All it takes is a quick glance at a 2025 NFL mock draft to understand the Michigan football junior class is loaded.
Recently, an ESPN projection for next spring’s draft pegged defensive back Will Johnson to go No. 3 (Denver Broncos), defensive tackle Mason Graham to go No. 7 (Minnesota Vikings) and tight end Colston Loveland at No. 14 (Indianapolis Colts).
A separate publication also projected defensive tackle Kenneth Grant to go No. 20 (Atlanta Falcons), despite none of them having played as much as a single collegiate snap as an upperclassmen.
While those players are almost without question the four most talented on the team, senior running back Donovan Edwards told the Free Press on Tuesday in downtown Detroit while at an autograph signing event at “Born In Detroit” there is no internal expectation for them to be formally named as the team’s leaders.
It’s all part of tradition.
‘ONE OF ONE’: Why the ‘Sack Sensei’ is all in on Michigan football’s Mason Graham
Michigan running back Donovan Edwards (7) warms up before the East Carolina game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.
“I’ll start with the seniors, because only seniors are allowed to be captains,” Edwards said when asked about this year’s crop of leaders. “I’ll start with Max Bredeson, he’s stepped up a lot. Also, Makari Paige and Josiah Stewart, it’s those four guys, well those three guys and (myself) that pops in my mind.
“But you know, it’s a crime, it’s really a shame that (juniors) can’t be voted captains. Like Colston Loveland, goodness, he’s really being a vocal presence. Kenneth Grant, Mason Graham, Will Johnson, I mean I see Zeke Berry grinding his butt off. (Alex) Orji, (Jayden) Denegal, Davis Warren − Davis Warren is one who I’ve seen as an offensive leader who’s being a lot more vocal.”
The Wolverines come off a 2024…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/why-michigan-footballs-4-projected-151720676.html
Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-07-10 15:17:20
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
