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During the abysmal 2020 football season, according to PFF, the Wolverines only had 8 sacks accounted for from a defensive lineman. The maize and blue had an average pass rush, and there wasn’t much help in the trenches from the big men — which will need to change for the upcoming season.
Going away from last year, and the current team, we continue our series of ranking the top 10 players at each position since 1995 — now onto the defensive line. The concept will be the same: in order to be recognized the player had to have played at least one season in 1995 or later, and they cannot still be on the current team.
There have been so many great defensive linemen in Michigan history, so it was hard coming up with a top 10 given that it’s been the most prolific position in recent memory. Statistics, awards, and team history were all major factors in the ranking.
Before I go on with the top 10, I want to give a shoutout to honorable mentions that didn’t make the list:
- Rob Renes
- William Carr
- Kwity Paye
- Taco Charlton
- Gabe Watson
- Mike Martin
In case you missed them:
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