A familiar name within the college football circuit in the state of Michigan recently went #1 overall during the 2022 United States Football League (USFL) Draft.
Former Michigan Quarterback Shea Patterson was selected by, of all teams, the Michigan Panthers with the #1 overall pick in the draft.
During his two years at Michigan in 2018 and 2019, Patterson totaled 5,661 passing yards, 45 passing touchdowns, 323 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. Overall between Ole Miss and Michigan from 2016-19, Patterson put up 8,800 passing yards, 68 passing touchdowns, 476 rushing yards, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 27 interceptions.
After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, Patterson was a free agent signing by the Kansas City Chiefs before being released and bounced around between two Canadian Football League (CFL) teams in the B.C. Lions and Montreal Allouettes in 2021.
You can track all of the players selected in the USFL Draft here.
