No offense is going to be successful without a strong offensive line, but few coaches are as dependent on this group as Jim Harbaugh. The Michigan head coach has built an identity around running the football and owning the line of scrimmage, and even as he has shifted more towards speed in space, everything for the Wolverines begins up front.
The 2021 squad is coming off a season that earned the line the Joe Moore Award as the best unit in the nation, but this was not the first time Harbaugh has featured some impressive players up front.