Michigan greats
102 players, ranked by what they did at Michigan: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
Charles Woodson1997 Heisman
Desmond Howard1991 Heisman
Tom Harmon1940 Heisman
Ron KramerHall of Fame, 1978
Bennie OosterbaanHall of Fame, 1954- Dave BrownHall of Fame, 2007
Bob WestfallHall of Fame, 1987
Anthony CarterHall of Fame, 2001
Aidan Hutchinson2021 Lombardi
Steve HutchinsonHall of Fame, 2024
Rob LytleHall of Fame, 2015
Bob ChappuisHall of Fame, 1988
Alvin WistertHall of Fame, 1981
Willie HestonHall of Fame, 1954
Benny FriedmanHall of Fame, 1951
Albert BenbrookHall of Fame, 1971
Dan DierdorfHall of Fame, 2000
Reggie McKenzieHall of Fame, 2002
Jim MandichHall of Fame, 2004
Elroy HirschHall of Fame, 1974
Merv PregulmanHall of Fame, 1982
Al WistertHall of Fame, 1968- Mark MessnerHall of Fame, 2022
Harry NewmanHall of Fame, 1975
Francis WistertHall of Fame, 1967
Johnny MaulbetschHall of Fame, 1973
Germany SchulzHall of Fame, 1951
Harry KipkeHall of Fame, 1958- Ron JohnsonHall of Fame, 1992
- Tom CurtisHall of Fame, 2005
- Jumbo ElliottHall of Fame, 2020
- Neil SnowHall of Fame, 1960
LaMarr Woodley2006 Lombardi
Braylon Edwards2004 Biletnikoff- Olusegun Oluwatimi2022 Outland
Chris Perry2003 Doak Walker
Jabrill Peppers2016 Paul Hornung
Pete ElliottHall of Fame, 1994
Bump ElliottHall of Fame, 1989
Ernie VickHall of Fame, 1983
Jake LongConsensus All-American, 2006–07
David Baas2004 Rimington
Jake Moody2021 Lou Groza
Blake CorumConsensus All-American, 2022
J.J. McCarthyQB of the 2023 national champions
Jake Butt2016 John Mackey
David Molk2011 Rimington
Mason GrahamConsensus All-American, 2024
Devin BushConsensus All-American, 2018- Paul SeymourConsensus All-American, 1972
Leon HallConsensus All-American, 2006- Tripp WelborneConsensus All-American, 1989–90
Mark DonahueConsensus All-American, 1976–77- Dave GallagherConsensus All-American, 1973
- Mike TaylorConsensus All-American, 1971
Marlin JacksonConsensus All-American, 2004
Jim HarbaughThird in the 1986 Heisman vote
Zak ZinterConsensus All-American, 2023
Jourdan LewisConsensus All-American, 2016
Randy LoganConsensus All-American, 1972
Garland RiversConsensus All-American, 1986- Greg SkrepenakConsensus All-American, 1991
Colston LovelandNo. 10 pick, 2025
Jack ClancyConsensus All-American, 1966
Taylor LewanNo. 11 pick, 2014
Rashan GaryNo. 12 pick, 2019- Brad CochranConsensus All-American, 1985
- Mike HammersteinConsensus All-American, 1985
Brandon GrahamNo. 13 pick, 2010- Ed MuranskyConsensus All-American, 1981
- Tim BiakabutukaNo. 8 pick, 1996
Kwity PayeNo. 21 pick, 2021- Kenneth GrantNo. 13 pick, 2025
- Kurt BeckerConsensus All-American, 1981
Cesar RuizNo. 24 pick, 2020- Ron SimpkinsConsensus All-American, 1979
Maurice Hurst Jr.Consensus All-American, 2017
William CunninghamConsensus All-American, 1898- Tyrone WheatleyNo. 17 pick, 1995
Julius FranksConsensus All-American, 1942
James B. CraigConsensus All-American, 1913
Chuck BernardConsensus All-American, 1933
Bill YearbyConsensus All-American, 1965
Jack BlottConsensus All-American, 1923
Bill DaleyConsensus All-American, 1943
Miller PontiusConsensus All-American, 1913
Mazi SmithNo. 26 pick, 2023
Taco CharltonNo. 28 pick, 2017
Rick LeachThird in the 1978 Heisman vote
Daxton HillNo. 31 pick, 2022- Ernest ShazorConsensus All-American, 2004
- Ralph HeikkinenConsensus All-American, 1938
- Dick RifenbergConsensus All-American, 1948
- Otto PommereningConsensus All-American, 1928
- Stanfield WellsConsensus All-American, 1910
- Jarrett IronsConsensus All-American, 1996
- John VitaleConsensus All-American, 1988
- Bob TimberlakeFourth in the 1964 Heisman vote
Mike HartFifth in the 2006 Heisman vote
Gordon BellEighth in the 1975 Heisman vote
Denard RobinsonSixth in the 2010 Heisman vote
Dennis FranklinSixth in the 1974 Heisman vote
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