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10 NFL Draft picks that lived up to the hype in Michigan football history

Michigan has had a lot of players drafted to the NFL over the years, so who were some of the best ones?

By Ericka Brockish

Sep 3, 2016; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines former player Charles Woodson is introduced.
Sep 3, 2016; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines former player Charles Woodson is introduced. / Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
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. . Round 1, Pick 11. Taylor Lewan. Michigan Draft. 485. 6. player. 2014 NFL Draft. Taylor Lewan

Taylor Lewan was taken with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Lewan was taken by the Tennessee Titans and spent his entire nine-year career with them until he recently retired in 2022.

Lewan played in 11 games his rookie season starting six of them. As an offensive lineman, of course, there are not a lot of stats on the stat sheet, but Lewan was a lock down left tackle who knew how to protect his quarterback.

He also every game he played in for the rest of his career after his rookie season, but in his final three years, he dealt with injuries that put him out of commission quite a bit. Lewan's retirement was slightly surprising to me, but after nine years in the league, he earned everything he got in retirement.

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