The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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148 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2020 FOOTBALL PREVIEW 4 Former Wolverines who started all 16 regular-season NFL games in 2019: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham, Los Angeles Char- gers right guard Michael Schofield and Jacksonville Jaguars safety Jarrod Wilson. 4 Game suspension Tennessee Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan served to open the 2019 campaign, after testing positive for a banned substance. His absence marked the first time he had missed two games in a row since his rookie season of 2014, with the 6-7, 309-pounder having started 62 of the team's 64 regular-season outings from 2015-18. He missed one con- test in 2015 and one in 2018, both of which were due to concussions. 5 Sacks for Kansas City Chiefs defensive end FRANK CLARK in three postseason games en route to the club's Super Bowl title. His five quarterback takedowns were the most any player had compiled in a single postseason since Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller also had five in 2015. 6 Former Wolverines who are in the Chiefs' organization (as of June 2020), the most of any NFL franchise. Defensive ends Taco Charlton, Frank Clark and Michael Danna, quarterbacks Chad Henne and Shea Patterson, and cornerback Lavert Hill reside on the roster entering training camp. "Can't have enough Michigan guys," Kansas City head coach Andy Reid said following the 2020 NFL Draft, when his club selected Danna in the fifth round, and signed Hill and Pat - terson as free agents. 8.5 Sacks for Brandon Graham in 2019, which was just one shy of tying the career-high 9.5 he set in 2017. The 32-year-old Graham seems to be getting bet- ter with age, after having never tallied more than 6.5 sacks during the first seven years of his NFL career from 2010-16. 541 Touchdown passes Brady threw during his 20 years in New England, to go along with 74,571 yards, a 63.8 completion percentage and six Su- per Bowl rings. Brady will suit up for another team, the Buccaneers, for the first time in 2020. $508,573,291 Is the total amount of money earned by ac- tive Michigan alums in the NFL during their careers, according to a recent study by 247Sports, which ranked ninth nationally and second in the Big Ten (behind No. 7 Ohio State, $559,624,007). The two highest earners, unsurpris- ingly, are Brady, who will have ac- cumulated more than $235 million by the end of the 2020 season, and Philadelphia Eagles defen- sive end Brandon Graham, who will have been paid $57.1 million by the end of the year. Jourdan Lewis CB 3 Dallas Cowboys Appeared in all 16 of the 8-8 Cowboys' games (five starts), posting 51 tackles, four sacks, six passes defended and two interceptions. David Long CB 1 Los Angeles Rams Played in eight contests off the bench for the 9-7 Rams, recording 10 tackles and two passes defended. Erik Magnuson OL 3 Las Vegas Raiders Signed by the 7-9 Raiders from the Buffalo Bills Oct. 30, and proceeded to spend most of the year on Oakland's practice squad. His lone appearance of the season came in a win over Detroit Nov. 3. Josh Metellus S R Minnesota Vikings Selected by the Vikings in the sixth round (No. 205 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Bryan Mone DT 1 Seattle Seahawks Recorded four tackles in four games for the 11-5 Seahawks. Also saw time in one of Seattle's two playoff contests, registering two stops in the club's loss at Green Bay Jan. 12. Patrick Omameh OG 7 New Orleans Saints Started one of the 14 contests he played in for the 13-3 Saints. Also saw action off the bench in the team's overtime playoff loss to Minnesota Jan. 5. Michael Onwenu OG R New England Patriots Taken by the Patriots in the sixth round (No. 182 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Donovan Peoples-Jones WR R Cleveland Browns Selected by the Browns in the sixth round (No. 187 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Jabrill Peppers S 3 New York Giants Started the first 11 games for the 4-12 Giants before suffering a back injury Dec. 7 that caused him to miss the rest of the year. Finished the campaign with 76 tackles, five passes defended, three forced fumbles and one interception he ran back 32 yards for a touchdown. Also averaged 12.3 yards on four punt returns and tallied 23 yards on his lone kick return. Jake Rudock QB 4 Miami Dolphins Spent the entire 2019 campaign on the 5-11 Dolphins' practice squad. Cesar Ruiz OC R New Orleans Saints Chosen by the Saints in the first round (No. 24 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Jon Runyan Jr. OL R Green Bay Packers Selected by the Packers in the sixth round (No. 192 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Jake Ryan LB 5 Free Agent Missed the first 11 games for the 6-10 Jaguars while recovering from an off- BY THE NUMBERS