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INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan football won the national championship less than two months ago and now has a record number of NFL combine participants.
Not exactly a coincidence.
The 2023 Wolverines were littered with talent — they’re represented by six offensive linemen, three defensive linemen, two linebackers, two defensive backs, two wide receivers, a tight end a quarterback and a running back — which helped them get to the top of the mountain.
With nearly an entire starting lineup’s worth of talent departing for the next level, along with more than half a dozen coaches and analysts off to the NFL, too, there are questions of who will fill void on the field.
Unless you’re Blake Corum, Michigan’s all-time touchdown leader, then the question answers itself.
“There’s tons of players,” Corum said Friday. “They’re already talking about Mason Graham, Kenneth Grant, Will Johnson. Those guys. Jaishawn (Barham) that came in from Maryland. Donovan (Edwards) is gonna have a breakout year. I talked to him last night. Man, he’s ready. He’s prepared.”
Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham looks to tackle Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. during the second half of U-M’s 34-13 win in the College Football Playoff national championship game in Houston on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
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Graham, Grant and Johnson were debatably the three most talented players on the Wolverines’ No. 1 ranked defense a season ago. Johnson was named a second-team USA TODAY All-American, Graham was named second-team All-American by the Sporting News and Grant was named to the All-Big Ten third team in 2023.
Edwards has already had a season with more than 1,000 all-purpose yards and has had multiple breakout performances, including the 2022 Ohio…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-03-04 11:09:33
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