Erick All was among the 5 Michigan football players named as permanent team captains for the 2022-23 season. The tight end, an all-B1G honorable mention in 2021, joined quarterback Cade McNamara, wide receivers Mike Sainristil and Ronnie Bell, and defensive tackle Mazi Smith.

All, who hopes to make a case for himself as one of the top tight ends in the B1G — and in the country, for that matter — caught 38 passes for 437 yards and 2 touchdowns. That said, the senior mentioned being caught by surprise when learning he’d be a captain.

“I was kind of like, super nervous…When they announced me, I was kind of shocked,” All said on Thursday. “I just pretty much said to the team that I love them and it’s a blessing being here, and I look forward to being in this building every day with this team.”

In 2022, All will look to help the offense to a 2nd straight B1G title and a 2nd appearance in the College Football Playoff in as many season. A 2nd straight win against Michigan after losing 8 straight editions of The Game to their rival likely wouldn’t hurt, either.

“People say it’s hard to build a culture and to do something more than once, but, man, we continue the culture here,” he said. “We’ve gotten better as a team and gotten better with pretty much everything that we want to do.”