The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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146 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2023 FOOTBALL PREVIEW Top Five NFL Seasons In 2022 Rashan Gary LB 4 Green Bay Packers Started nine games and recorded 32 tackles, 7 stops for loss, 6 sacks, 12 quarterback hits, 1 pass breakup, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery before going down with a season-ending ACL injury in Week 9 … Finished the season ranked third among edge rushers in PFF's pass rush productivity metric and ninth in win rate. Zach Gentry TE 4 Pittsburgh Steelers Opened 13 of 17 games and recorded 19 receptions for 132 yards in 2022. Graham Glasgow OL 7 Detroit Lions Back with the team that drafted him in the third round in 2016, Glasgow signed a one-year deal with the Lions March 20 … Played in all 17 contests with 13 starts for the Denver Broncos in 2022. Brandon Graham DE 13 Philadelphia Eagles Recorded a career-best 11 sacks to go along with 35 tackles, 16 quarterback hits, 2 forced fumbles and 1 pass breakup in his 13th professional season, coming off a torn Achilles the prior campaign … Helped the Eagles to the Super Bowl, where they fell to the Kansas City Chiefs, and had 3 tackles, 1 stop for loss and 1 sack in the postseason. Gemon Green CB R New York Giants Signed by the Giants immediately following the draft, in which he was not selected. Hassan Haskins RB 1 Tennessee Titans Played in 15 games with one start as a rookie, rushing 25 times for 93 yards and catching 11 passes for 57 yards … Returned 19 kicks for 414 yards (21.8 yards per return) … Added 13 special teams tackles, tied for the 16th most in the league. Ryan Hayes OT R Miami Dolphins The two-time All-Big Ten honoree was selected in the seventh round and projects to compete for a spot in the two-deep of the depth chart … Has positional flexibility despite only playing tackle in games at U-M and says he's willing to play wherever he's needed. Dax Hill S 1 Cincinnati Bengals Played sparingly as a rookie, logging 15 appearances with 2 starts and notching 16 tackles and 1 quarterback hit in the regular season. Christopher Hinton DL 1 Los Angeles Chargers The former undrafted rookie clung with the Chargers, appearing in four games and making 3 tackles and 1 quarterback hit, following practice squad stints with the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons. Joel Honigford TE R Arizona Cardinals Latched on with the Cardinals as a free agent after not being chosen in the 2023 NFL Draft. Khaleke Hudson LB 3 Washington Commanders Saw time in 13 games with one start last season, recording 11 tackles and 1 hit on the quarterback. Maurice Hurst DT 5 Cleveland Browns Suffered a torn bicep in 2022 training camp with the San Francisco 49ers, forcing 2. DE Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions The No. 2 overall pick, Michigan's highest-drafted defender of all time, became the first NFL rookie with 9.5 sacks (a half-sack shy of the franchise's rookie record), 3 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. He was a finalist for Defensive Rookie of the Year, finishing second in voting to New York Jets cor- nerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, and was named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie team. Hutchinson broke out with a 3-sack game in a victory against the Washing- ton Commanders in Week 2 and capped off the year with a 2-sack perfor- mance in a win over the Green Bay Packers in Week 18. No NFL edge rusher faced more double teams in 2022, according to ESPN.com — he faced two blockers on 30 percent of pass-rushing snaps, the same rate as Cleveland Browns All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett. "Being able to produce in all aspects of the game, which I did this year, it was frickin' awesome," Hutchinson told DetroitLions.com. "Man, it was so cool. Catching interceptions. I've got all the balls at the house right now. I love it all, dude." 1. QB TOM BRADY, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brady didn't have his best season at age 45, but he was still productive in carrying the Buccaneers offense. The seven-time Super Bowl champion ranked third in the NFL in passing yards (4,694) in his 23rd professional season, throwing for 25 touchdowns (tied eighth) with 9 interceptions in the regular season. His aging supporting cast suffered injuries — most notably on the offensive line — but Brady captained his crew to an NFC South division title and his 20th playoff appearance. Tampa Bay fell to the Dallas Cowboys in the wildcard round. Brady had announced his retirement during the previous offseason, only to return 40 days later. He called it a career "for good" Jan. 18. The future Hall of Famer leaves football ranking first in NFL history in regular-season wins (251), Pro Bowl appearances (15), Super Bowl MVPs (five), starts (333), completions (7,753), pass attempts (12,050), passing yards (89,214), passing touchdowns (649), three-touchdown games (104) and four-touchdown outings (39). He played in 17.5 percent of all Super Bowls (10 of 57) and won 12.3 percent of them. PHOTO COURTESY TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS