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The 2024 NFL Draft Could Be Historic For The Michigan Wolverines

While returning a large amount of talent and experience bodes well for the 2023 season, it also means that the Wolverines will likely lose a lot of that talent and experience to the NFL Draft after this season.

Christopher Breiler

The excitement level surrounding the Michigan Football program heading into 2023 is as high as it's ever been. A large part of that excitement is due to the fact that the Wolverines return over 80 percent of their production from a very successful 2022 season, a season that resulted in a second consecutive Big Ten Championship and spot in the College Football Playoff. 

While returning a large amount of talent and experience bodes well for the 2023 season, it also means that the Wolverines will likely lose a lot of that talent and experience to the NFL Draft after this season. 

Mike Sainristil, Trevor Keegan, Jaylen Harrell, JJ McCarthy, Michigan Football

Michigan recently had nine players selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, and is tied for fourth most in a single draft (modern era) with 11 players selected in 2017. If the 2023 season goes as well as most people expect it will, there's a good chance the Wolverines could send over 20 players to the next draft.

Here's a look at some notable players who are likely to declare following the 2023 season:

Offense

JJ McCarthy, Donovan Edwards, Zak Zinter
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  1. JJ McCarthy, QB - Junior
  2. Donovan Edwards, RB - Junior
  3. Blake Corum, RB - Senior
  4. Cornelius Johnson, WR - Graduate Student
  5. Roman Wilson, WR - Senior
  6. AJ Barner, TE - Senior
  7. Zak Zinter, OL - Senior
  8. Myles Hinton, OL - Senior
  9. Trevor Keegan, OL - Graduate Student
  10. Karsen Barnhart, OL - Graduate Student
  11. Trente Jones, OL - Graduate Student
  12. LaDarius Henderson, OL - Graduate Student
  13. Drake Nugent, C - Graduate Student

Defense

Kris Jenkins, Jaylen Harrell , Junior Colson
  1. Kris Jenkins, DL - Senior
  2. Jaylen Harrell, EDGE - Senior
  3. Braiden McGregor, EDGE - Senior
  4. Josaiah Stewart, EDGE - Junior
  5. Junior Colson, LB - Junior
  6. Mike Barrett, LB - Graduate Student
  7. Mike Sainristil, DB - Graduate Student 
  8. Makari Paige, DB - Senior
  9. Rod Moore, DB - Junior 

Here's a breakdown of the most NFL draft selections in a single year by colleges:

  • 15 selections: Georgia (2022)
  • 14 selections: Ohio State (2004), LSU (2020)
  • 12 selections: Alabama (2018), Ohio State (2016)
  • 11 selections: Miami (2002), Oklahoma (2005), USC (2006, 2009), Florida State (2013, 2015), Michigan (2017)
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