Rookie Blue-out part 1: one-card wonders

Over the last couple months of 2015 I made a big push to acquire lots of cards for my Michigan Football RC PC, and between Sportlots and COMC I made a ton of progress.  Now I'm slowly but surely showing them off in various bunches.  Hit the link above to see the album or have a look at my checklist here.  (You can also use the links in the "Rookie Blue: Michigan Football rookies collection" section on the right sidebar)

Welcome to post #1 in this series.  How many there will be is totally up in the air as I don't plan to consistently post a specific number of cards each time.  I doubt I'll even always have a theme in mind as I do these, so anything goes!  Today's post does have a theme, though--each one of these players had exactly one rookie card, so I'm showing them off together while giving a quick bit of info about the guys that haven't made an appearance here yet (which is most of them).

Bobby Abrams 1992 Pacific RC

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  DB/LB

Drafted?:  Undrafted

Pro career:  1990-95

Team(s):  Giants, Browns, Cowboys, Vikings, Patriots

Notes:  Good OLB for excellent late-80s Michigan teams;  ugly Pacific logo and vertical text, but a solid photo!

Corwin Brown 1994 Collector's Choice RC

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  S

Drafted?:  1993 4th round, Patriots

Pro career:  1993-2000

Team(s):  Patriots, Jets, Lions

Notes:  More well-known as coach (generally DBs), especially Notre Dame and Patriots;  involved in police standoff in 2011

Stevie Brown 2013 Topps RC

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  DB

Drafted?:  2010 7th round, Raiders

Pro career:  2010-14

Team(s):  Raiders, Colts, Giants

Notes:  Played both LB and DB in college, improved each season; blew up for 8 INT in 2012;  had to wait until 2013 Topps for his RC (I guess that high INT count helped, eh?)

Chris Calloway 1990 Action Packed Rookie Update RC

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  WR

Drafted?:  1990 4th round, Steelers

Pro career:  1990-2000

Team(s):  Steelers, Giants, Falcons, Patriots

Notes:  Spent the bulk of his career (92-98) with the Giants and did fairly well with them;  who else misses Action Packed?!

Joe Cocozzo 1993 Pro Set RC

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  G

Drafted?:  1993 3rd round, Chargers

Pro career:  1993-97

Team(s):  Chargers

Notes:  Very good OL for some good early-90s Michigan teams;  played lots and started many games for '94 AFC champ Chargers;  I'm surprised I hadn't heard of him before I started this project;  Pro Set really changed a lot from year-to-year!

Dean Dingman 1991 Score RC

Michigan uniform?:  Yes! (airbrushed helmet)

About:  discussed in this post

Notes:  Very nice college photo of an OL blocking!

Charles Drake 2003 Upper Deck MVP RC

Michigan uniform?:  Yes!  100%

Position(s):  S

Drafted?:  2003 7th round, Giants

Pro career:  None

Team(s):  Giants

Notes:  Drake is one of several Wolverines in this set, which has full-on Wolverines unis with zero airbrushing!;  sadly, Drake passed away in 2012

Mike Evans 1992 Skybox Prime Time RC

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  DL

Drafted?:  1992 4th round, Chiefs

Pro career:  1992

Team(s):  Chargers

Notes:  Fleer/Skybox made some wonky sets in the 90s!;  had a pretty nice career as DL for Michigan in the early 90s

Jonathan Goodwin 2005 Topps Total RC (with Kevin Mawae and Jason Fabini)

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  C

Drafted?:  2002 5th round, Jets

Pro career:  2002-2014

Team(s):  Jets, Saints, 49ers

Notes:  2002 rookie had to wait until '05 for a RC--them's the breaks for OL;  was starting C for Super Bowl XLIV champ Saints in 2009-10

James Hall 2004 Topps Total RC (with Robert Porcher)

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  DE

Drafted?:  Undrafted

Pro career:  2000-2011

Team(s):  Lions, Rams

Notes:  63.0 career sacks, including 11.5 in 2004 and 10.5 in 2010;  won a national championship with the 1997 Wolverines;  had to wait until 2004 for his RC, shared with quality DL stalwart Robert Porcher (who was in his final season)

Mercury Hayes 1996 Collector's Choice RC

Michigan uniform?:  Yes! (airbrushed helmet and jersey)

About:  discussed in this post

Notes:  One of two '96 Collector's Choice cards in this post!

Tommy Hendricks 2000 Leaf Limited RC (#0323/1500)

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  DB, LB

Drafted?:  Undrafted

Pro career:  2000-04

Team(s):  Dolphins, Jaguars

Notes:  Was the starting FS for the '97 national champs;  funny that his only RC is a higher-end, numbered Leaf Limited card!;  father Thomas Jr. was RB for Wolverines in the mid-50s

Roy Manning 2005 Sweet Spot RC (#777/899)

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  LB

Drafted?:  Undrafted

Pro career:  2005-07

Team(s):  Packers, Texans, Bengals

Notes:  Another high-end, numbered one-and-done!;  Manning is known more around these parts as a coach--he coached Michigan's LBs and DBs in 2013 and 2014, respectively, and is now with WSU

Steve Morrison 1998 UD Choice RC

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  LB

Drafted?:  Undrafted

Pro career:  1995-98

Team(s):  Colts

Notes:  One of my favorite Collector's Choice/UD Choice designs;  had a pretty nice career coaching in high school and then college

Jon Runyan 1996 Collector's Choice RC

Michigan uniform?:  Yes! (airbrushed helmet)

Position(s):  OT

Drafted?:  1996 4th round, Oilers/Titans

Pro career:  1996-2009

Team(s):  Oilers/Titans, Eagles, Chargers

Notes:  I have one auto of his but haven't gone into detail about his career;  excellent tackle went on to enjoy a long NFL career;  former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R, NJ);  he's our other '96 Collector's Choice card today, and he and Hayes join Tim Biakabutuka from that set

Andre Weathers 2000 Pacific RC

Michigan uniform?:  No

Position(s):  DB

Drafted?: 1999 6th round, Giants 

Pro career:  1999-2000

Team(s):  Giants

Notes:  One of the nicer (read:  not eye-destroying) Pacific sets!;  his pick-six beat the Buckeyes during Michigan's '97 title run

I hope some of you, especially my fellow Michigan fans, found this look at one RC players interesting!  Look for lots more posts in this series soon.