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2025 Mock NFL Draft

Most years I like to take a stab at a mock NFL draft. Everybody else is doing it, so why not me? This draft should be particularly interesting for Michigan fans, because the program could set a school record with four (4!!!) first round picks in the form of Mason Graham, Kenneth Grant, Will Johnson, and Colston Loveland (in no particular order other than alphabetical).

1. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward – QB – Miami
Why? He seems to be the consensus choice here, and Tennessee has all but announced the pick already.

2. Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter – CB/WR – Colorado
Why? Cleveland needs a lot of help, but there are no quarterbacks worth taking here. Hunter fills a couple holes. Personally, I think he should be a cornerback and moonlight at wide receiver, because it’s easier to find good receivers than it is to find elite corners. It’s also tough to mostly be a wide receiver and then be ready for whatever a defense throws at you if you’re only a part-time cornerback. If you have special packages on offense, the offense gets to dictate how and when that package is used, instead of the other way around.

3. New York Giants: Abdul Carter – DE – Penn State
Why? I actually don’t love this pick here because I don’t see it as a huge need for the Giants, but they get a chance to pick a player who some people think is the best player in the draft (or second best behind Hunter). In some ways, it could be a good “value” pick even though it’s still a top-three choice.

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2025 NFL Combine Results

Michigan had nine players compete at (or at least show up to) the 2025 NFL combine. Here are the results for the participants:

RB Donovan Edwards

• 5’11”, 205 lbs.
• 30″ arms, 10″ hands
• 4.44 forty-yard dash
• 38.5″ vertical
• 23 bench press reps

DT Mason Graham

• 6’3 1/2″, 296 lbs.
• 32″ arms, 9 1/8″ hands
• 24 bench press reps

DT Kenneth Grant

• 6’4″, 331 lbs.
• 33 1/2″ arms, 10 1/8″ hands
• 22 bench press reps

OT Myles Hinton

• 6’7″, 323 lbs.
• 34 1/8″ arms, 10 1/4″ hands
• 31.5″ vertical jump
• 4.96-second 20-yard shuttle

CB Will Johnson

• 6’2″, 194 lbs.
• 30 1/8″ arms, 9 1/4″ hands

TE Colston Loveland

• 6’6″, 248 lbs.
• 32 3/4″ arms, 10″ hands

RB Kalel Mullings

• 6’1 1/2″, 226 lbs.
• 31 3/4″ arms, 10″ hands

DE Josaiah Stewart

• 6’1″, 249 lbs.
• 31 7/8″ arms, 9 1/2″ hands

LS William Wagner

• No measurements publicly available

I was hoping to see more players participate in drills, but the growing trend is for players to wait for their pro days (or not work out at all). It would have been fun to see Kenneth Grant run the 40-yard dash and for Will Johnson to do a variety of drills, etc., but alas, we’re left to wonder.

Michigan did have running back Donovan Edwards test, and his results were pretty outstanding:

Donovan Edwards is a RB prospect in the 2025 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.60 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 78 out of 1909 RB from 1987 to 2025.

Splits projected, times unofficial. https://t.co/0sQaB4ddis pic.twitter.com/sgBAkoNoMR

— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) March 1, 2025

Washington 27, Michigan 17

I guess it’s Tuttle time. After a couple drives of Alex Orji’s version of the offense doing nothing (0 points), Michigan surprisingly inserted seventh year Utah/Indiana transfer backup Jack Tuttle. The offense immediately got a boost as Washington tried to adjust. Michigan rather quickly put up 17 points across the second and third quarters before doing nothing in the fourth. Tuttle completed 10/18 passes for 98 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. He also ran 5 times for 14 yards and lost a fumble. Orji completed 3/7 passes for 15 yards and ran 3 times for 11 yards before departing. The offense looked more cohesive and calmer with Tuttle behind center, at least until the end of the game, when Michigan was down a couple scores in hurry-up mode. I would imagine Tuttle’s time on task has not been significant running a two-minute offense since he’s been hurt for the past several months, but the game was out of hand at that point. Michigan was not going to get two scores in the span of a minute or so.

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Michigan 27, USC 24

A win is a win. I always try to keep things in perspective. Herm Edwards famously said “You play to win the game,” and Michigan won the game. The Wolverines are 3-1 and their primary goals are still within play: win the Big Ten, beat your rivals, make the College Football Playoff, and win a national championship. Sometimes you win ugly, and sometimes you win pretty. It might help put things in perspective that star tight end Colston Loveland missed the entire game with an arm injury and Will Johnson was absent at the end of the game. This just happened to be an ugly victory, but oh well.

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2024 Season Predictions

NOTE: I want to acknowledge that this post is coming out after Michigan’s first game. I usually get this post done prior to the season – for obvious reasons – but I was scrambling to finish the countdown and just couldn’t get it all wrapped up. Some of these predictions were already shared in the season countdown posts, but some were not addressed.

LEADING RUSHER
I’m not sure how well this prediction holds up after watching game one against Fresno State, in which Kalel Mullings outgained Donovan Edwards. But I believed Edwards would be the lead back and put up a good chunk of yards.
Prediction: Donovan Edwards, 1100 yards

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