This is a list of Michigan Wolverines football players who have attained notability through their performance in the sport of American football and other endeavors. The list includes over 750 players, including more than 50 All-Americans, three Heisman Trophy winners (Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson), six U.S. Congressmen, and a President of the United States (Gerald Ford). The list is presented in alphabetical order but is sortable by the years and positions at which they played.
| Name | Start Year | Last Year | Position(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 1890 | Quarterback | Captain and quarterback of first Minnesota football team in 1886; played quarterback for Michigan as a law student | ||
| 1986 | 1989 | Linebacker | Played 6 years in the NFL with the Giants, Browns, Cowboys, Vikings and Patriots | ||
| 2004 | 2007 | Safety | Played 3 years in the NFL for the Seahawks | ||
| 1990 | 1993 | Wide receiver | All-American, 1992; Played 9 years in the NFL with the Browns, Ravens, Chiefs and Vikings | ||
| Erick All | 2019 | 2022 | Tight end | ||
| Earl Allen | 1981 | 1982 | Wide receiver, defensive back | Played 1 year in the NFL with the Oilers | |
| 1879 | 1880 | Forward | Later became president of the Moline Plow Company and president of the Moline State Trust & Savings Bank | ||
| 1898 | 1898 | Guard | Served as head football coach, Washington State, 1900, 1902 | ||
| 1907 | 1909 | Halfback | All-American 1909; Head coach for Texas 1911–1915 | ||
| 1948 | 1950 | End, placekicker | Big Ten scoring leader, 1948 | ||
| 1911 | 1913 | Guard | All-Western 1913; All-Service Team 1917 | ||
| 1988 | 1991 | Linebacker | 1991 Butkus Award winner; 1991 All-American; Played 5 years in the NFL with the Chiefs and Redskins | ||
| 1975 | 1977 | Linebacker | Played 12 years in the NFL with the Packers; Became the Packers' all-time leader in tackles (1,020) | ||
| Kurt Anderson | 1997 | 2001 | Offensive line | ||
| Andrel Anthony | 2021 | 2022 | Wide receiver | ||
| 1962 | 1964 | Fullback | MVP 1965 Rose Bowl; Played 2 years in the CFL with the Tiger-Cats and Alouettes | ||
| John Arbeznik | 1976 | 1979 | Offensive guard | First-team All-Big Ten, 1978–1978 | |
| 1985 | 1988 | Cornerback | All-Big Ten 1988; Played 1 year in the NFL with the Steelers | ||
| 2004 | 2007 | Wide receiver | Played in the NFL for the Saints from 2008 to 2010 | ||
| 2016 | 2016 | Tight end | Ranked by ESPN as the No. 3 tight end in college football's incoming Class of 2016 and the No. 44 overall player in the 2016 ESPN 300 | ||
| 1999 | 2002 | Fullback | MVP 2002 Michigan football team; Played 7 years in the NFL with the Jets and Buccaneers | ||
| 1929 | 1931 | Tackle | All-Big Ten, 1931; Played 1 year in the NFL for the Eagles | ||
| 2002 | 2005 | Wide receiver | MVP 2005 Michigan team; Played in the NFL for the Eagles, 2006 to 2010 | ||
| 2004 | 2004 | Center, guard | 2004 Rimington Trophy co-recipient; 1994 All-American; Played in the NFL for the 49ers 2005 to 2010 | ||
| 1922 | 1925 | Tackle | Later served as head football coach at Akron and Cincinnati | ||
| 1997 | 2000 | Offensive tackle | All-Big Ten, 1999 and 2000; Played in the NFL with the Lions 2001 to present | ||
| 1952 | 1954 | Fullback | MVP, 1954 Michigan football team | ||
| 1924 | 1927 | Guard, tackle | First-team All-Big Ten and second-team All-American, 1927 | ||
| 1964 | 1966 | Guard | U.S. Congress, 1979–1983; Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1985–1989; Awarded Silver Star, 3 Bronze Stars, and Army Air Medal for service in Vietnam War | ||
| 1892 | 1895 | Quarterback | Directed the construction of the Flatiron Building, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington Memorial Amphitheater, and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | ||
| 1953 | 1955 | Quarterback, fullback | Set Michigan record for longest field goal, 1953; Played 1 year in the NFL with the Steelers | ||
| Daylen Baldwin | 2021 | 2021 | Wide receiver | ||
| 1919 | 1921 | Quarterback | Head football coach at Idaho, 1935–1940; chief of U.S. Army athletic operations during World War II; president of the Athletic Institute of American from 1945–1966 | ||
| Alfred Barlow | 1905 | 1905 | Quarterback | ||
| 1879 | 1880 | Halfback, quarterback | Later became a steamship builder and founder of the Los Angeles Transfer Co. | ||
| 1954 | 1956 | Halfback | Played 9 seasons in the NFL with the Lions; Two-time Pro Bowl selection | ||
| 2005 | 2005 | Wide receiver | Top-rated high school player in Michigan, 2003; Suffered career-ending knee injury in 2006 | ||
| 1964 | 1966 | Defensive back | Played 8 seasons in the NFL with the Lions and Redskins; 30 NFL interceptions; Scored Redskins' only points in Super Bowl VII | ||
| 1980 | 1980 | Defensive back | Later athletic director at Miami U. and Boston College | ||
| 1961 | 1965 | Quarterback | Later athletic director at Oregon, Ohio St., Minnesota, San Diego St. | ||
| 1882 | 1883 | Quarterback | Founder of the Beach & Beach law firm in Chicago; brother of novelist Rex Beach | ||
| 1978 | 1981 | Guard | 1981 All-American; Played 9 years in the NFL for the Bears and Rams | ||
| 1969 | 1971 | Defensive end, linebacker | Played 1 season in the NFL with the Cardinals; 2 seasons in the WFL with Memphis | ||
| 1904 | 1904 | Center, tackle | Coached Mt. Union in 1905; co-founded Vulcan Motor Axle Co. in 1920 | ||
| 1973 | 1975 | Tailback | Set Michigan's single-season all-purpose yardage record with 1,714 yards in 1974; Played 3 years in the NFL with the Giants and Cardinals | ||
| 2018 | 2022 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1999 | 2002 | Wide receiver | Played in the NFL for the Dolphins, Ravens and Lions | ||
| 1908 | 1910 | Guard | Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, 1971; All-American, 1909 and 1910 | ||
| 1896 | 1898 | Guard, end | Supervised construction of Algonquin Hotel in New York and the Ritz and Waldorf Hotels in London | ||
| 1980 | 1984 | Kicker | First-team All-Big Ten, 1983 | ||
| 1929 | 1930 | Halfback | |||
| 1931 | 1933 | Center | All-American 1932 and 1933; Played 1 year in the NFL for the Lions; Gerald R. Ford was his back-up | ||
| 1968 | 1970 | Quarterback, safety | |||
| 1993 | 1995 | Tailback | Born in Zaire; Rushed for 313 yards against Ohio State, 1995; Set Michigan single season rushing record in 1995 with 1,818 yards; Played 6 seasons in the NFL with the Panthers | ||
| 1902 | 1903 | Halfback, fullback, tackle | Subsequently, founded the Bigelow & Co investment banking firm and Eastern Exchange Bank, both in New York | ||
| 2017 | 2019 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1894 | 1895 | Fullback | Leading scorer on the 1895 team that won Michigan's first Western football championship. | ||
| 1922 | 1923 | Center | All-American, 1923; Played Major League Baseball for the Reds in 1924; Head football coach at Wesleyan, 1934–1940; Assistant football coach at Michigan for 23 years | ||
| 1979 | 1982 | Cornerback | Played in the USFL for the Michigan Panthers | ||
| 1910 | 1911 | Center, Guard, Tackle | Head coach at DePauw, 1913–1914 | ||
| 2012 | 2015 | Linebacker | |||
| 1987 | 1989 | Tailback | MVP, 1989 Michigan football team; All-Big Ten, 1988 and 1989; Played 2 years in the NFL for the Cowboys and Raiders | ||
| 2006 | 2007 | Guard, center | Transferred to Ohio State in 2008; All-Big Ten, 2009; Son of Mike Boren | ||
| 1980 | 1983 | Linebacker | His 212 career tackles ranks 6th in Michigan history | ||
| 1932 | 1934 | Tackle, guard | Played on back-to-back undefeated national championship teams | ||
| 1908 | 1910 | End | Later served as he football, basketball, and baseball coach at North Dakota State and Fresno State | ||
| 1980 | 1982 | Safety | Played 7 years in the NFL with the Oilers and Bears; All-Pro and Pro Bowl, 1987 | ||
| 1926 | 1929 | Center | All-Big Ten, 1929; Later served as head football coach and athletic director at Michigan Tech | ||
| 1995 | 1996 | Linebacker | Later played 12 years in the NFL with 7 teams, including 6 years with the Dolphins | ||
| Alan Bowman | 2021 | 2022 | Quarterback | ||
| 1980 | 1983 | Punter | Later played 8 seasons in the NFL with the Packers and Rams | ||
| 1996 | 1999 | Quarterback | Played in the NFL with the Patriots starting 2000, Now plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 7-time Super Bowl champion; 4-time Super Bowl MVP; 2-time NFL MVP; 2-time Sporting New Sportsman of the Year; Most wins (regular season and playoffs) by an NFL starting QB in history | ||
| 2004 | 2006 | Defensive tackle | ESPN All-American 2006; Played in the NFL with the Cardinals starting in 2007 | ||
| 1971 | 1973 | Defensive end, quarterback | Later became CEO of Domino's Pizza; Former University of Michigan athletic director | ||
| 1969 | 1971 | Offensive tackle | All-Big Ten 1970; Later became a sportscaster for Detroit Lions and Michigan Wolverines football | ||
| 1998 | 2000 | Center | Later played 4 years in the NFL with the Redskins and Chargers | ||
| 1952 | 1955 | Halfback | MVP 1953 Michigan football team; Leading rusher for Michigan, 1953 and 1955 | ||
| 2003 | 2006 | Wide receiver, return specialist | Holds Michigan record for punt and kickoff return yards; Played in the NFL with the Cardinals starting 2007 | ||
| Ben Bredeson | 2016 | 2019 | Guard | ||
| 1936 | 1938 | Guard | Voted "queen" of UM's 1939 ice festival; Played in the NFL for the Packers | ||
| 1942 | 1947 | Placekicker, center | Set collegiate, Big Ten, Rose Bowl, and Michigan placekicking records | ||
| 1982 | 1984 | Defensive tackle | First round draft pick by Cowboys; played 6 years in the NFL | ||
| 2006 | 2009 | Tailback | 1,091 career rushing yards for Michigan | ||
| 1989 | 1992 | Safety | All-Big Ten 1992; Played 8 years in the NFL for the Patriots, Jets and Lions; Later served as defensive coordinator for Notre Dame and defensive backs coach for Jets and Patriots | ||
| 1972 | 1974 | Safety | All-American 1974; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 2007; Played 15 years in NFL for Steelers, Seahawks and Browns; 2-time All-Pro | ||
| 1985 | 1989 | Quarterback | First Michigan quarterback to lead the Wolverines to bowl victories in consecutive seasons, with victories over Alabama in the 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl and USC in the 1989 Rose Bowl | ||
| 1966 | 1968 | Quarterback | All-Big Ten 1968; Broke Big Ten single game record for total offense in his first start; Broke most Michigan passing records; Later an assistant coach at Michigan, West Virginia, Arizona State | ||
| 1923 | 1925 | Center | All-American 1925; Part of the only father and son Michigan football captains (925 and 1962) | ||
| 2006 | 2009 | Safety | Co-captain 2009 Michigan team; Meyer Morton Award 2008; Roger Zatkoff Award 2009 | ||
| 1987 | 1990 | Fullback | Played 4 years in the NFL for the Giants and Raiders | ||
| 2003 | 2006 | Linebacker | Played in the NFL for the Ravens and Patriots starting in 2007 | ||
| 1947 | 1950 | Quarterback | Later became head coach at University of Iowa and in NFL for the Packers and Vikings | ||
| 2016 | 2018 | Linebacker | |||
| 2013 | 2015 | Tight end | |||
| 1896 | 1898 | Guard, halfback, fullback | Also played at Colorado, 1893–1895 | ||
| 1945 | 1946 | Center, Tackle | Played 1 year in the AAFC for the Buffalo Bills | ||
| 1987 | 1989 | Wide receiver | Played 11 years in the NFL for the Steelers, Giants, Falcons and Patriots | ||
| 1879 | 1879 | Halfback | Became a prominent Detroit lawyer and president of the Detroit Board of Commerce | ||
| 1995 | 1998 | Fullback, tight end | Played 10 years in the NFL with the Browns, Bills and Saints | ||
| 2009 | 2012 | Defensive tackle | |||
| 1977 | 1980 | Linebacker | All-Big Ten 1980; Played 2 years in the USFL for the Panthers and Blitz | ||
| 1920 | 1922 | Fullback, halfback, end, tackle | All-Western, 1921; 2nd-team All-American 1922; Later served as head football coach at Kansas and head basketball coach at Michigan and Princeton (1938–1961); Inducted into the Helms Foundation College Basketball Hall of Fame in 1957 | ||
| 1899 | 1899 | Guard | Served as the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from 1927 to 1939. | ||
| 1909 | 1912 | Halfback | One of three Michigan football players killed in World War I | ||
| 1978 | 1981 | Cornerback | Played 3 years in the NFL with the Giants, Redskins and Bills | ||
| 1946 | 1946 | Tackle | Played 3 years in the AAFC with the Bills and 49ers and 5 years in the CFL with the Tiger-Cats and Argonauts | ||
| 1894 | 1896 | Guard, center | Selected in 1896 by the Chicago Tribune as "the best center in the West"; named the greatest guard in Michigan history in 1902 | ||
| 1979 | 1982 | Wide receiver | Big Ten MVP 1982; 3-time All-American 1980–1982; Played 3 years in the USFL with the Panthers and Invaders and 11 years in the NFL with the Vikings and Lions; Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001 | ||
| 1902 | 1904 | Guard | Later served in the Maine Senate | ||
| 1980 | 1983 | Tight end | Played 1 year in the NFL with the Colts | ||
| 1963 | 1965 | Linebacker | Head coach at Xavier, 1972–73; defensive line coach for Minnesota Vikings, 1980–83 | ||
| 1940 | 1942 | Quarterback | All-Big Ten 1932; Crisler called him "the smartest player he ever taught"; Later served as an assistant coach at Michigan and USC | ||
| 1890 | 1890 | Center | Founded the New York law firm Chadbourne & Parke | ||
| 1972 | 1974 | Fullback, return specialist, tailback, split end | Set Michigan records for career and single-game kickoff return yards; Played 1 year in the NFL for the Saints; First African-American elected to office in Elizabeth, N.J. | ||
| 1946 | 1947 | Halfback | All-American 1947; Finished 2nd in 1947 Heisman Trophy voting; Played in the AAFC for the Dodgers and Hornets; Shot down over Italy in World War II | ||
| 2019 | 2020 | Running back | |||
| 1879 | 1880 | Rusher, forward | Commander of the Colorado National Guard in confrontations with organized labor, including the Colorado Labor Wars of 1903–1904 and Ludlow Massacre of 1914 | ||
| 2013 | 2015 | Wide receiver | Tied for Michigan record with four receiving touchdowns in a game; 207 receiving yards against Indiana in 2015, also ranks as 3rd in school history | ||
| 1971 | 1973 | Quarterback | Played 2 years in the NFL for the Saints | ||
| 1963 | 1966 | Wide receiver | All-American 1966; Set Michigan career, season and single-game records for receptions and receiving yards; Still holds record for receiving yards (197) in a game; Played 4 years in the NFL with the Dolphins and Packers | ||
| 2011 | 2014 | Defensive end | |||
| 1903 | 1905 | Halfback, fullback, end | Tackled for a safety in a 2–0 loss to Chicago in 1905, ending a 56-game unbeaten streak; committed suicide in 1932, reportedly to "atone" for the error | ||
| 1976 | 1978 | Wing back | Played 1 year in the NFL with the Cardinals | ||
| 1983 | 1985 | Cornerback | All-American, 1985 | ||
| 1913 | 1915 | Tackle, guard | Served as director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from 1936 to 1950 | ||
| Junior Colson | 2021 | 2022 | Linebacker | ||
| 1989 | 1992 | Guard | Played 5 years in the NFL with the Chargers | ||
| 1917 | 1920 | Halfback, fullback, end | Later coached football and basketball at Whitworth College and Spokane University | ||
| Mason Cole | 2014 | 2017 | Offensive tackle | ||
| 1902 | 1902 | Tackle, end | Played for "Point-a-Minute" teams; Later served as head football coach at Virginia and Nebraska | ||
| 1971 | 1973 | Defensive end | Became the founder, president and CEO of GlobalHue, the largest advertising agency focused on minority communities | ||
| 2017 | 2019 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1991 | 1994 | Quarterback | Best career completion percentage (64.28%) in Michigan history; Played in the NFL starting in 1995 for the Bills, Chiefs, Redskins and Bear | ||
| 1909 | 1911 | End, tackle, guard | All-Western 1911; Served 32 years in U.S. Navy attaining rank of rear Admiral | ||
| 1971 | 1973 | Offensive tackle | Played 7 years in the CFL with Ottawa; won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 1978 | ||
| 1981 | 1983 | Safety | Played 6 years in the NFL with the Eagles and Falcons | ||
| Blake Corum | 2020 | 2022 | Running back | First-team All-American 2022 | |
| 2011 | 2014 | Defensive back | Top prospect in Michigan's 2011 recruiting class | ||
| 2004 | 2007 | Linebacker | Played in the NFL starting in 2008 for the Patriots | ||
| 1911 | 1913 | Halfback, quarterback | All-American 1913; Later served as head football coach and athletic director at Arkansas | ||
| 1967 | 1969 | Fullback, halfback | Scored 2 of Michigan's 3 touchdowns in the 1969 Ohio State game | ||
| 1891 | 1901 | Crawford was both the unpaid head coach and a substitute player for the 1891 team | |||
| 1907 | 1908 | Tackle, guard | Became a U.S. Congressman from Oregon, 1925–1927 | ||
| 1917 | 1919 | Guard, tackle, center | All-American 1917 | ||
| 1897 | 1899 | Center | Michigan's first All-American football player | ||
| 1999 | 2002 | Safety, return specialist | Played 1 year in the NFL with the Lions; Formed Curry Racing in 2006, the first NASCAR racing team with sole minority ownership | ||
| 2002 | 2004 | Cornerback | Played 2 years in the NFL for the Chargers | ||
| 1903 | 1906 | Tackle | All-Western 4 times; Played for "Point-a-Minute" teams; Served as head football coach at Tulane and Colorado School of Mines | ||
| 1967 | 1969 | Safety | All-American 1969; Played 2 years in the NFL for the Colts; Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005 | ||
| 1943 | 1943 | Fullback | All-American 1943; Played 3 years in the AAFC for the Dodgers, Seahawks, Rockets and Yankees | ||
| 1929 | 1931 | End, halfback | Later served as the head football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, and squash coach at Wesleyan University | ||
| 2016 | 2019 | Defensive lineman | |||
| 1969 | 1971 | Safety, wolfman | All-American 1971; Played 10 years for the Cleveland Browns; All-Pro three times | ||
| 1933 | 1933 | Quarterback | Became the first person to traverse the Northwest Passage in anything other than a ship on solo canoe expedition, 1966–1971 | ||
| 1921 | 1921 | Played for the NFL Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1927 | |||
| 1975 | 1978 | Fullback | MVP of the 1977 team; All-Big Ten; Played for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1980–1983 | ||
| 1939 | 1941 | Fullback | Later played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Bulldogs | ||
| 2008 | 2011 | Linebacker | |||
| 1895 | 1895 | Center | U.S. Congressman from Michigan 1905–1911; Served as Secretary of the Navy 1921–1924; played role in the Teapot Dome scandal | ||
| 1993 | 1996 | Guard | Played 3 seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots | ||
| 1903 | 1904 | Fullback | Became the head football coach at Tennessee, 1905–1906 | ||
| 1942 | 1946 | Tackle | Played for the Detroit Lions in 1947 | ||
| 1946 | 1948 | Halfback, quarterback | Holds Michigan's single season record for punt return average | ||
| 1958 | 1959 | Tackle | Played in all 14 games for the Oakland Raiders in their first season (1960); later became an author and professor of urban geography and sociology | ||
| 1964 | 1966 | Halfback | All-Big Ten first-team player, 1964–1966 | ||
| 1977 | 1981 | Guard | Starting quarterback, 1979 | ||
| 1968 | 1970 | Offensive tackle | Six-time Pro Bowl selection; NFL 1970s All-Decade team; inducted into Pro and College Football Hall of Fame | ||
| 1987 | 1990 | Guard | |||
| 2010 | 2013 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1980 | 1983 | Guard | |||
| 1980 | 1983 | Center | |||
| 1987 | 1990 | Offensive tackle | |||
| 1975 | 1977 | Guard | |||
| 1969 | 1971 | Halfback, wingback, fullback | "Shake and Bake" spent 8 seasons in the NFL as a receiver for the Baltimore Colts from 1972-79 | ||
| 1907 | 1908 | Halfback | |||
| 1975 | 1977 | Center | |||
| 1999 | 2002 | Cornerback, safety | |||
| 1928 | 1930 | End, tackle | |||
| 1995 | 1998 | Quarterback | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | Halfback | |||
| 1896 | 1896 | Quarterback | Later became a leading sheep rancher in Walla Walla, Washington | ||
| 2002 | 2004 | Fullback | |||
| 1973 | 1975 | Offensive tackle, wolfman | |||
| 1948 | 1950 | Fullback | |||
| 1882 | 1884 | Halfback | Later a leading medical doctor in Port Huron, Michigan; served in the Spanish–American War | ||
| 1896 | 1896 | Fullback | |||
| 1885 | 1891 | Halfback | Captain of the 1888 team; Set world record in 1886 by drop kicking a football 168 feet, 7-1/2 inches; later became an attorney and member of the UM Board in Control of Athletics | ||
| 1980 | 1982 | Tight end | |||
| 1901 | 1905 | End, halfback | Head football coach at Kenyon (1906), North Dakota (1908–1911), Allegheny (1912) | ||
| 1918 | 1921 | End, guard | |||
| 1945 | 1948 | Fullback, center, quarterback | |||
| 1890 | 1894 | Fullback, halfback | |||
| 1991 | 1994 | Linebacker | |||
| 1951 | 1951 | Halfback | First African-American basketball player at Michigan; All-American in baseball; played for Chicago Cubs | ||
| 1908 | 1910 | Tackle, guard, fullback | Head football coach at West Virginia (1912), Washington University (1913–1916), Vermont (1919) | ||
| 2002 | 2004 | Wide receiver | Biletnikoff Award winner (2004), Unanimous First Team All-American (2004), Big Ten MVP (2004), 2x First Team Big Ten (2003, 2004), 1x Second Team Big Ten (2002). Holds the Michigan career receiving records in receptions (252), receiving yards (3541), and receiving touchdowns (39). His 39 career touchdown receptions is the Big Ten all-time record. Third place all-time in Big Ten career receptions and receiving yards. Set the Michigan single season receptions record (97) in 2004. Drafted 3rd overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2005 NFL Draft. He also spent time in the NFL with the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, and the Seattle Seahawks. Was selected to the Pro Bowl and was a Second Team All-Pro in 2007 as a member of the Browns. Finished his NFL career with 359 receptions, 5,522 receiving yards, and 40 touchdowns. | ||
| Donovan Edwards | 2021 | 2022 | Running back | Mr. Football Michigan 2020 | |
| 1977 | 1981 | Fullback, tailback | |||
| 1924 | 1925 | Tackle, guard | |||
| 1912 | 1912 | Reserve | Older brother of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower | ||
| 1946 | 1947 | Halfback | |||
| 1984 | 1987 | Offensive tackle | |||
| 1988 | 1991 | Guard, center | |||
| 1945 | 1948 | Quarterback, halfback | |||
| 1998 | 2001 | Placekicker | |||
| Nick Eubanks | 2016 | 2020 | Tight end | ||
| Chris Evans | 2016 | 2020 | Running back | ||
| Mike Evans | 1988 | 1991 | |||
| 1938 | 1940 | Quarterback | All-Big Ten quarterback three straight years; head football coach at Iowa 1952–1960; inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 2000 | ||
| 1931 | 1933 | Halfback | First-team All-Big Ten, 1933; Second-team All-American, 1933 | ||
| 1989 | 1992 | Center | All-Big Ten, 1992; Played 7 years in NFL with the Browns, Ravens and Eagles | ||
| 2007 | 2010 | Linebacker | Roger Zatkoff Award 2008 | ||
| 1998 | 2000 | Tailback | Played 7 years in the NFL with the Raiders | ||
| 1935 | 1937 | Quarterback | Later attended Harvard Medical School and became a professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine | ||
| 1887 | 1887 | Quarterback | Quarterback in 1887 and manager in 1891; hired Michigan's football coach in 1891 | ||
| 1931 | 1933 | Halfback, quarterback | Backfield starter for consecutive undefeated national championship teams | ||
| 1995 | 1998 | Placekicker | Played 10 years in the NFL 6 teams | ||
| 1893 | 1896 | Halfback, end | Michigan's head football coach 1897–1899; became rich in the Yukon Gold Rush | ||
| 1896 | 1897 | Reserve | Head football coach at Buchtel College, now the University of Akron, for one season in 1902 | ||
| Dave Fisher | 1964 | 1966 | Fullback | All-Big Ten 1966 | |
| 1959 | 1960 | Halfback | Holds Michigan record with 99-yard kickoff return; MVP 1960 Michigan football team; also a championship wrestler; later coached at Kent State and Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 1994 | 1997 | Fullback | Played 3 years in the NFL with the Patriots and Browns | ||
| 2009 | 2012 | Cornerback | |||
| 1945 | 1947 | Halfback | Threw a 47-yard touchdown pass in 1948 Rose Bowl; Head coach at Ann Arbor Pioneer HS for 10 years; Asst. coach at Michigan for 10 years | ||
| 1998 | 2001 | Linebacker | First-team All-American 2001; Played 9 years in the NFL with the Steelers and Lions, including 2 Super Bowl championship teams | ||
| 2009 | 2010 | Quarterback | Starting quarterback in all 12 games as a true freshman | ||
| 1932 | 1934 | Center | MVP 1934 Michigan football team; 38th President of the United States | ||
| 1945 | 1947 | End | Played 11 years in the AAFC and NFL with the Dons, Browns and Packers; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976 | ||
| 1917 | 1919 | Guard, tackle | Played 3 years of pro football with the Cardinals and Hammond Pros | ||
| 1898 | 1899 | Guard | First-team All-American 1899 | ||
| 1972 | 1974 | Quarterback | Starting quarterback for Michigan teams with 30-2-1 record; Played 2 seasons in the NFL with the Lions | ||
| 1972 | 1974 | Center | Played 3 season in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions | ||
| 1941 | 1942 | Guard | First-team All-American 1942; Michigan's first African-American All-American | ||
| 1924 | 1926 | Quarterback, halfback | First-team All-American and Big Ten MVP 1926; Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (1951) and Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005); | ||
| 1939 | 1940 | Guard | Played 1 year in the NFL for the Eagles | ||
| 1938 | 1940 | End | First-team All-American 1940; Played 3 years in the NFL with the Packers and Lions | ||
| 2012 | 2014 | Tight end, wide receiver | |||
| 1964 | 1965 | Quarterback | Played 7 years in the CFL for the Argonauts, Blue Bombers and Tiger-Cats; 13,080 passing yards in the CFL | ||
| 1971 | 1973 | Defensive tackle, defensive guard | All-Big Ten 1973; Played 6 years in the NFL with the Bears, Giants and Lions | ||
| 2010 | 2013 | Wide receiver, return specialist | |||
| 2010 | 2014 | Quarterback | Rated as the No. 1 high school quarterback in the United States by Rivals.com in 2009 | ||
| 1904 | 1906 | End, fullback | Silver medalist in 110 meter hurdles at 1908 Summer Olympics; Bronze medalist in shot put | ||
| 2016 | 2018 | Defensive tackle | Ranked as the No. 1 recruit in college football's incoming Class of 2016 | ||
| 1936 | 1938 | End | Played baseball for the Washington Senators; one of two MLB players killed in action during World War II after being shot down while piloting a B-26 bomber in 1944 | ||
| 2015 | 2018 | Tight end | |||
| 1957 | 1959 | Guard, tackle | 1959 team captain; drafted by New York Titans in the first AFL draft | ||
| 1947 | 1949 | Quarterback, fullback, halfback | |||
| Brendan Gibbons | 2010 | 2013 | Kicker | ||
| 1976 | 1978 | Offensive tackle | All-Big Ten 1978; Played 10 years in the NFL for the Dolphins | ||
| 1925 | 1927 | Halfback | 1927 All-Big Ten 1st team | ||
| 1985 | 1988 | Kicker, punter | Set Michigan records for career scoring and longest field goal | ||
| 1979 | 1982 | Linebacker | All-Big Ten 1982; Played 1 year in the USFL for the Panthers | ||
| 2016 | 2019 | Linebacker | |||
| 1960 | 1962 | Quarterback | |||
| 1977 | 1979 | Defensive tackle | Played 6 years in the NFL with the Jets, Giants and Seahawks | ||
| 1920 | 1922 | End | All-American 1921; Played 4 years in the NFL with the Tigers and Yankees; Later served as mayor of Grand Rapids and University of Michigan Regent | ||
| 1917 | 1920 | Tackle | Second-team All-American 1920; Played professional football with the Buffalo All-Americans and Columbus Tigers | ||
| 1996 | 1999 | Linebacker | All-Big Ten 1998 and 1999; Played 8 years in the NFL with the Broncos and Buccaneers; Pro Bowl selection 2001 | ||
| 1902 | 1903 | Guard | Died of typhoid fever contracted during a Thanksgiving football game in 1903; first Michigan football player to die while a student | ||
| 1999 | 2001 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1964 | 1968 | Defensive end | Served as Michigan's athletic director 1997–2000 | ||
| 2005 | 2009 | Running back | |||
| 2006 | 2009 | ||||
| 2004 | 2007 | Linebacker | Roger Zatkoff Award 2007 | ||
| Mason Graham | 2022 | 2022 | Defensive tackle | ||
| 1904 | 1907 | Guard, tackle | One of the stars of the "Point-a-Minute" teams of 1904 and 1905 | ||
| 1969 | 1972 | Defensive tackle | Later played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||
| 1901 | 1903 | End, halfback, fullback, quarterback | Played for Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams; Scored 5 touchdowns against Ohio State in 1903; Later served as head football coach at Marietta | ||
| 1989 | 1992 | Quarterback | Set Michigan records in passing yards (6,460) and passing touchdowns (71); Set Big Ten career passing efficiency record; Played 9 years in the NFL with the 49ers, Chiefs and Ravens | ||
| Derrick Green | 2013 | 2015 | Running back | ||
| 1940 | 1943 | Tackle, Quarterback | Later played 7 years in the NFL with the Lions | ||
| 1893 | 1896 | Quarterback, end | Later coached the 1899 Miami football team and became a medical doctor | ||
| 1976 | 1979 | Defensive end | All-American 1979; Played 8 seasons in the NFL with the Cardinals | ||
| 1924 | 1925 | Halfback | Played 1 season in the NFL with the Detroit Panthers | ||
| 1901 | 1903 | Center | Starting center for "Point-a-Minute" teams; head coach at Kenyon (1905) | ||
| 1995 | 1997 | Quarterback | Led Michigan to an undefeated season and national championship in 1997 | ||
| 1923 | 1925 | End | Played 1 season in the NFL with the Detroit Panthers | ||
| 2003 | 2005 | Quarterback | Played 3 years in the NFL with the Patriots and Chiefs | ||
| 1994 | 1996 | Offensive guard | Played 1 year in the NFL with the Cardinals | ||
| 1894 | 1894 | Tackle | Transferred and served as player and coach of the 1895 Notre Dame team | ||
| 1979 | 1981 | Placekicker | |||
| 2010 | 2015 | Placekicker, punter | |||
| 1895 | 1895 | Guard | Played for Princeton's 1893 national championship team; coached Auburn in 1894; set shot put record in 1895; asst. coach at Michigan, 1898 and 1909 | ||
| 1996 | 1999 | ||||
| 2003 | 2006 | Cornerback | |||
| 1992 | 1996 | Placekicker | |||
| 1981 | 1985 | Defensive tackle | |||
| 1903 | 1905 | End, halfback, fullback, tackle | Played for the "Point-a-Minute" teams; later served as head coach at Ole Miss; became President of Whiting Corporation | ||
| 1966 | 1969 | ||||
| 1879 | 1879 | Rusher | Played for the first Michigan football team; became the leading real estate developer in Detroit in the late 19th century | ||
| 1983 | 1986 | Quarterback | |||
| 1976 | 1979 | Defensive back | |||
| 1938 | 1940 | Halfback | 1940 Heisman Trophy winner | ||
| 1957 | 1959 | Halfback | |||
| 2003 | 2006 | Linebacker | |||
| 2004 | 2007 | Running back | |||
| 2018 | 2021 | Running back | |||
| 1971 | 1973 | Wingback, flanker | Later played three years in the NFL with the Bears, Bills, Vikings and Jets | ||
| Brad Hawkinns | 2017 | 2021 | Safety | ||
| 1923 | 1925 | Tackle, Guard | Won the NCAA championship in the hammer throw in 1926; First-team All-Western football player 1925 | ||
| 1992 | 1995 | Wide receiver | |||
| Ryan Hayes | 2018 | 2022 | Second-team All-Big Ten 2022 | ||
| 1936 | 1938 | Guard | All-American 1939; MVP of the 1937 and 1938 Michigan football teams; Played 1 year in the NFL for the Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| 1972 | 1974 | Running back | |||
| 1905 | 1905 | Later served in U.S. Congress and as a U.S. District Court Judge | |||
| 2008 | 2011 | Wide receiver | Had 3 receptions for 165 yards against Notre Dame in 2011 | ||
| 1962 | 1964 | End | Played 8 years in the NFL with the Lions and Vikings | ||
| 1996 | 1999 | Defensive back | |||
| 2004 | 2007 | Quarterback | |||
| 1974 | 1976 | Defensive tackle | Played 3 years in the NFL with the Jets | ||
| A. J. Henning | 2020 | 2022 | Wide receiver | Second-team All-Big Ten 2022 | |
| 1893 | 1896 | Tackle, guard | Later served as an assistant football coach at Michigan before successful career in manufacturing | ||
| 1998 | 2000 | Quarterback | |||
| 1980 | 1982 | Linebacker | |||
| 1899 | 1902 | Halfback, end | Scored 6 touchdowns against Ohio State in 1902; Played on "Point-a-Minute" teams; Later served as head football coach at Haskell, Purdue and Ohio State | ||
| 1956 | 1958 | Fullback | Later played Major League Baseball from 1962–1966 with the Phillies, Cubs and Braves | ||
| 1901 | 1904 | Halfback | Often selected as the greatest halfback of all-time; Picked by Fielding Yost as the greatest player of all-time; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 1954; Served as head football coach at Drake and N.C. State; Became a judge in Detroit | ||
| 1929 | 1931 | End, fullback | MVP 1931 Michigan team; Played 9 years in the NFL for the Bears, Eagles and Steagles; Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971 | ||
| 1975 | 1977 | Safety | |||
| 2015 | 2018 | Running back | |||
| 1885 | 1885 | Forward | First native-born person from Montana admitted to the state's bar and to serve in its legislature; Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1901–05 | ||
| 1943 | 1947 | Tackle | Captain of the undefeated 1947 Michigan team known as the "Mad Magicians" | ||
| Daxton Hill | 2019 | 2021 | Safety | First-team All-Big Ten 2021 | |
| 1954 | 1956 | Guard | MVP of the 1956 team; played one season with the Montreal Alouettes | ||
| 1968 | 1970 | Defensive guard, offensive guard | All-American 1970; MVP 1970 Michigan football team; Came to Michigan as a walk-on | ||
| 2016 | 2019 | Defensive back | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | Halfback | Only Michigan athlete to letter in football, baseball, basketball and track in the same year; Played 12 years in AAFC and NFL for Rockets and Rams; Inducted into College (1974) and Pro Football Hall of Fame (1968). | ||
| 1987 | 1989 | Running back | |||
| 1971 | 1973 | Guard | Played for the Chicago Bears in 1974 | ||
| 1999 | 2002 | Linebacker | |||
| 1967 | 1968 | Halfback | |||
| 1890 | 1890 | Quarterback | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | Halfback | Asst. football coach and assoc. athletic director at Yale | ||
| 1893 | 1895 | Halfback | Later served as head football coach at Mississippi, Beloit College and Morningside College | ||
| 1947 | 1949 | End | Later served as head coach of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1971–1972 | ||
| 1992 | 1995 | Defensive lineman | |||
| 1881 | 1881 | Quarterback | The second Michigan player at the quarterback position; practiced law in Illinois for 50 years | ||
| 1994 | 1997 | Running back | |||
| 1989 | 1991 | Wide receiver, return specialist | 1991 Heisman Trophy winner | ||
| 1975 | 1978 | Tailback | |||
| 2016 | 2019 | Linebacker | |||
| 1968 | 1970 | Linebacker | |||
| 1912 | 1913 | Quarterback, halfback | Played professional football from 1917–1924 for Buffalo and Youngstown | ||
| 1969 | 1970 | Tight end | |||
| 1980 | 1983 | Guard | |||
| 2014 | 2017 | Defensive tackle | |||
| Aidan Hutchinson | 2018 | 2021 | Defensive end | Hendricks, Lombardi, and Lott Trophies 2021 | |
| 1989 | 1992 | Defensive tackle | |||
| 1997 | 2000 | Offensive lineman | Unanimous All American in 2000 | ||
| 1901 | 1901 | Reserve | Later served as head football coach at TCU, 1905–1907 | ||
| 1939 | 1941 | Center | |||
| 1993 | 1996 | Linebacker | |||
| 2015 | 2017 | Running back | |||
| 2001 | 2004 | Cornerback | |||
| Donovan Jeter | 2017 | 2021 | Defensive tackle | ||
| Giles Jackson | 2019 | 2020 | Wide receiver | ||
| 1997 | 1998 | Running back | |||
| 1912 | 1914 | End | One of three Michigan football players killed in World War I | ||
| 1903 | 1903 | Quarterback | Starting quarterback on the 1903 "Point-a-Minute" team | ||
| 1981 | 1983 | ||||
| 2005 | 2008 | Defensive end | |||
| 1936 | 1938 | Tackle, fullback | |||
| 1995 | 1998 | Tackle | |||
| 1891 | 1891 | Center | Later served in the U.S. Congress from Nebraska | ||
| 1991 | 1994 | Tackle | |||
| 1934 | 1936 | Quarterback, safety | Starting quarterback for the 1934 team | ||
| 1890 | 1892 | Fullback, halfback, placekicker | First African-American football player at both Michigan and Northwestern; one of the greatest players in the pre-Yost era | ||
| 1973 | 1975 | Defensive end | |||
| 1920 | 1922 | Guard, tackle | |||
| Cornelius Johnson | 2019 | 2022 | Wide receiver | ||
| 1943 | 1943 | End | |||
| 1966 | 1968 | Halfback | First-team All-American, 1968; Set NCAA single-game rushing record (347 yards); Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, 1992; Played 8 seasons in the NFL for the Browns, Giants and Cowboys | ||
| 1919 | 1919 | Center, guard | Later served as head football coach at New Mexico | ||
| 1948 | 1951 | Tackle | Most valuable defensive tackle in the Big Ten, 1950; First-team All-American, 1951; Second African-American to play for the Green Bay Packers | ||
| Will Johnson | 2022 | Cornerback | |||
| 1879 | 1880 | Halfback | Became a medical doctor, surgeon, and civic leader in Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||
| 1976 | 1979 | Defensive back | |||
| 1992 | 1993 | Tight end | |||
| 1996 | 1999 | Linebacker | |||
| 1985 | 1985 | Quarterback | |||
| 1902 | 1902 | Fullback | Starter for the 1902 "Point-a-Minute" team; head football coach at Western Reserve; U.S. District Court Judge in Ohio from 1923–1965 | ||
| 1999 | 2002 | Tight end | |||
| 1957 | 1959 | Defensive back | Leading rusher for UM 1959; led New York Titans in interceptions 1960 | ||
| 1999 | 2002 | Defensive back | |||
| 2012 | 2015 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | Linebacker, running back | Later played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for 9 years; Won the 1965 Most Outstanding Canadian award | ||
| 1941 | 1942 | End, tackle | |||
| 2000 | 2003 | Defensive lineman | |||
| 1982 | 1985 | Tight end | |||
| 1964 | 1965 | Guard | |||
| 1961 | 1963 | Tackle | |||
| 1922 | 1922 | Halfback | |||
| Trevor Keegan | 2020 | 2022 | Offensive guard | First-team All-Big Ten | |
| 1897 | 1899 | Fullback | Later served as U.S. General Consul in Paris and Warsaw and as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras and South Africa | ||
| 1969 | 1971 | Defensive end | |||
| 1939 | 1941 | Tackle | MVP 1941 Michigan team; Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame | ||
| 2016 | 2020 | Defensive end | |||
| 1947 | 1949 | Fullback | MVP 1949 Michigan team; Won Distinguished Flying Cross as a jet fighter pilot in the Korean War | ||
| 1975 | 1977 | Tackle | Played 16 years in the NFL for the Falcons; 5-time Pro Bowl selection; 3-time first-team All-Pro; NFL Players Association President, 1989–1996 | ||
| 1927 | 1927 | Tackle | NCAA champion in the hammer throw (1928), NACDA Hall of Fame (1978) | ||
| 1987 | 1990 | Defensive back | Played for the Patriots in 1991 | ||
| 1883 | 1884 | Center, forward | One of the five men, along with Connie Mack, Charles Comiskey and Ban Johnson, who founded baseball's American League in 1899; owner of the Milwaukee Brewers (which became the Baltimore Orioles) and Boston Red Sox | ||
| 1920 | 1923 | Halfback | All-American, 1922–1923; Played football, basketball and baseball at Michigan; Served as Michigan's head coach, 1929–1937; Coached national championship teams, 1932–1933; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, 1958; Walter Camp Man of the Year, 1970 | ||
| 1921 | 1922 | End | All-American, 1921–1922; Died in December 1922 as a result of injuries sustained in automobile accident | ||
| 1901 | 1901 | End | Later served as head coach at Washington, 1902–1905 | ||
| 1996 | 1999 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1918 | 1918 | Quarterback | Starting quarterback for Michigan's 1918 national championship team; later played Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals as "Mike" Knode | ||
| 1921 | 1922 | Quarterback | Later played Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians as "Ray" Knode | ||
| 1951 | 1953 | End | |||
| 1948 | 1950 | Halfback | Known as the "Canonsburg Comet"; Played for undefeated 1948 national championship team | ||
| 1937 | 1939 | Center | Later served as head football coach at Whitman and Hawaii; assistant coach at Iowa for 14 years | ||
| 2008 | 2011 | Tight end | |||
| 1947 | 1948 | Tackle | Later coached at Eastern Illinois and was head scout for the Minnesota Vikings | ||
| 1940 | 1942 | Guard | Played for Cleveland Browns, 1946 | ||
| 2009 | 2012 | Safety | |||
| 1931 | 1933 | Guard | Played for the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1934 | ||
| 1955 | 1956 | End | All-American, 1955–1956; Played 10 years in NFL for Packers and Lions; First-team All Pro, 1962; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, 1978 | ||
| 2005 | 2007 | Offensive guard | First-team All-Big Ten 2006, 2007 | ||
| 1920 | 1921 | Center, Guard | |||
| 1951 | 1953 | Halfback | |||
| 1938 | 1940 | Halfback | Formed the "Touchdown Twins" combination with Tom Harmon in 1938 | ||
| 1941 | 1942 | Halfback | Followed Tom Harmon as Michigan's main running back; Finished 2nd in the Big Ten in total offense, 1941 | ||
| Center, guard | Played for the Hammond Pros in 1922 | ||||
| 1929 | 1931 | Guard, fullback | Head coach at Michigan Tech, 1957–1962 | ||
| 1921 | 1921 | Halfback | Won the 1922 NCAA Championship in the pole vault | ||
| 1904 | 1907 | Head football coach at TCU, 1908–1909 | |||
| 1972 | 1974 | Placekicker | First-team All-American, 1973; Set Michigan records for longest field goal, most field goals, and most extra points; Missed key field goals in last minutes of 1973 and 1974 Ohio State games. | ||
| 1962 | 1964 | End | |||
| 1992 | 1994 | Cornerback | |||
| 1902 | 1902 | Placekicker, fullback, tackle | Scored 113 points for the 1902 "Point-a-Minute" team | ||
| 1921 | 1923 | Second African-American to play football at Michigan; became a leading attorney in the Civil Rights Movement from the 1930s to the 1960s | |||
| 1908 | 1910 | Fullback, punter | Head football coach, University of Detroit, 1913–1914 | ||
| 1944 | 1944 | Tackle, guard, linebacker | First-team All-Big Ten and second-team All-American, 1944; Played 6 years in the NFL for the Rams; First-team All-NFL, 1948–1949 | ||
| 1975 | 1978 | Quarterback | Three-time All-Big Ten; All-American in baseball and football; Co-MVP 1979 Rose Bowl; Finished 3rd in Heisman Trophy voting, 1978; Won Big Ten batting championship; Played 10 years in Major League Baseball for the Tigers, Blue Jays, Rangers and Giants | ||
| 1989 | 1992 | Fullback | |||
| 2001 | 2005 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 2000 | 2003 | Cornerback | |||
| 2009 | 2013 | Tackle | |||
| 2013 | 2015 | Cornerback | Set Michigan record with 20 pass breakups in 2015 | ||
| 1977 | 1980 | Center | |||
| 1992 | 1992 | Defensive back | |||
| 1970 | 1972 | Wolfback, defensive back | |||
| 2016 | 2018 | Defensive back | |||
| 2004 | 2007 | Offensive guard | All-American, 2006–2007; Played in the NFL with Dolphins starting in 2008; 2-time Pro Bowl selection | ||
| 1903 | 1905 | Fullback | Later head football coach at Arkansas and Notre Dame | ||
| 1916 | 1919 | Guard | |||
| 1904 | 1905 | Guard | Later head coach at Southwestern (Kansas) | ||
| Colston Loveland | 2022 | Tight end | |||
| 1942 | 1944 | Fullback | Played 10 years in Major League Baseball | ||
| 1970 | 1973 | Defensive tackle | Later coached football at Adrian College | ||
| 1973 | 1976 | Fullback | Finished 3rd in 1976 Heisman Trophy voting; Played 7 years in the NFL for the Broncos | ||
| 1882 | 1882 | Rusher | Later became renowned professor of American history and biographer of Abraham Lincoln | ||
| 1963 | 1965 | Offensive tackle | |||
| 1941 | 1946 | End, quarterback | |||
| 1954 | 1956 | Quarterback | |||
| 1902 | 1903 | Tackle | |||
| 1954 | 1956 | End | |||
| 1909 | 1910 | Halfback | |||
| 1904 | 1907 | Halfback | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | Quarterback | |||
| 1888 | 1890 | Tackle, guard | |||
| 1982 | 1985 | Linebacker | |||
| 1959 | 1961 | Center, guard | Later served as the head football coach at Syracuse University | ||
| 1967 | 1969 | End | |||
| 1944 | 1947 | End | All-Big Ten, 1947; Broke the Big Ten record for receiving yards in 1946 and again in 1947; Played 7 years in the NFL with the Lions and Packers; First African-American for both NFL teams; Led the NFL in receiving yards and yards per catch in 1949 | ||
| 2001 | 2004 | Linebacker | |||
| 2005 | 2007 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1959 | 1961 | End | |||
| 1986 | 1989 | Defensive lineman | Athletic director at the University at Buffalo (2005–2012), at the University of Connecticut (2012–present) | ||
| 1956 | 1958 | Tackle | Played in the CFL for the Saskatchewan Roughriders | ||
| 1923 | 1924 | End | |||
| 1977 | 1979 | Tight end | Played 7 seasons in the NFL with the St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| 2008 | 2011 | Defensive tackle | |||
| Ben Mason | 2017 | 2020 | Tight end | ||
| 2004 | 2005 | Cornerback | |||
| 2002 | 2005 | Tight end | |||
| 1914 | 1916 | Halfback, Fullback | All-American 1914; Known as the "Human Bullet" and "Featherweight Fullback"; served as head football coach at Phillips, Oklahoma St. and Marshall | ||
| 1943 | 1943 | Fullback | |||
| 2018 | 2020 | Offensive lineman | |||
| J. J. McCarthy | 2021 | 2022 | Quarerback | ||
| 2014 | 2017 | Linebacker | |||
| 1989 | 1992 | Tight end | |||
| Cameron McGrone | 2018 | 2020 | Linebacker | ||
| 2008 | 2008 | Running back | Transferred to Houston after 2008 season | ||
| 1901 | 1902 | Guard | Played on "Point-a-Minute" teams; brother-in-law of Fielding H. Yost; Head football coach at Vanderbilt 1904–1934; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 | ||
| 1969 | 1971 | Offensive guard | |||
| 1897 | 1899 | Halfback | All-American 1899; Won the silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris; Head football coach at Knox and Missouri | ||
| 1961 | 1962 | Halfback, fullback, end | |||
| 1910 | 1911 | Quarterback | |||
| 1986 | 1989 | SE | |||
| Cade McNamara | 2019 | 2022 | Quarterback | ||
| 1884 | 1885 | Quarterback | Later became a lawyer in Missouri | ||
| 1959 | 1961 | Halfback | |||
| 1953 | 1955 | Guard | Captain of the 1955 team; awarded Bronze Star for work as combat surgeon in Vietnam War | ||
| 2006 | 2009 | Punter | |||
| 1985 | 1988 | Defensive tackle | |||
| 2016 | 2019 | Safety | |||
| 1976 | 1978 | Linebacker | Asst. coach at Michigan, 1980–1987 | ||
| 1974 | 1975 | Offensive lineman | Head coach at Oklahoma St. (2001–2004) and LSU (2005–2010) | ||
| 1912 | 1915 | Guard | Later served as Michigan Attorney General and General Counsel of the U.S. Army | ||
| 1907 | 1909 | End, halfback, quarterback | |||
| Joe Milton | 2018 | 2020 | Quarterback | ||
| 2006 | 2009 | Running back | |||
| 1879 | 1879 | Goalkeeper | He was the founder of the Athletic Association; later served as editor of several newspapers in Minnesota and of the Washington Herald | ||
| 1925 | 1926 | Fullback | Played 9 seasons in the NFL | ||
| 2008 | 2011 | Center | Played for the San Diego Chargers in 2012; winner of 2011 Rimington Trophy | ||
| 1945 | 1950 | Center | Played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and washington Redskins | ||
| 2014 | 2018 | Defensive lineman | |||
| Jake Moody | 2018 | 2022 | Placekicker | Lou Groza Award 2021 | |
| Derrick Moore | 2022 | Defensive end | |||
| 1968 | 1970 | Quarterback | Played 5 years in CFL for BC Lions; All-Big Ten quarterback 1970 | ||
| 2006 | 2009 | Linebacker | |||
| 2011 | 2015 | Linebacker | |||
| 1895 | 1895 | Quarterback | Went on to receive All-America honors in 1900 and 1901 as a player for Columbia; later inducted into College Football Hall of Fame | ||
| 1984 | 1987 | ||||
| Mike Morris | 2019 | 2022 | Defensive end | ||
| 2013 | 2015 | Quarterback | |||
| 1929 | 1931 | Fullback, center | |||
| 1990 | 1994 | Linebacker | |||
| 1953 | 1955 | Center, tackle | |||
| 1885 | 1886 | Forward, quarterback | Served more than 40 years in the U.S. Army, reaching rank of Brigadier General; decorated for bravery in World War I | ||
| 1973 | 1976 | Defensive tackle | Selected by ABC as college football defensive player of the year for 1976; played 1 NFL season with the Buffal Bills | ||
| 1910 | 1910 | The annual Meyer Morton Award is named after him. | |||
| 2007 | 2010 | Linebacker | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | End | Served for 26 years in United States Secret Service, shot attempted assassin of Pres. Harry S. Truman in 1950 | ||
| 1921 | 1923 | Tackle | |||
| 2003 | 2006 | Safety | |||
| 1979 | 1981 | Offensive tackle | |||
| 1969 | 1971 | Center | Later played for the Houston Oilers, Chicago Fire and Chicago Wind | ||
| 2000 | 2003 | Quarterback | |||
| 1978 | 1981 | Linebacker | Played for Boston in the USFL; Selected as a 1983 first-team All-League linebacker | ||
| 1943 | 1943 | Center | Later played pro football for the Chicago Rockets and Chicago Bears | ||
| 1939 | 1941 | Halfback | Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach | ||
| 1968 | 1970 | Defensive tackle | Later played for the BC Lions | ||
| 1930 | 1932 | Quarterback | Played for the NY Giants, 1933–1935; inducted into College Football Hall of Fame | ||
| 1915 | 1916 | Center | Played for the Green Bay Packers, 1922–1924 | ||
| 1903 | 1905 | Quarterback | Later served as head football coach at Oregon State, 1906–1908 | ||
| 2016 | 2019 | Placekicker | Ranked by Scout.com as the No. 1 placekicker in college football's incoming Class of 2016 | ||
| 2012 | 2014 | Running back | |||
| 1957 | 1959 | Quarterback | |||
| 1964 | 1966 | Center, linebacker | |||
| 1943 | 1945 | Halfback | |||
| Martavious Odoms | 2008 | 2011 | Wide receiver | ||
| 1961 | 1963 | Guard | Played 8 years for the Buffalo Bills | ||
| David Ojabo | 2019 | 2021 | Defensive end | ||
| Eyabi Okie | 2022 | 2022 | Defensive end, linebacker | ||
| 2016 | 2017 | Quarterback | |||
| 1881 | 1883 | Three-quarter back | Captain of 1882 and 1883 teams; later became president of a railway and a mining company | ||
| Olusegun Oluwatimi | 2022 | 2022 | Center | Rimington and Outland Trophis | |
| 2009 | 2012 | Offensive guard | First-team All-Big Ten in 2012 | ||
| 1974 | 1976 | ||||
| 2016 | 2019 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1925 | 1927 | End | |||
| 1999 | 2002 | Linebacker | |||
| 1948 | 1950 | Halfback | |||
| 2006 | 2009 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1928 | 1928 | End | |||
| Dick O'Shaugnessy | 1951 | 1953 | Center | All-Big Ten, 1952 | |
| 1977 | 1980 | Linebacker | |||
| 1955 | 1957 | Halfback | |||
| 1999 | 2003 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1978 | 1981 | Offensive tackle | |||
| 1934 | 1936 | End | |||
| 1911 | 1913 | Center | |||
| 1997 | 2000 | ||||
| Kwity Paye | 2017 | 2020 | Defensive end | Second-team All-Big Ten 2019, 2020 | |
| 1992 | 1996 | Center | |||
| 1999 | 2003 | Offensive lineman | |||
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 2017 | 2019 | Wide receiver | ||
| 1990 | 1993 | Defensive back, safety | |||
| 2013 | 2016 | Safety | |||
| 1917 | 1921 | Halfback | |||
| 2000 | 2003 | Running back | |||
| 1950 | 1952 | End | |||
| 1982 | 1986 | Fullback | |||
| 2016 | 2017 | Quarterback | |||
| 1949 | 1951 | ||||
| 1997 | 1999 | ||||
| 2018 | 2019 | Quarterback | |||
| 1941 | 1943 | End | Later coached football at Hillsdale College and Western Michigan University | ||
| 1931 | 1933 | End | All-American, 1932, 1933 | ||
| 1909 | 1911 | Quarterback | Later appointed as a U.S. District Court Judge by Franklin Roosevelt; served 24 years in that capacity | ||
| Dick Pierce | |||||
| 2012 | 2014 | Defensive tackle | |||
| 1927 | 1928 | Tackle | All-American and team MVP, 1928 | ||
| 1879 | 1879 | Rusher | Scored first touchdown in Michigan history, May 1879; became famous as an architect in the Arts and Crafts movement; three of his buildings are National Historic Landmarks | ||
| 1944 | 1945 | Quarterback | All-Big Ten quarterback, 1944 | ||
| 1911 | 1913 | Tackle, end | All-American, 1913 | ||
| 1964 | 1967 | Guard, tackle | |||
| 1990 | 1993 | Tailback | |||
| 1941 | 1943 | Center, tackle | Played 4 years in NFL; inducted into College Football Hall of Fame | ||
| 1882 | 1890 | Holds record for most years playing for Michigan's football team (8); Scored the first touchdown in the first game played at Michigan's first home football field in Ann Arbor; later operated a boarding house, power company and Ann Arbor Press; held office as Ann Arbor city councilman, postmaster and Washtenaw County supervisor | |||
| 1942 | 1947 | Tackle | One of Michigan's "Seven Oak Posts" in 1942 | ||
| 1993 | 1994 | Linebacker | |||
| 1967 | 1969 | Defensive ends | Later played for the Montreal Alouettes and Memphis Grizzlies | ||
| 1956 | 1958 | Halfback | |||
| 1965 | 1967 | End | Played 7 years in the Canadian Football League, including 3 Grey Cup championship teams | ||
| 1949 | 1951 | Quarterback, halfback | |||
| 1982 | 1986 | Offensive tackle | |||
| 1960 | 1962 | Halfback | |||
| 1970 | 1972 | DB, SE | |||
| 1932 | 1933 | Quarterback | |||
| 2011 | 2013 | Running back | |||
| 1995 | 1998 | Defensive back | |||
| 1946 | 1948 | Quarterback, linebacker | Coach at Delaware, 1966–2001; inducted to College Football Hall of Fame | ||
| 1945 | 1945 | Halfback | |||
| 1900 | 1903 | End | Died while serving in Germany during World War I | ||
| 1900 | 1901 | Halfback | Last-surviving member of Yost's 1901 Point-a-Minute team | ||
| 1932 | 1934 | Fullback, halfback | |||
| 1914 | 1916 | Guard | Played for the 1917 world's professional football champion Massillon Tigers | ||
| 1901 | 1901 | Fullback | Later served as head football coach and athletic director at Monmouth College, 1907–1910 | ||
| 1914 | 1915 | Tackle, guard | |||
| 1937 | 1939 | Halfback | |||
| 1995 | 1999 | Nose tackle | |||
| 1943 | 1946 | End | Captain of the 1946 team | ||
| 1931 | 1935 | Quarterback | Captain of the 1935 team | ||
| 1893 | 1893 | Substitute | Later served as Attorney General of Wisconsin; his son became Governor of Wisconsin | ||
| 1904 | 1907 | Tackle, fullback | Later served as head football coach at Washington State, Occidental | ||
| 2004 | 2004 | Quarterback | |||
| 1894 | 1897 | Halfback, quarterback | Son of the Governor of Wyoming; later became a bank president in Chicago | ||
| 1979 | 1982 | Tailback | |||
| 1991 | 1995 | Tight end | |||
| 1944 | 1948 | End | Played for the Detroit Lions, 1950 | ||
| 2003 | 2006 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1908 | 1908 | Guard | Head football coach at Maine (1911–1913), Amherst (1914–1916) | ||
| 1957 | 1959 | Fullback | |||
| 1993 | 1994 | Fullback | |||
| 1935 | 1937 | Halfback | Later became general counsel of the American Petroleum Institute | ||
| 2004 | 2006 | Placekicker | |||
| 1983 | 1986 | ||||
| 1984 | 1987 | Punter | |||
| 2009 | 2012 | Quarterback | In 2010, set the single-season Division I FBS record for rushing yards by a quarterback and became the only player in NCAA history to both pass and rush for 1,500 yards | ||
| 1941 | 1946 | Halfback, Quarterback | Assistant football coach at Michigan, 1948–1956 | ||
| 1921 | 1922 | Fullback, halfback | |||
| 1923 | 1924 | Quarterback | Head football coach at North Dakota and Louisiana Tech | ||
| 2009 | 2012 | Defensive end | |||
| 1922 | 1922 | Guard | |||
| 1980 | 1983 | Linebacker | |||
| 1965 | 1967 | ||||
| Josh Ross | 2017 | 2021 | Linebacker | ||
| 2009 | 2012 | Wide receiver | Set Michigan's single-game receiving record with nine catches for 246 yards against Illinois in 2010 | ||
| 1963 | 1966 | Halfback | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | Quarterback | Set Michigan record with 6 touchdown passes in a game | ||
| 2017 | 2019 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1992 | 1995 | Offensive tackle | |||
| 2015 | 2019 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1972 | 1974 | Linebacker | Later played in the NFL for the Falcons and Jets | ||
| 2011 | 2014 | Linebacker | |||
| Mike Sainristil | 2019 | 2022 | Wide receiver Cornerback | ||
| 2008 | 2010 | Offensive tackle | |||
| 1981 | 1984 | Placekicker | |||
| 2011 | 2013 | Offensive guard, offensive tackle | |||
| Luke Schoonmaker | 2018 | 2022 | Third-team All-Big Ten 2022 | ||
| 1903 | 1905 | Guard, center | Later head football coach at Missouri, Nebraska | ||
| 1904 | 1908 | Center | College Football Hall of Fame | ||
| 1903 | 1903 | Won the gold medal in the 110 meter hurdles at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |||
| 1956 | 1956 | Center | |||
| 1911 | 1913 | Fullback, tackle | Became the president of Harcourt, Brace & Company | ||
| 1975 | 1978 | Linebacker, defensive end | |||
| 1971 | 1973 | Tight end | |||
| 1893 | 1896 | End | Captain of the 1896 team | ||
| 1969 | 1971 | Fullback | Later played for the Calgary Stampeders | ||
| 1969 | 1972 | Tight end, offensive tackle | |||
| 2008 | 2011 | Running back | Rushed for a career-high 127 yards against UMass in 2010 | ||
| 1996 | 1997 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1899 | 1901 | Quarterback, halfback | |||
| 2002 | 2004 | Defensive back, safety | |||
| 1996 | 1999 | Tight end, fullback | |||
| 2006 | 2009 | Quarterback | |||
| 1890 | 1893 | Quarterback, end | Head football coach at Iowa, 1894 | ||
| 1900 | 1901 | Tackle | |||
| 1971 | 1973 | Fullback | |||
| 1944 | 1948 | Guard | Played on Michigan's undefeated 1947 and 1948 national championship teams | ||
| 1962 | 1964 | Tackle | |||
| 1976 | 1979 | Linebacker | |||
| 1928 | 1930 | Quarterback, halfback | MVP of the 1929 team and captain of the 1930 team who later attended Harvard Medical School | ||
| 1989 | 1992 | Offensive guard | Played for the New England Patriots in 1994 | ||
| 1987 | 1991 | Offensive line | Two-time All-American; Played five years in the NFL with the Raiders and Panthers | ||
| 1971 | 1973 | Quarterback | After Slade's funeral in 2006, Bo Schembechler challenged the current Michigan team to "be as good a Michigan man as Slade" | ||
| 1922 | 1924 | Guard | All-American 1924; Later worked as an assistant coach at Wisconsin, North Carolina State and Virginia; Head coach of golf team at Virginia 1940–1958 | ||
| 1941 | 1943 | End | Later played three years in the NFL for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 1909 | 1909 | Guard, center | Later served as head coach at Throop College of Technology (now known as California Institute of Technology) in Pasadena, California | ||
| 1915 | 1917 | Fullback | All-American 1917; Played professional football for the Masillon Tigers and Buffalo All-Americans | ||
| 1893 | 1894 | Line | Omission as an All-American led to criticism that selectors were biased against Western players | ||
| 2016 | 2016 | Running back | |||
| 1888 | 1888 | Quarterback | Later became a founder of the Olds Motor Works and General Motors and president of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers | ||
| 1973 | 1976 | ||||
| Mazi Smith | 2019 | 2022 | Defensive tackle | First-team All-Big Ten 2022 | |
| 1963 | 1965 | ||||
| 1980 | 1983 | Quarterback | |||
| 2009 | 2012 | Running back | First Michigan player to have rushing, passing and receiving touchdowns in one game | ||
| 1956 | 1958 | Tackle | Played for the Denver Broncos (1960) and Oakland Raiders (1961) | ||
| 1898 | 1901 | End | All-American 1901; College Football Hall of Fame | ||
| 2015 | 2017 | Quarterback | |||
| 1945 | 1948 | Guard, tackle | Played 4 years for Chicago Hornets, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, New York Yanks, and Dallas Texans | ||
| 1900 | 1901 | Guard, center | Later became a physician and surgeon in Kalamazoo | ||
| 1916 | 1919 | Quarterback | All-American in 1916 | ||
| 2014 | 2015 | Quarterback | |||
| 1886 | 1887 | Guard, rusher | Later gained renown as a contract engineer for the American Bridge Company and Bethlehem Steel | ||
| 1989 | 1993 | Defensive tackle | |||
| 1968 | 1970 | ||||
| 1897 | 1899 | Tackle | Later served as the head football coach at Nevada and Oregon State | ||
| 1994 | 1997 | Defensive end, defensive tackle | |||
| 1922 | 1924 | Halfback | Captain of the 1924 team; Later served as an assistant football coach at Northwestern | ||
| 1918 | 1921 | Halfback, fullback | All-American 1918; Key player on 1918 national championship team; Also a member of Michigan's hockey, swimming and golf teams | ||
| 2002 | 2005 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1900 | 1902 | Halfback, end | Practiced for more than 50 years as a lawyer in Los Angeles; represented the Yankees in a landmark case before the US Supreme Court affirming Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption | ||
| Andrew Stueber | 2017 | 2021 | Offensive guard | First-team All-Big Ten 2021 | |
| 2000 | 2003 | Defensive back, linebacker | |||
| 1966 | 1968 | Defensive end | |||
| 2008 | 2010 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1995 | 1998 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1980 | 1982 | Offensive guard, offensive tackle | |||
| 1972 | 1974 | Linebacker | |||
| 1937 | 1939 | Halfback | Later served as head football coach at South Dakota Mines, Albright, Whitman, and Sacramento State | ||
| 1904 | 1905 | End, halfback | Head football coach at Colorado School of Mines, 1910–1911 | ||
| 2017 | 2021 | Offensive lineman | |||
| 1938 | 1940 | Guard | Running guard and key blocker for Tom Harmon; later football coach in Grand Rapids 1942–1971 | ||
| 1899 | 1902 | End, fullback | |||
| 1995 | 1998 | Linebacker | |||
| 1969 | 1971 | Tailback, fullback | |||
| 1927 | 1927 | End | |||
| 1985 | 1989 | Quarterback | |||
| 1969 | 1971 | Linebacker | |||
| 2005 | 2008 | Defensive tackle | |||
| 1986 | 1989 | MG | |||
| 1897 | 1899 | Halfback, end | Coached at Michigan State, BYU and Utah State | ||
| 1945 | 1949 | Halfback | |||
| 1998 | 2000 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1930 | 1933 | Quarterback | |||
| 1997 | 2000 | Running back | |||
| 1891 | 1892 | Guard | Later coached at Nebraska and Arkansas | ||
| 1979 | 1982 | Linebacker | Played 3 seasons in the NFL for the Buccaneers and Lions | ||
| 1910 | 1912 | Fullback | Leading scorer, 1911; Captain, 1912; President of Michigan Trust Company, 1933–1956 | ||
| 1971 | 1973 | Fullback, linebacker | |||
| 1927 | 1927 | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | Quarterback | Starting QB for Michigan in 2008 and for Arizona State in 2010 | ||
| 1962 | 1964 | Quarterback | Chicago Tribune Silver Football Trophy, 1964; All-American, 1964; Played in NFL for New York Giants (1965) | ||
| Bob Timm | 1950 | 1952 | Guard | All-Big Ten, 1952 | |
| 1945 | 1948 | Guard | Captain and Most Valuable Player of the National Champion 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team | ||
| 1992 | 1995 | Wide receiver | First-team All-Big Ten (1994); Played in NFL for the New York Giants (1996–2008) | ||
| 1950 | 1952 | Quarterback, linebacker | Michigan Wolverines Most Valuable Player, 1952 | ||
| 1952 | 1953 | End | |||
| 1911 | 1913 | End, fullback, halfback | |||
| 2010 | 2013 | Running back | |||
| 1987 | 1991 | Linebacker | Director of Michigan's basketball operations since 2007; also assistant athletic director under Dave Brandon | ||
| 1887 | 1887 | Tackle | Later served as an Iowa state senator and chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party state committee | ||
| 2005 | 2008 | ||||
| 1977 | 1980 | Defensive guard | All-Big Ten and second-team All-American; Defensive coordinator for Carolina Panthers 2003–2008 | ||
| 1937 | 1939 | Halfback | Meyer Morton Award in 1937; head football coach at Eastern Michigan, 1952–64 | ||
| 1926 | 1929 | End | Later football coach at Olivet College and head baseball coach at Iowa State and Wayne State | ||
| 1995 | 1998 | Tight end | All-Big Ten, 1996, 1997, and 1998. All-American, 1997. | ||
| 1891 | 1892 | Guard | |||
| D. J. Turner | 2019 | 2022 | Cornerback | ||
| 2016 | 2019 | Linebacker | |||
| 1918 | 1921 | Fullback, halfback | Played 3 years in the NFL for the All-Americans, Independents, Packers and Blues | ||
| 1921 | 1923 | Quarterback | All-American, 1922; Led Michigan to back-to-back undefeated seasons and 1923 national championship; Later served as a football and baseball coach at Northwestern, Wisconsin, Cal, and Washington University in St. Louis | ||
| 1935 | 1937 | End | Later served as head football coach at Harvard and Connecticut | ||
| 2008 | 2011 | Defensive lineman | |||
| 1888 | 1891 | Halfback, fullback, end | Captain of the 1891 Michigan team; Played at end in 1888, fullback in 1889 and halfback in 1891 | ||
| 1955 | 1957 | Quarterback | Played 2 seasons in the CFL with the Blue Bombers; Set CFL records with 7 TD passes in 1 game and a 107-yard TD pass; Scored a record 22 points in 1958 Grey Cup | ||
| 1988 | 1990 | Tailback | Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Year, 1990; Played 4 seasons in the NFL with the Patriots, Seahawks and Chiefs | ||
| 1923 | 1923 | Fullback | Later played in the NFL with the Detroit Panthers; brother of Ernie Vick | ||
| 1918 | 1921 | Center | All-American, 1921; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 1983; Played Major League Baseball for the Cardinals 1922–1926; Played 3 years in the NFL with the Panthers, Bears and Wolverines | ||
| 1965 | 1967 | Quarterback | Set Michigan record with 2,400 passing yards (now ranks 15th) | ||
| Luiji Vilain | 2017 | 2020 | Linebacker | ||
| 1893 | 1896 | Tackle | Star for Michigan teams that went 33-6-1 from 1893–1896; Assistant football coach 1897–1898 | ||
| 1996 | 1997 | Punter | |||
| 1985 | 1988 | Center | All-American, 1988; Played in the WFL for the San Antonio Riders and Detroit Drive | ||
| 1964 | 1966 | Safety, cornerback, halfback, quarterback, fullback | All-American,1966; Played 12 years in the NFL for the Colts, Giants and Dolphins; 4-time All-Pro | ||
| 1948 | 1950 | Defensive tackle, offensive tackle | All-American, 1949 and 1950; Blocked punt to win the 1950 Snow Bowl | ||
| 1993 | 1994 | Linebacker | Played 3 years in the NFL with the Lions | ||
| 1952 | 1954 | Tackle | All-American, 1954; Played 3 years in the CFL for the Eskimos; 1957 CFL All-Star | ||
| 1986 | 1989 | Tight end | All-Big Ten, 1989; Played 10 years in the NFL for the Chargers, Chiefs and Raiders | ||
| 2016 | 2017 | Running back | Rated by ESPN and 247Sports.com as the No. 1 running back in the class of 2016 | ||
| 1999 | 2001 | Wide receiver | All-American, 2001; MVP 2001 Michigan football team; Played 1 year in the NFL for the Buccaneers | ||
| 1977 | 1980 | Quarterback | Co-MVP 1979 Gator Bowl; Led Michigan to 1980 Big Ten championship and victory in 1981 Rose Bowl | ||
| 1964 | 1966 | Halfback | Played 3 seasons in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints | ||
| 1932 | 1934 | Three-time All-American in track and field; NCAA high jump champion; Second African-American to earn varsity letter in football at Michigan; Georgia Tech refused to play Michigan in 1934 if Ward played | |||
| 2007 | 2009 | Cornerback | All-Big Ten, 2009 | ||
| 1907 | 1909 | Quarterback | Head football coach at Texas in 1910; Died from a fall prior to start of 1911 season | ||
| 1905 | 1909 | Tackle, center, fullback | Served as Detroit police commissioner in the early 1930s | ||
| 2015 | 2018 | Defensive back | |||
| 2002 | 2005 | Defensive tackle | All-Big Ten, 2005; Played in the NFL with the Cardinals starting in 2006 | ||
| 1943 | 1946 | Center | MVP 1945 Michigan team; All-Big Ten, 1945 | ||
| 1996 | 1998 | Cornerback | All-Big Ten, 1997; Played 2 years in the NFL with the Giants | ||
| 1925 | 1927 | Halfback, fullback | Later served as an assistant football coach at Michigan for 28 years | ||
| 1898 | 1898 | Fullback | Fullback for the 1898 championship team; Later worked as a surgeon in San Francisco; decorated for service as a surgeon at the front in World War I | ||
| 1900 | 1902 | Quarterback | Quarterback of the 1901 "Point-a-Minute" team; Later served as a head football coach at Kansas and Beloit | ||
| 1944 | 1947 | Fullback, halfback, quarterback | Starting fullback for the 1947 "Mad Magicians" team | ||
| 1988 | 1990 | Safety | All-American, 1990; MVP 1990 Michigan team; Played 1 year in the NFL with the Vikings | ||
| 1909 | 1911 | End, halfback, tackle | All-American 1910 | ||
| 1939 | 1941 | Fullback | All-American, 1941; Played 4 years in the NFL with the Lions; All-Pro in 1945; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 1987 | ||
| 1917 | 1919 | Quarterback, halfback | All-American, 1917 | ||
| 1991 | 1994 | Tailback | All-Big Ten 1992, 1994; Ranks 4th at Michigan with 4,178 rushing yards; Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, 1992; All-American in track, 1995; Played 10 years in the NFL with the Giants and Raiders | ||
| 1928 | 1930 | Halfback, fullback, quarterback | MVP 1930 Michigan team; Finished 2nd in voting for 1930 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as Big Ten MVP | ||
| 1983 | 1986 | Fullback | Played 1 year in the NFL for the Cowboys | ||
| 1898 | 1901 | Tackle, end | Captain of the 1901 "Point-a-Minute" team | ||
| 1946 | 1947 | Center | 2nd team All-American 1947; Played for Big Ten championship teams at Michigan (1947) and Ohio State (1942); Later served as an assistant coach and assistant athletic director at Penn State | ||
| 1941 | 1946 | Halfback | Played 1 year in the NFL for the Steelers | ||
| 1997 | 2000 | Cornerback, punt returner | Co-captain 2000 Michigan team | ||
| 1898 | 1898 | Halfback | Leading scorer on undefeated 1898 team | ||
| 1915 | 1920 | End, tackle, fullback | Later coached at Michigan, Princeton; Athletic director at Maine and Denver; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 1956 | ||
| 1942 | 1946 | Fullback, quarterback | Played 2 years in the NFL with the Lions | ||
| 1983 | 1986 | Tailback | NCAA champion in indoor 55 m hurdles; 3-time All-American in track and field; Set Michigan records in 60-meter high hurdles and 110-meter hurdles | ||
| 2011 | 2014 | Placekicker, Punter | 2011 ESPN.com and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman | ||
| 1945 | 1948 | Guard | Founding director and chairman of the board (1984–1997) of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio; Served as chairman of the board of the American Automobile Association | ||
| 1999 | 2002 | Cornerback | Played 6 years in the NFL with the Falcons, Giants and Bengals | ||
| 1995 | 1998 | Tailback | Played 2 years in the NFL for the Cardinals | ||
| 1996 | 1999 | Defensive tackle | Played 6 years in the NFL for the Colts | ||
| 1997 | 2000 | Offensive tackle, offensive guard | Played 9 seasons in the NFL for the Jaguars | ||
| 1930 | 1932 | End | Captain of the undefeated national champion 1932 team; Later served as head football coach and athletic director at Wisconsin | ||
| 1899 | 1901 | Guard | Played on the 1901 Point-a-Minute team; Later served as head football coach at Wabash and Alma Colleges | ||
| 1997 | 2000 | Defensive tackle | Played 9 seasons in the NFL and CFL for the Dolphins, Blue Bombers, Roughriders and Alouettes | ||
| 1918 | 1921 | Guard | Later served as the head football coach at Louisiana Tech and head basketball coach at LSU | ||
| 2020 | 2022 | Wide receiver | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | Quarterback | Also played at Wisconsin (1942, 1946–1947); head football coach at Wayne State (NE), Wisconsin–Stout, St. Cloud State | ||
| 2014 | 2018 | Defensive end | |||
| 1992 | 1996 | Safety | Played 6 years in the CFL for the Argonauts | ||
| 1940 | 1942 | Tackle | All-American, 1942; MVP 1942 Michigan team; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, 1967; His No. 11 is 1 of 5 retired numbers at Michigan; Played 9 years in the NFL for the Steagles and Eagles; 8-time All-Pro | ||
| 1947 | 1949 | Tackle | All-American, 1948 and 1949; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, 1967; Oldest college football player ever selected as an All-American at age 33; His No. 11 is 1 of 5 retired numbers at Michigan | ||
| 1931 | 1933 | Tackle | All-American, 1933; Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, 1967; MVP in the Big Ten in baseball, 1934; Played Major League Baseball for the Reds in 1937; His No. 11 is 1 of 5 retired numbers at Michigan | ||
| 1946 | 1949 | End | Later coached football and basketball at Hillsdale College and the University of Delaware | ||
| 1895 | 1896 | Center | Elected captain of the 1897 team but unable to play after contracting typhoid fever | ||
| 2003 | 2006 | Defensive end, linebacker | Lombardi Award winner, 2006; Ted Hendricks Award winner, 2006; All-American, 2006; Played in the NFL with the Steelers since 2007; Pro Bowl, 2009 | ||
| 2002 | 2005 | Linebacker | Played in the NFL with the Patriots since 2006 | ||
| 1995 | 1997 | Cornerback | 1997 Heisman Trophy winner; Played in the NFL since 1998 with the Raiders and Packers | ||
| 1978 | 1981 | Tailback | All-American 1981; MVP 1981 Michigan team; MVP 1981 Rose Bowl; Set Michigan's all-time record with 3,850 career rushing yards (now ranks 5th); Played 7 years in the NFL with the Giants, Oilers, and Lions | ||
| 1963 | 1965 | Defensive tackle | Two-time All-American; MVP 1965 Michigan team; Played 1 year in the NFL for the Jets | ||
| 1944 | 1947 | Quarterback | Played for Ohio State in 1943; Quarterback of the undefeated 1947 team known as the "Mad Magicians"; All-Big Ten 1947 | ||
| 1912 | 1912 | halfback | Played freshman football at UM before transfer to Washington & Lee; Induced into College Football Hall of Fame in 1958 | ||
| 1950 | 1952 | Linebacker, fullback, offensive tackle | All-Big Ten 1952; Played 6 years in the NFL for the Packers and Lions | ||
| 1996 | 1999 | Offensive guard, offensive tackle | Played 1 year in the NFL for the Giants | ||
| Zak Zinter | 2020 | 2022 | Offensive guard | First-team All-Big Ten 2022 | |
| 1984 | 1986 | Quarterback | Starting QB in last half of 1984 season; set single-game record for passing yards in his second start |