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A Look Back: The 2001 Michigan NFL Draft Class

Mo Williams (Getty images), pick #43 of the NFL draft in 2001, started 100 games as a pro after starting for Michigan in 2000.

 Michigan had a school record 11 players drafted in 2017.  It was, for sure, a great day to be a Michigan Wolverine.  In fact, as many Wolverines were drafted in 2017 as were drafted in the four previous years combined.  In light of this, I decided to look back this week at another one of Michigan’s most successful draft classes: 2001.

The 2001 draft wasn’t as deep for the Wolverines, as only five players were picked, but it was an insanely talented and relatively unique group.  All five players were taken in the first 43 picks of the draft, and they were all from the offensive side of the ball.  

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2017 Season Countdown: #87 Joe Hewlett

Joe Hewlett

Name: Joe Hewlett
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 195 lbs.
High school:

Northville (MI) Northville
Position:

Running back
Class: Redshirt junior
Jersey number: #27
Last year: I ranked Hewlett #91 and said he would have 2 carries for 5 yards. He had 2 carries for -1 yard.

Hewlett got a lot of run in the spring of 2016, and that led me to believe that he would see some non-crunch time carries – and he did. He ran once against Hawaii and once against Illinois for a total of -1 yard. He was also Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week and Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week, according to his MGoBlue bio. The son of former Michigan quarterback Rich Hewlett, Joe was a high school quarterback at Northville and sometimes plays scout team quarterback when preparing for teams with dual-threat quarterbacks.

That athleticism and versatility is his biggest value to the team. Michigan has bigger and faster running backs, so Hewlett won’t ever factor heavily into the rotation. But he can make the defense work hard to corral him, and he’s talented enough to do some things that not many guys can. The coaching staff seems to like him, and he should be rewarded once in a while late in games whose outcomes have been decided.

Prediction: Backup running back; 1 carry for 3 yards

2017 Season Countdown: #88 Phillip Paea

Name: Phillip Paea
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 280 lbs.
High school: Berrien Springs (MI) Berrien Springs
Position: Defensive tackle
Class:

Freshman
Jersey number: N/A
Last year: Paea was a senior in high school. He made 53 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and 2 pass breakups.
Final TTB Rating: 68

When Paea committed to Michigan, I assumed he would be an offensive guard. He had some solid technique and aggression as a blocker, and I thought things would go well. Instead, Michigan recruited him as a defensive tackle, where he really lacks technique. Ideally, I think he would redshirt at 3-tech defensive tackle (or, well, at offensive guard) and we could see what happens in 2018. Michigan has enough guards for this season, and while they’re thin at defensive tackle, there should be enough bodies for them to preserve Paea’s eligibility.

Prediction: Redshirt

3 Most Impressive Highlight Videos for 2018

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Seattle (GA) Garfield WR Tre’shaun Harrison (image via 247 Sports)

I am by no means an encyclopedia of information when it comes to the national recruiting scene, because I am just one man following one team. But I sure do appreciate a good highlight film when I see one. With Michigan offering about 300 players per cycle, as a conservative guess, I probably watch 400-500 highlight videos per year. There are certainly other players I miss who have amazing highlights, but here are the top three I’ve seen early in 2018.

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