Lloyd Carr and the National Football League Draft
4/19/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Lloyd Carr had at least three players selected in each of the 13 NFL drafts as a head coach.
The Wolverines had a first-round draft pick in seven of Carr's 13 seasons, including a school-record-tying three first-round draft picks in 2001. In fact, the Wolverines had three players selected in the first 18 picks of that 2001 draft: wide receiver David Terrell (8th) and offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson (17th) and Jeff Backus (18th).
Michigan had five offensive players picked in the first 43 selections of the 2001 NFL Draft.
Carr had nine first-round draft picks during his head coaching career.
Carr coached 54 NFL draft picks as head coach and 71 overall selections on the U-M staff.
Eighteen of those 54 picks over the past 13 years were selected in the first two rounds and 34 players were chosen in the first four rounds of the draft.
Carr had at least one player picked in 24 of his 28 seasons as a member of the U-M staff (defensive backs from 1980-86, defensive coordinator from 1987-94 and head coach from 1995-2007).
Nearly 100 NFL team representatives attend Michigan's Pro Timing Day every spring.
The National Football League Via Carr
Lloyd Carr has an impressive track record when it comes to sending players to the NFL. Following is a list of U-M players coached by Lloyd Carr who have been drafted into the National Football League. Carr served as defensive backs coach from 1980-86, defensive coordinator from 1987-94 and head coach from 1995-2007).
| Year | Player, Position | Round | NFL Team |
| 1980 (2) | Mike Jolly, DB | 4th | New Orleans Saints |
| Mike Harden, DB | 5th | Denver Broncos | |
| 1982 (1) | Brian Carpenter, DB | 4th | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1983 (1) | Keith Bostic, DB | 2nd | Houston Oilers |
| 1984 (1) | Evan Cooper, DB | 4th | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1986 (1) | Brad Cochran, DB | 3rd | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1987 (1) | Garland Rivers, DB | 4th | Detroit Lions |
| 1989 (2) | David Arnold, DB | 5th | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Mark Messner, DT | 6th | Los Angeles Rams | |
| 1990 (1) | Brent White, DT | 11th | Chicago Bears |
| 1991 (2) | David Key, DB | 6th | New England Patriots |
| Tripp Welborne, DB | 7th | Minnesota Vikings | |
| 1992 (2) | Mike Evans, DL | 4th | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Erick Anderson, ILB | 7th | Kansas City Chiefs | |
| 1993 (1) | Corwin Brown, DB | 4th | New England Patriots |
| 1995 (2) | Ty Law, DB | 1st | New England Patriots |
| Matt Dyson, LB | 4th | Los Angeles Raiders | |
| 1996 (5) | Tim Biakabutuka, RB | 1st | Carolina Panthers |
| Amani Toomer, WR | 2nd | New York Giants | |
| Jon Runyan, OT | 4th | Houston Oilers | |
| Mercury Hayes, WR | 5th | New Orleans Saints | |
| Jay Riemersma, TE | 7th | Buffalo Bills | |
| 1997 (3) | Rod Payne, C | 3rd | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Damon Denson, OG | 4th | New England Patriots | |
| William Carr, NT | 7th | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| 1998 (5) | Charles Woodson, DB | 1st | Oakland Raiders |
| Chris Floyd, FB | 3rd | New England Patriots | |
| Brian Griese, QB | 3rd | Denver Broncos | |
| Glen Steele, DL | 4th | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Chris Howard, RB | 5th | Denver Broncos | |
| 1999 (4) | Jon Jansen, OT | 2nd | Washington Redskins |
| Jerame Tuman, TE | 5th | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Tai Streets, WR | 6th | San Francisco 49ers | |
| Andre Weathers, DB | 6th | New York Giants | |
| 2000 (6) | Ian Gold, LB | 2nd | Denver Broncos |
| Aaron Shea, FB/TE | 4th | Cleveland Browns | |
| Josh Williams, DL | 4th | Indianapolis Colts | |
| Dhani Jones, LB | 6th | New York Giants | |
| Tom Brady, QB | 6th | New England Patriots | |
| Rob Renes, NT | 7th | Indianapolis Colts | |
| 2001 (5) | David Terrell, WR | 1st | Chicago Bears |
| Steve Hutchinson, OG | 1st | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Jeff Backus, OT | 1st | Detroit Lions | |
| Anthony Thomas, RB | 2nd | Chicago Bears | |
| Maurice Williams, OT | 2nd | Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| 2002 (4) | Marquise Walker, WR | 3rd | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Larry Foote, ILB | 4th | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Jonathan Goodwin, OL | 5th | New York Jets | |
| Hayden Epstein, K/P | 7th | Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| 2003 (6) | Bennie Joppru, TE | 2nd | Houston Texans |
| Victor Hobson, LB | 2nd | New York Jets | |
| B.J. Askew, RB | 3rd | New York Jets | |
| Drew Henson, QB | 6th | Houston Texans | |
| Cato June, S | 6th | Indianapolis Colts | |
| Charles Drake, S | 6th | New York Giants | |
| 2004 (4) | Chris Perry, RB | 1st | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Jeremy LeSueur, CB | 3rd | Denver Broncos | |
| John Navarre, QB | 7th | Arizona Cardinals | |
| Tony Pape, OT | 7th | Miami Dolphins | |
| 2005 (3) | Braylon Edwards, WR | 1st | Cleveland Browns |
| Marlin Jackson, CB | 1st | Indianapolis Colts | |
| David Baas, OG/C | 2nd | San Francisco 49ers | |
| 2006 (3) | Gabe Watson, DT | 4th | Arizona Cardinals |
| Jason Avant, WR | 4th | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Tim Massaquoi, TE | 7th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 2007 (6) | Jake Long, OT | 1st | Miami Dolphins |
| Chad Henne, QB | 2nd | Miami Dolphins | |
| Shawn Crable, OLB | 3rd | New England | |
| Mario Manningham, WR | 3rd | New York Giants | |
| Mike Hart, RB | 6th | Indianapolis Colts | |
| Adrian Arrington, WR | 7th | New Orleans Saints |
