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The NFL playoffs are here, and much than a twelve erstwhile Michigan players will get a chance to compete for nan sport’s apical prize.
Fifteen ex-Wolverines are presently connected progressive rosters of playoff teams, while respective much are either connected injured reserve aliases believe squads. The Rams and Seahawks lead nan measurement pinch 3 erstwhile Michigan players connected their progressive rosters, while nan Eagles and Steelers each person two.
Here’s nan afloat list:
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (No. 1 seed successful NFC, first-round bye)
TE AJ Barner, OL, Olu Oluwatimi, DL Mike Morris
Barner, a fourth-round prime successful 2024, has had a breakout sophomore play and developed into a go-to target for QB Sam Darnold, particularly successful nan reddish zone. He vanished 2nd connected nan squad pinch 52 receptions and six receiving touchdowns, totaling 519 yards. Morris, 24, is simply a rotational subordinate on nan protect line, finishing pinch 18 tackles successful 17 games. Oluwatimi, a 2023 fifth-round pick, has played successful 8 games, starting 4 astatine center.
LOS ANGELES RAMS (No. 5 seed successful NFC, look No. 4 seed Carolina astatine 4:30 p.m. Saturday)
RB Blake Corum, OLB Josaiah Stewart, CB Josh Wallace
Corum, a 2024 third-round pick, has seen his usage skyrocket this season. After carrying 58 times arsenic a rookie, he had 145 rushes for 746 yards and six touchdowns this year, averaging a robust 5.1 yards per carry. Stewart, a rookie, played 33% of protect stats and registered 22 tackles, 3 sacks and a forced fumble.
Wallace, an undrafted second-year pro, played 27% of snaps and vanished pinch 20 tackles, 3 walk breakups and an interception.
PHILADEPHIA EAGLES (No. 3 seed successful NFC, big No. 6 seed San Francisco astatine 4:30 p.m. Sunday)
DE Brandon Graham, OLB Josh Uche, OL Myles Hinton (IR), CB Ambry Thomas (PS)
The 37-year-old Graham came retired of status to rejoin nan Eagles successful November and tallied 8 tackles and 3 sacks arsenic a pass-rush specialist. Philadelphia’s all-time leader successful games played is looking for his 3rd Super Bowl.
Uche is successful his first play pinch nan Eagles and is successful a rotational role, totaling 23 tackles and 1 sack successful 12 games.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (No. 4 seed successful AFC, big No. 5 seed Houston astatine 8:15 p.m. Monday)
S Jabrill Peppers, WR Roman Wilson, DE Julius Welschof (PS)
Peppers, nan 30-year-old erstwhile first-round pick, signed pinch Pittsburgh successful September aft getting released by New England. He played a career-low 11% of protect snaps successful nan 14 games he appeared in, totaling 16 tackles and a fumble recovery.
After Wilson’s rookie play was constricted to 1 crippled successful 2024 because of injury, he played successful 13 games this season, making 4 starts. The erstwhile third-round action caught 12 passes for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns.
HOUSTON TEXANS
WR Nico Collins
The 2021 third-round prime recorded his 3rd consecutive 1,000-yard play and vanished ninth successful nan NFL pinch 1,117 receiving yards successful 15 games. Collins vanished pinch six touchdowns to springiness him 21 complete nan past 3 years.
CHICAGO BEARS (No. 2 seed successful NFC, big No. 7 seed Green Bay astatine 8 p.m. Saturday)
TE Colston Loveland
The rookie 10th wide pick’s domiciled continued to grow arsenic nan play went on. He had a career-high 10 catches for 91 yards and a touchdown against nan Lions connected Sunday to decorativeness nan twelvemonth first connected nan squad successful catches (58), receiving yards (713) and touchdowns (six). All six of his touchdowns came successful nan past 10 games.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
DE Rashan Gary
The 2019 first-round prime was held retired of Sunday’s finale against nan Vikings for precautionary reasons. Although Gary vanished pinch 7 ½ sacks – conscionable 2 disconnected his profession precocious – he didn’t grounds immoderate successful nan last 10 games.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (No. 2 seed successful AFC, big No. 7 seed Chargers astatine 8 p.m. Sunday)
OL Mike Onwenu
The 28-year-old was a pillar on nan violative statement for a Patriots discourtesy that vanished top-three successful scoring and yards.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
RB Hassan Haskins, LB Junior Colson (IR)
Haskins, a 2022 fourth-round prime of nan Titans, missed 5 games because of wounded and played sparingly connected discourtesy erstwhile healthy, totaling 17 carries for 47 yards. He besides caught 4 passes for 13 yards.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
CB Jourdan Lewis (IR)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
OL Drake Nugent (PS)
CAROLINA PANTHERS
CB David Long Jr. (PS)
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