The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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The top-ranked Wolverine was re- cent graduate Taylor Lewan. The of- fensive tackle was ESPN's No. 148 prospect in the 2009 class, but his ca- reer at Michigan — a four-year starter, he projects as one of the top NFL pros- pects in this year's draft — moved him all the way to No. 31 in the Ultimate 300. Defensive end Brandon Graham was the No. 31 player in the 2006 class, and managed to come in at No. 44 in the Ultimate 300 (the 11th-highest member of the '06 class in the Ultimate 300). He finished his Michigan career with 138 total tackles, 55.5 tackles for loss and 29.5 sacks. His NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles has been slowed by injury. Quarterback Denard Robinson has been a poster child for outperform- ing expectations at the college level, earning first-team Associated Press All-America honors (albeit as a generic "back" rather than quarterback) as a sophomore in 2009, despite earning just four-star status. He was ESPN's No. 101 prospect in 2009, but was No. 77 in the ESPN Ultimate 300. He recently finished his first year in the NFL as a running back for the Jackson- ville Jaguars. Offensive lineman David Molk (2007) is the No. 166 player on the list, and 2009 defensive end Craig Roh is No. 248. Both are in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers and Carolina Pan- thers, respectively. MICHIGAN SIGNEES BY STATE Michigan (4): WR Drake Harris, DE Lawrence Marshall, LB Jared Wan- gler and WR Maurice Ways Florida (2): OL Mason Cole and DT Brady Pallante Maryland (2): WR Freddy Canteen and DB Brandon Watson New Jersey (2): OL Juwann Bush- ell-Beatty and CB Jabrill Peppers Ohio (2): LB Michael Ferns and LB Noah Furbush Illinois (1): TE Ian Bunting Pennsylvania (1): LB Chase Win- ovich Utah (1): DT Bryan Mone Virginia (1): Quarterback Wilton Speight Former U-M offensive tackle Taylor Lewan was the top-rated Wolverine at No. 31 on ESPN's Ultimate 300 list, which ranked the best college recruits from 2006-13. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN