Top 50 Players of the Jim Harbaugh Era

Submitted by MaizeBlueA2 on July 9th, 2023 at 12:43 PM

The last thread got me thinking, who are the top 50 players to play for Harbaugh?

I'll rank and put a list together some other time (if no one else does it sooner).  For now, I'm just creating conversation...want to add anyone to the pool below? I recognize that "Top 50" is a lot, but feel free to share your Top 5, 10, 15, etc.

 

1. This is completely arbitrary. It's the middle of the summer, "THERE ARE..."

2. College years only (and college years at Michigan only, sorry transfers...this is Michigan, where your credits go to die in the Admissions office).

3. Take a holistic view - not just the most decorated players, not just the players with the most stats, not just the most individually talented players, not just the players whose teams accomplished the most (although impact to team success does matter)...look at everything.

4. NO PROJECTING for guys on the current roster or what guys would have been if not for (x) - guys like Johnson and Loveland are included in the pool because they individually talented and contributed in major ways to team success (doesn't mean either is Top 50, just worth putting into the pool).

5. Along the lines of #2, what you did pre-Harbaugh doesn't count (for the guys Harbaugh inherited)...so sorry to the Hoke Era All-Stars.


Here is a pool of players to start:

QB:
Jake Rudock
Shea Patterson
Cade McNamara
JJ McCarthy

RB:
De'Veon Smith
Karan Higdon
Sione Houma
Chris Evans
Ben Mason
Hassan Haskins
Blake Corum
Donovan Edwards

WR:
Grant Perry
Amara Darboh
Jehu Chesson
Nico Collins
Donovan Peoples-Jones
Ronnie Bell
Cornelius Johnson
Roman Wilson

TE:
Jake Butt
Nick Eubanks
Zach Gentry
Sean McKeon
Luke Schoonmaker
Erick All
Colston Loveland

OL:
Mason Cole
Graham Glasgow
Ben Braden
John Runyan
Michael Onwenu
Andrew Vastardis
Ben Bredeson
Erik Magnuson
Cesar Ruiz
Andrew Stueber
Jalen Mayfield
Ryan Hayes
Karsen Barnhart
Trente Jones
Trevor Keegan
Zak Zinter
Olu Oluwatimi

DL:
Taco Charlton
Chris Wormley
Chase Winovich
Mario Ojemudia
Willie Henry
Maurice Hurst
Bryan Mone
Ryan Glasgow
Carlo Kemp
Rashan Gary
Kwity Paye
Chris Hinton
Mike Morris
Aidan Hutchinson
Mazi Smith
Kris Jenkins
Mason Graham

LB:
James Ross
Joe Bolden
Ben Gedeon
Mike McCray
Devin Bush
Josh Uche
Khaleke Hudson
Josh Ross
Cameron McGrone
Michael Barrett
David Ojabo
Kalel Mullings
Junior Colson

DB:
Jabrill Peppers
Jarrod Wilson
Jordan Glasgow
Dymonte Thomas
Jourdan Lewis
Jeremy Clark
Delano Hill
Channing Stribling
David Long
Lavert Hill
Josh Metellus
Tyree Kinnel
Ambry Thomas
Brad Hawkins
Benjamin St.-Juste
Gemon Green
Vincent Gray
DJ Turner
Daxton Hill
Mike Sainristil
Makari Paige
Will Johnson

K/P:
Kenny Allen
Quinn Nordin
Will Hart
Brad Robbins
Jake Moody

energyblue1

July 10th, 2023 at 10:15 AM ^

Will Johnson progressing into a flat out elite player of cf not just top level as a corner.  Junior Colson and Mason Graham had great fr seasons as well warranting fr all american.  But Will Johnson's impact at corner was even bigger.  Still have at least this season for Junior Colson to go and Mason Graham and Will Johnson will be soph's, so lets see how this plays out.  But I listed Will Johnson as a starter now at Corner putting together an all harbaugh team at Michigan in this thread. 

issafram

July 10th, 2023 at 11:22 AM ^

I will never understand why people believe  that Vincent Gray was a great player.

 

How many times did he get burnt by MSU receivers in the COVID game?  It was either that or DPI every single time.