Tag: Ernest Shazor

All-Time Leaders: Longest Interception Returns

On the heels of Will Johnson’s pick-six last Saturday night against Fresno State, here’s a look at the longest interception returns in program history:

1. 94 yards – Brandon Herron (2011 vs. Western Michigan)
2. 92 yards – Thomas Darden (1971 vs. UCLA)
3. 88 yards – Ernest Shazor (2004 vs. Miami-OH)
4. 86 yards – Will Johnson (2024 vs. Fresno State)
5. 81 yards – Mike Rotunno (1955 vs. Missouri)
6. 81 yards – Mike Sainristil (2023 vs. Washington)
7. 80 yards – David Long, Jr. (2017 vs. Maryland)
8. 73 yards – Josh Metellus (2018 vs. SMU)
9. 72 yards – Blake Countess (2013 vs. Minnesota)
10. 72 yards – Mike Sainristil (2023 vs. Michigan State)

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A History of #1 Safety Recruits

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When Michigan has landed a #1 recruit in the past, I have always done a look back at how other #1 rated prospects have performed in the past. I meant to do that with the safety position after Daxton Hill committed to the Wolverines, but somehow I didn’t get around to it.

Here it is.

2000: O.J. Owens – S – New London (NC) North Stanly
Owens (Tennessee) played in eighteen games from 2000-2003 but never achieved a great amount of success. He did not play in the NFL. He dealt with shoulder and head injuries throughout his career and sued the NCAA in 2016 due to head injury concerns.

2001: Ernest Shazor – S – Detroit (MI) King
Shazor (Michigan) contributed as a redshirt freshman and spent three more years in Ann Arbor, making 166 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 4 interceptions (1 TD), 5 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and 12 pass breakups. He was a First Team All-American in 2004. He made a questionable decision to leave for the NFL after his redshirt junior year, and he was not picked in the 2005 NFL Draft. He spent one season with the Cardinals, playing in just two games.

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*unh*

There’s no excuse for the #2 hit on this video not being #1.

The reason I like this video so much, though, is that it includes the only good play Chris Graham ever made for Michigan. Which is exactly one more good play than I made for the Wolverines, so good for him.