL: Dhani Jones/Ian Gold

Field Corner: Ty Law/Marlin Jackson

Boundary Corner: Charles Woodson/Leon Hall

Strong Safety: Thom Darden/Corwin Brown

Free Safety: Tripp Wellborne/David Brown

Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: Fielding Yost

Offensive Coordinator: Gary Moeller

QBs: Scott Loeffler

RBs: Fritz Crisler

OL: Bo Schembechler/Jerry Hanlon

WR: Cam Cameron

Defensive Coordinator: Bill McCartney

DL: Brady Hoke

LB: Jim Herrmann

Corners: Vance Bedford

Safeties: Greg Mattison

I'm tempted to run two offenses: pro-style with Brady/Henson at QB, and changing up with the spread with Harbaugh/Leach/Shoelace at QB, Braylon and Toomer at the outside WRs, and Dez and AC as slot ninjas extraordinaire.  Rich Rod would be OC.

 

 

 

micheal honcho

January 30th, 2012 at 7:29 PM ^

Having been an avid UM fan since the late 70's I have to throw out a couple more.

Jon Wangler, he was the guy throwing to AC.

Butch Woolfolk, good numbers but even moreso a great clutch situation guy

Jay Riemersma was a pretty great TE catching and blocking equally well

Brian Greise was like a warm blanket at QB, could be trusted to take what they were giving, few mistakes.

I agree on Grbac, he is probably one of the most underrated and underappreciated Michigan players of the modern era. Desmond won a statue with him and we had a quarterback named ELVIS!!

Its too easy to let NFL exploits influence thinking on lists like this. Tom Brady being the obvious example.