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As the losses pile up for Michigan football, so do the questions.
One of the most pressing, with just three games left in the regular season: How many of the Wolverines’ stars with NFL futures will continue to suit up?
The trend in college football in recent years has been for top prospects to sit out at the end of the season — albeit primarily bowl games — o preserve their health and status for their professional careers. As for projected first-round selection Kenneth Grant, that’s not even an option.
“I mean, nah, I’m not sitting out,” the defensive tackle said Tuesday evening. “Definitely want to go out there and put great things on film. I don’t really know my draft status right now, I guess, first-round you could say, but I don’t really pay attention to that stuff.”
Michigan defensive lineman Kenneth Grant (78) celebrates a tackle against USC during the first half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
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Grant is one of five Wolverines to appear in a recent first-round draft projection by College Football Report. The list has defensive back Will Johnson (No. 5, Jacksonville), defensive tackle Mason Graham (No. 11, Cincinnati), Grant (No. 13, Dallas), tight end Colston Loveland (No. 20, reunited with Jim Harbaugh with the Los Angeles Chargers) and defensive end Josaiah Stewart (No. 21, Atlanta). Of the quartet, only Stewart has played four collegiate seasons.
Johnson, of course, has missed the past two games with a foot injury, while Loveland missed U-M’s game against USC and Stewart sat out against Minnesota.
Of the five projected picks, only Grant and Graham have played all nine games this year. Still, for Grant, when he returned to Ann Arbor as a national champion, he did so with the intention of…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-11-06 11:08:23
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