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Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh said prior to the season his team may set a new record for selections at the upcoming 2024 NFL draft in Detroit.
At this rate, U-M is trending in that direction. Here’s a list of the Wolverines who have declared for the professional ranks in the past week, highlighted by quarterback J.J. McCarthy who announced the decision Sunday afternoon.
*This list does not include graduate students without any remaining college eligibility.
QB J.J. McCarthy
McCarthy declared for the draft Jan. 14, the biggest domino to announce his departure. He’s a projected first-round draft pick by USA TODAY and ESPN among others as he figures to be one of the more polarizing quarterback prospects in this year’s class.
McCarthy was a straight winner in college, his 27-1 record is the best winning percentage (.964) among any Division I quarterback since 1970 (minimum 20 starts) while he didn’t lose a Big Ten game as a starter. McCarthy was named 2023 Big Ten Quarterback of the Year and 2024 Rose Bowl game
RB Blake Corum
Michigan running back Blake Corum leaves the podium during the national championship celebration at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
Blake Corum declared for the draft Jan. 14 — it was merely a formality, prior to the season it was known this was his final year in Ann Arbor — after doing everything he’d said he’d do in Ann Arbor.
Corum returned to lead U-M to a national championship, which he did, as he scored a Michigan-record 27 touchdowns this season and set a new career program rushing touchdown record (58) in the process. He was a unanimous All-American as a junior and named All Big Ten as a senior as he scored at least one touchdown in all 15 games.
LB Junior Colson
Junior Colson never became “senior” Colson after he became the first of Michigan’s third-year players to…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-01-14 21:43:15
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