The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2013 Postseason Michigan Top 25 Rk. Player Position 1. Jeremy Gallon WR Gallon simply put together the most productive season of any Michigan wideout ever, snagging 89 passes for a school-record 1,373 yards and nine touchdowns in his final campaign. 2. Taylor Lewan OL An All-American and Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year for the second straight season, Lewan fought through the disappointment of falling short of team expectations to serve as a captain and help groom future Michigan blockers. 3. Devin Gardner QB Gardner passed for 2,960 yards and 21 touchdowns, guiding the Wolverines past Notre Dame and nearly to an upset of Ohio State. Michigan's offensive struggles leading up to the showdown against the Buckeyes should drive him in the offseason. WR 4. Devin Funchess A move to wideout opened the door statistically for Funchess, who wound up with 49 catches for 748 yards and two touchdowns. Despite some notable drops, Funchess moved forward to become a huge target and a big weapon. 5. Blake Countess CB Countess paced the Wolverines with six interceptions, along with contributing 46 tackles. He took a step forward in his first year back from an ACL tear. 6. Michael Schofield OL The other fifth-year senior bookend on an otherwise rookie offensive line, Schofield delivered a solid season, starting every game and helping mentor those beside and behind him. 7. Cameron Gordon LB Gordon stepped up in so many ways in his final season in a Michigan uniform. Taking the place of the injured Jake Ryan, Gordon recorded 40 tackles, with five sacks among 8.5 tackles for loss, and led in a captain's role. DE 8. Frank Clark Clark's 4.5 sacks came among a teamleading 12 tackles for loss and 43 stops overall, but the rugged defensive end out of Ohio has already expressed a burning desire for a bigger year in 2014, both personally and team-wise. DT 9. Jibreel Black Black proved a stalwart along the front wall, often doing the dirty work of taking on double teams while putting up 2.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss among 27 stops overall. 10. James Ross III LB Ross piled up the most numbers among the linebackers, his 85 stops the second-best effort on the team. He'll be driven in the offseason, though, by the team struggles. TE 11. Jake Butt Butt didn't make the preseason top-25 ranking, but clearly showed he belongs. The true freshman tight end finished third on the team with 20 catches for 235 yards and two touchdowns. 12. Fitzgerald Toussaint RB Toussaint fought valiantly behind an