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On its way to winning the program’s first national championship since 1997, Michigan football boasted one of the most talented rosters in its long, illustrious history.
The Wolverines had 13 players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, the most of any college. The mark set a Michigan program record, surpassing the previous high mark of 11.
The depth and quality of players went beyond their professional prospects. The Wolverines had nine players earn first-team all-Big Ten honors from either the league’s coaches or the media, including six on offense.
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With coach Jim Harbaugh now in the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers, Michigan still should have plenty of firepower under first-year head coach Sherrone Moore, enough that the Wolverines, for all their losses, were picked fourth in the new-look, 18-team Big Ten in the USA TODAY Sports Network preseason poll.
With fall training camp on the horizon, what Michigan players are expected to be some of the best players in the conference for the 2024 season?
Here are the 2024 preseason all-Big Ten teams, as determined by the USA TODAY Sports Network, and where Wolverines players fit in them:
What Michigan players are on the preseason all-Big Ten team?
Between offense, defense and special teams, the Wolverines had four players selected on the all-Big Ten first team. It’s the second-most of any program in the conference, behind only Ohio State’s seven inclusions.
Michigan’s representatives on the preseason all-Big Ten team were:
TE Colston Loveland
OL Josh Priebe
DL Mason Graham
DB Will Johnson
Three other Wolverines: Running back Donovan Edwards, defensive lineman Kenneth Grant and linebacker Jaishawn Barhman — received all-Big Ten votes.
The teams were determined based…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-07-22 20:55:17
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