Michigan football came close, once again, to the pinnacle of college football in 2022, having won the Big Ten Conference and advancing to the College Football Playoff semifinal. The Wolverines, though the favorite in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, lost, 51-45, to TCU, which was blown out by Georgia in the national championship game.
To rise so high, the maize and blue had a number of top players in the country, at least according to PFF. PFF put together a list of the top 101 players in the 2022 season, and the Wolverines had three players on the list.
The good news for the maize and blue? Two of the three are coming back in 2023. Here are the three who made the cut.