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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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All-Time Leaders: Longest Interception Returns

On the heels of Will Johnson’s pick-six last Saturday night against Fresno State, here’s a look at the longest interception returns in program history:

1. 94 yards – Brandon Herron (2011 vs. Western Michigan)
2. 92 yards – Thomas Darden (1971 vs. UCLA)
3. 88 yards – Ernest Shazor (2004 vs. Miami-OH)
4. 86 yards – Will Johnson (2024 vs. Fresno State)
5. 81 yards – Mike Rotunno (1955 vs. Missouri)
6. 81 yards – Mike Sainristil (2023 vs. Washington)
7. 80 yards – David Long, Jr. (2017 vs. Maryland)
8. 73 yards – Josh Metellus (2018 vs. SMU)
9. 72 yards – Blake Countess (2013 vs. Minnesota)
10. 72 yards – Mike Sainristil (2023 vs. Michigan State)

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