Regardless of how good its teams have been as a whole, Michigan’s calling card since the start of the Jim Harbaugh era has been defensive dominance. Year after year, the Wolverines have one of the top defenses in the Big Ten, if not the country. That trend continued in 2024, with Michigan still being among the nation’s best even with an 8-5 record.
Unsurprisingly, if your team has a great defense, it will send plenty of contributors to the next level. Michigan has done that since the start of the Harbaugh era, as 37 defensive players have been selected out of Ann Arbor in the last 10 NFL drafts.