The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2021 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 123 6. WR Jahan Dotson, Jr., Penn State Despite suspect quarterback play last season (just a 60.3 percent comple- tion rate and nine picks thrown by Nittany Lion signal-callers in nine games), Dotson was still able to reel in a Big Ten-leading 884 yards and eight touchdowns. 7. WR Ty Fryfogle, Sr., Indiana The 6-2, 214-pounder was a big-play machine in 2020, rack- ing up 721 yards and seven touch- downs on 19.5 yards per catch, earning first-team All-Big Ten hon- ors from the media at season's end. 8. DE Aidan Hutchinson, Jr., Michigan He suffered a leg injury in Michigan's third game of the season and was lost for the rest of 2020, but is ready to wreak havoc off the edge once again after compil- ing 83 stops with 11.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and two forced fumbles during his first two seasons in Ann Arbor. 9. OT Thayer Munford, Sr., Ohio State A unanimous first-team All-Big Ten per- former at left tackle last year, Munford will pave the way for an offense whose 519.4 yards per game ranked seventh nationally in 2020. 10. RB Mohamed Ibrahim, R-Jr., Minnesota He put up some of the best numbers of any running back in the country last fall, with his 153.7 rushing yards per game checking in sec- ond in the nation and his 15 scores on the ground tying for fifth. The Wolverine's Top 25 Players By School School Offense Defense Total Ohio State 5 1 6 Indiana 2 2 4 Michigan 1 2 3 Penn State 3 0 3 Wisconsin 2 1 3 Iowa 2 0 2 Purdue 1 1 2 Minnesota 1 0 1 Northwestern 0 1 1 Zero — Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers Returning All-Big Ten Players From 2020 Offense Pos. Returning Honorees QB R-So. Michael Penix, Indiana — 2nd, coaches and media RB R-Jr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota — 1st, coaches and media So. Tyler Goodson, Iowa — 1st, coaches and media R-Jr. Zander Horvath, Purdue — 3rd, coaches and media R-So. Chase Brown, Illinois — 3rd, media WR So. David Bell, Purdue — 1st, media; 2nd, coaches Sr. Ty Fryfogle, Indiana — 1st, media; 2nd, coaches Jr. Chris Olave, Ohio State — 1st, coaches; 2nd, media So. Garrett Wilson, Ohio State — 1st, coaches; 2nd, media Jr. Jahan Dotson, Penn State — 3rd, coaches and media TE R-Jr. Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin — 1st, media; 2nd, coaches R-Jr. Peyton Hendershot, Indiana — 3rd, coaches and media OT Sr. Thayer Munford, Ohio State — 1st, coaches and media Fr. Peter Skoronski, Northwestern — 2nd, media; 3rd, coaches R-So. Nick Petit-Frere, Ohio State — 2nd, coaches R-Jr. Blaise Andries, Minnesota — 3rd, media R-So. Rasheed Walker, Penn State — 3rd, media OG R-Jr. Mike Miranda, Penn State — 2nd, coaches and media R-Jr. Logan Bruss, Wisconsin — 3rd, coaches and media 6th-Sr. Conner Olson, Minnesota — 3rd, media So. Harry Miller, Ohio State — 3rd, coaches C R-So. Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa — 1st, media; 2nd, coaches Defense Pos. Returning Honorees DL Sr. Owen Carney, Illinois — 2nd, coaches and media 5th-Sr. Zach VanValkenburg, Iowa — 2nd, coaches and media So. Zach Harrison, Ohio State — 2nd, coaches So. George Karlaftis, Purdue — 2nd, coaches Sr. Haskell Garrett, Ohio State — 3rd, coaches LB Jr. Micah McFadden, Indiana — 1st, coaches and media Sr. Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers — 1st, media; 2nd, coaches 5th-Sr. Jake Hansen, Illinois — 2nd, media; 3rd, coaches Jr. Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin — 3rd, media DB R-Fr. Brandon Joseph, Northwestern — 1st, coaches and media So. Tiawan Mullen, Indiana — 1st, media; 2nd, coaches Jr. Jaylin Williams, Indiana — 2nd, coaches and media R-Jr. Jack Koerner, Iowa — 2nd, media; 3rd, coaches Jr. Cam Taylor-Britt, Nebraska — 2nd, coaches 5th-Sr. Tre Avery, Rutgers — 3rd, coaches and media Jr. Devon Matthews, Indiana — 3rd, coaches and media Sr. Jaquan Brisker, Penn State — 3rd, coaches R-Fr. Joey Porter, Penn State — 3rd, media 5th-Sr. Caesar Williams, Wisconsin — 3rd, coaches Special Teams Pos. Returning Honorees K 5th-Sr. Connor Culp, Nebraska — 1st, coaches and media R-So. Charles Campbell, Indiana — 2nd, coaches and media P Fr. Tory Taylor, Iowa — 1st, coaches and media 5th-Sr. Adam Korsak, Rutgers — 2nd, media; 3rd, coaches Sr. Blake Hayes, Illinois — 3rd, media RS Jr. Aron Cruickshank, Rutgers — 1st, coaches and media R-Jr. Charlie Jones, Iowa — 2nd, coaches; 3rd, media 11. QB Michael Penix, R-So., Indiana 12. RB Tyler Goodson, So., Iowa 13. DE Zach Harrison, So., Ohio State 14. DE George Karlaftis, So., Purdue 15. RB Jalen Berger, Fr., Wisconsin 16. LB Micah McFadden, Jr., Indiana 17. TE Jake Ferguson, R-Jr., Wisconsin 18. C Tyler Linderbaum, R-So., Iowa 19. WR Parker Washington, Fr., Penn State 20. CB Tiawan Mullen, So., Indiana 21. LB Leo Chenal, So., Wisconsin 22. S Daxton Hill, So., Michigan 23. RB Noah Cain, So., Penn State 24. OT Nick Petit-Frere, R-So., Ohio State 25. WR Ronnie Bell, Jr., Michigan PHOTO COURTESY PENN STATE ATHLETICS