From J.J. McCarthy at No. 17 to Cornelius Johnson at No. 253 — taken by former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers — the Wolverines had 13 former players selected in the NFL Draft this week, leading all college programs in the country.
Here’s a breakdown of when and where each former Wolverine wound up:
- No. 10 J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings
- No. 49 Kris Jenkins, Cincinnati Bengals
- No. 50 Mike Sainristil, Washington Commanders
- No. 69 Junior Colson, Los Angeles Chargers
- No. 83 Blake Corum, Los Angeles Rams
- No. 84 Roman Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers
- No. 85 Zak Zinter, Cleveland Browns
- No. 121 AJ Barner, Seattle Seahawks
- No. 172 Trevor Keegan, Philadelphia Eagles
- No. 240 Michael Barrett, Carolina Panthers
- No. 249 LaDarius Henderson, Houston Texans
- No. 252 Jaylen Harrell, Tennessee Titans
- No. 253 Cornelius Johnson, Los Angeles Chargers
The program had 18 players invited to the NFL combine this year. Previously, the most Michigan players ever selected in a draft was 11 in 2017.
Georgia’s run of 15 players selected in 2022 remains the most a program has ever seen selected in a single draft. Here’s where Michigan sits in the all-time rankings for most players drafted in a single year.
- 2022 Georgia: 15
- 2004 Ohio State: 14
- 2020 LSU: 14
- 2024 Michigan: 13
- 2016 Ohio State: 12
- 2018 Alabama: 12
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