If there was one common theme for Michigan in the 2026 Draft, it was the former Wolverines finding homes with familiar faces. Let's take a look at where all the Wolverines landed, even the undrafted free agents (UDFA).
-Derrick Moore to the Detroit Lions in the 2nd Round. Staying home!
-Marlin Klein to the Houston Texans in the 2nd Round to play with Nico!
-Jaishawn Barham to the Dallas Cowboys in the 3rd where many Wolverines have been drafted!
-Jimmy Rolder to the Detroit Lions in the 4th round. Staying home!
-Max Bredeson to the Minnesota Vikings in the 5th, to play with JJ and who was even at his draft party!
-Rayshaun Benny to the Baltimore Ravens in the 7th to play for Coach Minter!
Recap: Finally the Lions start fishing from the local pond and pick up two talented Wolverines. Marlin had a great combine which I think shot him up some draft boards, he is still nowhere near his ceiling. Max is a perfect fit in Minnesota and Jesse Minter does Rayshaun a solid!
Special Note, very happy for former Michigan TE Matt Hibner, he spent 4 years on the roster and caught two passes behind some great Michigan TE's. He went to SMU last year and had a very good year and was drafted in the 4th round, by guess who? Jesse Minter!
UDFA:
-Z signs with NY Giants and John Harbaugh
-McCulley to the Dolphins and owner Stephen Ross
-Tommy Doman (transferred to FL) to the Bills
-Nikhai Hill Green (transferred to Charlotte, Colorado, Alabama) to the Rams
-TJ Guy to Ravens and Coach Minter
-Damon Payne to KC
Happy for all the players that found a home. Also the sad story of Ernie Hausman continues and it will be interesting to see if he gets an invite for a tryout. Offensive lineman El-Hadi and Crippen and DT Tre Williams are still waiting for a UDFA contract or an invite to a Rookie Camp.
3 comments:
I think Zvada, will be a good kicker in the NFL
Guess this was the real testimony as to how bad our O Line was last year. Nobody was drafted. Nobody was picked up as a FA. Lots of smaller schools had lineman picked up. These guys came to UM highly rated. Coaches didn't coach them up. What was lost in all the drama around freaky-freak Moore was the fact he was just a lousy coach.
not sure how much Max will get to play with JJ. Good chance the Vikings and Kevin O'Connell are going to try to make Kyler Murray the next Sam Darnold
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