The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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DECEMBER 2023 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 63 ❱ MICHIGAN IN THE PROS San Francisco 49ers: Played in all nine games for the 6-3 49ers, totaling 4 catches for 51 yards and 1 touchdown with 1 punt return for 8 yards. • Ben Bredeson (2016-19), G, New York Giants: Opened all nine outings in which he's played for the 2-8 Giants, with the versatile lineman seeing time at left guard (187 snaps), center (279) and right guard (63). • Devin Bush (2016-18), LB, Seattle Seahawks: Appeared in five clashes and has missed four … Tallied 4 tackles coming off the bench for the 6-3 Seahawks. • Zach Charbonnet (2019-20), RB Seattle Se- ahawks: Has racked up 214 rushing yards on 38 carries, adding 13 grabs for 70 yards in his rookie season. • Camaron Cheeseman (2016-19), LS, Washing- ton Commanders: Snapped in all 10 games for the 4-6 Commanders. • Frank Clark (2011-14), DE, Seattle Seahawks: Released by the Denver Broncos at his request Oct. 14 and signed by the Seahawks, who drafted him in 2015 … Played three games with his new team, posting 5 tackles and 2 pressures in two victories and a loss. • Mason Cole (2014-17), OL Pittsburgh Steelers: Started all nine tilts at center for the 6-3 Steelers. • Nico Collins (2017-19), WR, Houston Texans: Missed a Week 10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals with a minor calf injury … Leads the team with 36 receptions and 631 receiving yards (19th in the NFL), adding 4 touchdown grabs … Per Pro Football Focus, he leads NFL wideouts that have been tar- geted 45 or more times with 8 yards after the catch per reception. • Michael Danna (2019), DE, Kansas City Chiefs: Tied for second on the 7-2 Chiefs with 5.5 sacks, adding 30 tackles and 6 stops for loss with 8 quar- terback hits, 24 pressures and 2 pass breakups … Started all nine games. • Chris Evans (2016-18, 20), RB, Cincinnati Ben- gals: Most of his action has come on special teams this season … Rushed twice for 12 yards and caught 1 pass for minus-1 yard, returned 2 kicks for 45 yards and notched 2 tackles … Appeared in seven outings for the 5-4 Bengals. • Rashan Gary (2016-18), LB, Green Bay Pack- ers: Came off the bench in the first four games but started the last five for the 3-6 Packers … Reg- istered 21 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 1 quarterback hit, 1 pass breakup and a team-best 33 pressures. • Graham Glasgow (2011-15), OL, Detroit Lions: Saw action in all nine contests for the 7-2 Lions and started the last seven — five at right guard, one at left guard and one at center … Head coach Dan Campbell named him the permanent starting right guard ahead of Week 10 … His 77.1 overall PFF grade ranked 10th in the NFL among interior offensive linemen with more than 300 snaps after Week 9. • Brandon Graham (2006-09), DE, Philadelphia Eagles: Played off the bench in all nine outings for the 8-1, NFC-leading Eagles … Registered 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 5 quarterback hits, 13 pressures and a pass breakup … Exploded for a 1.5- sack game in a Week 9 win over the Dallas Cowboys. • Dax Hill (2019-21), S, Cincinnati Bengals: Third on the 5-4 Bengals with 60 tackles, including 1.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 8 pass breakups and 2 in- terceptions … Started all nine clashes. • James Hudson (2017-18), OT, Cleveland Browns: Appeared in eight contests for the 6-3 Browns, including his eighth career start in a Week 10 win over the Baltimore Ravens. • Khaleke Hudson (2016-19), LB, Washington Commanders: Saw just one defensive snap in the first five outings of the season, before starting at linebacker three of the last five weeks … Played in 10 games and totaled 15 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, a sack and a quarterback hit. • Maurice Hurst II (2014-17), DT, Cleveland Browns: Recorded 16 tackles, 2 stops for loss, a half-sack, 3 quarterback hits, 1 interception and 3 pass deflections in nine games off the bench for the 6-3 Browns. • Aidan Hutchinson (2018-21), DL, Detroit Lions: Opened all nine affairs for the 7-2 Lions, posting 26 tackles, 4 stops for loss, a team-high 4.5 sacks, 4 quarterback hits, 4 pass breakups, and an intercep- tion … Hasn't had a sack since Oct. 8. • Jourdan Lewis (2013-16), CB, Dallas Cowboys: Tallied 18 tackles, including 1 behind the line of scrimmage, a pass breakup, 1 forced fumble and a fumble recovery in eight appearances with two starts for the 6-3 Cowboys. • David Long Jr. (2016-18), CB, Carolina Panthers: Released by the Las Vegas Raiders Nov. 2 and picked up off waivers by the Panthers the following day … Played on special teams in his Panthers debut, a Week 10 loss to the Chicago Bears … Has appeared in nine games this season with 12 tackles and 1 pass breakup. • Jalen Mayfield (2018-20), G, New York Giants: Hasn't seen the field since Week 7 … Played in three games as a backup for the 2-8 Giants. • Cameron McGrone (2018-20), LB, Indianapolis Colts: Competed on special teams in eight clashes for the 5-5 Colts. • Josh Metellus (2016-19), S, Minnesota Vikings: The team captain has opened all 10 games for the surging Vikings, who are 6-4 with five straight vic- tories … Third on the squad with 67 tackles, also contributing 5 stops for loss, 1 sack, 3 pass breakups and a pick. • Jake Moody (2018-22), K, San Francisco 49ers: Made 14 of his 17 field goal attempts and is a per- fect 10-for-10 from inside 40 yards (4-of-7 from 40- plus) … Perfect on 30 extra point attempts, and his 72 points are tied for 13th in the NFL. • Mike Morris (2019-22), DE, Seattle Seahawks: Out for the season with a shoulder injury after re- cording 3 tackles in Week 1. • David Ojabo (2019-21), OLB, Baltimore Ravens: Concern is mounting that he may miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, and head coach John Harbaugh said Nov. 10 that he had no update on Ojabo's status … Played in the first three games, starting one, and made 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 quarter- back hit and 1 forced fumble. • Olu Oluwatimi (2022), C, Seattle Seahawks: Competed in eight outings with one start at left guard. • Mike Onwenu (2016-19), OL, New England Pa- triots: Started eight games — four at right guard and four at right tackle — for the 2-8 Patriots. • Kwity Paye (2017-20), DE, Indianapolis Colts: Third on the 5-5 Colts with 4.5 sacks, adding 31 tackles, 5 tackles for loss and 2 fumble recoveries … Missed one game but has started the rest. • Donovan Peoples-Jones (2017-19), WR, Detroit Lions: Traded from the Cleveland Browns to the Li- ons Oct. 31 in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round draft Luke Hughes • NHL The New Jersey Devils defenseman (1 goal and 6 assists in 13 games) was listed as having the fourth-best odds to win the Calder Trophy for the league's top rookie as of Nov. 13 per SportsBettingDime. Rashan Gary • NFL The fifth-year defensive end signed his long-awaited contract extension — worth up to $107 million over four years, with a $34.6 million signing bonus — with the Green Bay Packers Oct. 30. Franz Wagner • NBA The third-year wing led the Orlando Magic to two straight victories, over the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers, with a pair of 20-plus point performances. He poured in 21 in a 115-113 triumph over the Jazz Nov. 2 and 26 in a 120-101 win over the Lakers Nov. 4. — Clayton Sayfie HEADLINERS Former Michigan athletes in the news this month