The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BY THE NUMBERS 4 Sacks for Oakland Raiders rookie defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, which led the entire club. He recorded 12.5 quarterback takedowns during his five-year career at Michigan from 2013-17. 4 Wolverines selected within the first 80 picks of the 2019 NFL Draft — linebacker DEVIN BUSH at No. 10, defensive end Rashan Gary at No. 12, defensive end Chase Winovich at No. 77 and cornerback David Long at No. 79 — for the first time since 2007. That year, cornerback Leon Hall (No. 18), defensive tackle Alan Branch (No. 33), defensive end/linebacker LaMarr Woodley (No. 46) and linebacker David Har - ris (No. 47) all heard their names called within the first two rounds. 7th Is where Brady checked in on Pro Football Focus' list of the top 101 players in 2018, marking his ninth inclusion on their annual list. "Brady finished the 2018 season with his sixth Super Bowl title and his fourth consecutive elite grade, making him the only quarterback in the NFL to record grades of 90.0 or more in each season since 2015," PFF noted. "Tom Brady was as clinical as usual from a clean pocket throughout the 2018 campaign, and he ended the year with his fifth straight clean- pocket passer rating north of 100.0." 7 Former Wolverines who started all 16 regular-season contests in 2018 for their respective clubs — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark, Arizona Cardinals center Mason Cole, Detroit Lions center Graham Glasgow, Philadel - phia Eagles defensive end BRANDON GRAHAM, Cleveland Browns safety Jabrill Peppers and Los Angeles Chargers right guard Michael Schofield. 26 Former Michigan players who appeared on opening-day 53-man NFL rosters to begin the 2018 campaign. That total was tied with Notre Dame for the 14th most of any college, and was second in the Big Ten only to Ohio State's 36. 67 Consecutive starts for Cole between college and the NFL, after he began all 16 affairs during his rookie campaign. The Florida native started all 51 outings of his collegiate tenure at Michigan as well, which tied defensive end Craig Roh (2009-12) for the all-time school record. 90.5 "Clutch grade" (defined by performance in the fourth quarter of one-score contests) given to Brady by Pro Football Focus for the 2018 season. "He picked up big chunks late in tight games — 1,073 passing yards on 107 attempts — and those 10.0 yards per at - tempt led all quarterbacks with 50 or more attempts in clutch time," PFF noted. Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham was tabbled by Pro Football Focus as the 50th-best player in the NFL in 2018. PHOTO COURTESY PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 164 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW PHOTO BY KARL ROSER/COURTESY PITTSBURGH STEELERS