Jim Harbaugh’s arrival promised a full weaponization of tight ends in Ann Arbor.
In his final year at Stanford, he possessed three future pros at the position — Coby Fleener, Konrad Reuland (R.I.P.) and current Super Bowl champion Zach Ertz. Two of the top five receivers during Harbaugh’s Super Bowl season with the 49ers were Vernon Davis and Delanie Walker.
This intense focus continued at Michigan with the development of Jake Butt into a Denver Bronco, but heading into 2018 it’s a whole new monster. Sean McKeon, Zach Gentry and Nick Eubanks form perhaps Harbaugh’s deepest group since his final season in Palo Alto.