The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2024 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 145 BY CLAYTON SAYFIE Name Pos. Years In Pro Football Current Team Erick All TE R Cincinnati Bengals Picked up by the Bengals in the fourth round of the 2024 draft, meaning he's set to play nearby his hometown of Hamilton, Ohio. Daylen Baldwin WR 2 Minnesota Vikings Spent the last two seasons on practice squads for the Cleveland Browns (2022-23) and Vikings (2023). AJ Barner TE R Seattle Seahawks Chosen this spring by the Seahawks in the fourth round with the No. 121 overall pick … Steps into a tight end group that includes Noah Fant, who accumulated 414 receiving yards in 2023. Karsen Barnhart OG R Los Angeles Chargers Former U-M head coach Jim Harbaugh signed him as an undrafted free agent this spring. Michael Barrett LB R Carolina Panthers Selected in the seventh round with the No. 240 overall pick in 2024 and is ex- pected to compete for backup linebacker snaps. Ronnie Bell WR 1 San Francisco 49ers Hauled in 6 receptions for 68 yards and 3 touchdowns as a rookie last season. Ben Bredeson OG 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 15, after three campaigns with the New York Giants … Opened 16 games in 2023 — eight at right guard, four at left guard and four at center, showing his versatility … The Buccaneers have a vacancy at the starting left guard spot. Devin Bush LB 5 Cleveland Browns Landed with the Cleveland Browns March 15, after one season with the Seattle Seahawks in which he played in 13 games with three starts, tallying 37 tackles. Zach Charbonnet RB 1 Seattle Seahawks Ranked fourth among rookies with 462 rushing yards last season, averaging 6.3 yards per attempt … Set to once again be the change-of-pace back for the Seahawks, whose backfield is headlined by Kenneth Walker III (905 yards in 2023). Camaron Cheeseman LS 3 Free Agent Cut by the Commanders following Week 15 and is searching for his next team. Frank Clark DE 9 Free Agent Released by the Seahawks last December … Saw time in eight games with Seattle (six) and the Denver Broncos (two) in 2023. Mason Cole C 5 Free Agent Released by the Pittsburgh Steelers Feb. 23 … Started all 34 games for the franchise over the last two seasons and opened 73 overall contests as an NFL player. Nico Collins WR 3 Houston Texans Led the Texans in receptions (80), receiving yards (1,297) and TD catches (8) during his breakout 2023 season … Signed a three-year, $75 million extension in May. Junior Colson LB R Los Angeles Chargers Became the fourth Michigan player to be drafted in 2024, going No. 69 overall in the third round to Harbaugh and the Chargers … The Athletic's Chargers reporter, Daniel Popper, slotted Colson as a starter in his post-draft depth chart. Blake Corum RB R Los Angeles Rams Taken by the Rams in the third round of this spring's NFL Draft with the No. 83 overall pick … Enters a backfield that includes third-year pro Kyren Williams, who was third in the NFL with 1,144 rushing yards a season ago. Mike Danna DE 4 Kansas City Chiefs Won his second Super Bowl with the Chiefs, who took down the 49ers in overtime, 25-22, in Las Vegas … Opened 16 regular-season tilts, accumulating 6.5 sacks and 7 tackles for loss … Added 7 tackles and a pair of quarterback hits in the postseason. Third-year pro Nico Collins led the Houston Texans in receptions (80), receiving yards (1,297) and touchdown catches (8) during his breakout 2023 season. PHOTO COURTESY HOUSTON TEXANS PRO BLUE PRO BLUE Updating Michigan's NFL Players