The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS of his NFL experience, although he did play in two games for Detroit in 2008. 2000 Tom Brady 6th (199) New England Patriots Arguably the greatest NFL quarterback ever, the four-time Super Bowl champion and two-time NFL MVP enters his 17th season with 428 career touchdown throws against 150 interceptions. He has more Super Bowl appearances (six), playoff wins (22) and division titles (13) than any other quarterback in league history. 1998 Brian Griese 3rd (91) Denver Broncos The 11-year pro played for four teams and started at least five games in nine of his seasons, throwing for 19,440 yards with 119 touchdowns and 99 interceptions. 1995 Todd Collins 2nd (45) Buffalo Bills He may have started just 21 times in his career, but he hung around in the league for 16 seasons. The bulk of his starts (13) and statistics came in 1997 with the Bills. 1993 Elvis Grbac 8th (219) San Francisco 49ers He never started in his first two seasons, but eventually emerged as the man under center for Kansas City before ending his career with 14 starts for Baltimore in 2001. He totaled 16,774 passing yards with 99 touchdowns and 81 interceptions. 1987 Jim Harbaugh 1st (26) Chicago Bears The Wolverines' current head coach suited up for five different teams during his 15 years in the league, garnering 97 or more passing attempts every season from 1988-2000. He finished with 26,288 passing yards, 129 scoring throws and 117 interceptions. 1984* Steve Smith 2nd (33) San Diego Chargers Never played in the NFL, but he did see action in the Canadian Football League (CFL). 1979 Rick Leach 5th (132) Denver Broncos Opted for a professional career in baseball after being selected in the first round by the Detroit Tigers. Played from 1981-90 with four MLB clubs. 1974 Larry Cipa 15th (373) New Orleans Saints Totaled eight appearances for the Saints, throwing for 424 yards with one touchdown and three picks. 1965 Bob Timberlake 3rd (33) New York Giants Although he was drafted as a quarterback, the only statistics he ever accumulated were as a kicker, going 1 of 15 on field goals in 1965. 1959 Bob Ptacek 8th (87) Cleveland Browns NFL.com says he played in 12 games, but the only numbers he is credited with are three rushes for 13 yards. He was then traded to a CFL team and finished his career north of the border. 1958 Jim Van Pelt 5th (54) Washington Redskins Never played in the NFL, choosing to go to the CFL, where he also played defense and kicked. Set a record by scoring 22 points in his team's 1958 Grey Cup championship victory. * Supplemental draft — Ryan Tice