The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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APRIL 2025 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 21 ElAttrache in January, cleaning up an injury he played through last season. The projected first-round pick said he expects to be cleared for contact for the start of late-summer training camp. "It feels great," Loveland said. "Sur- gery went great. Got some X-rays, and they look really good. Just taking it day by day." Loveland and Penn State's Tyler War- ren — the Mackey Award winner last season — are vying to be the top tight end prospect selected this spring. Since 2017, Michigan has had four tight ends selected: Jake Butt (fifth round, 2017), Zach Gentry (fifth round, 2019), Luke Schoonmaker (second round, 2023) and AJ Barner (fourth round, 2024). The Gooding, Idaho, native credits much of his development to the U-M program. "It's Michigan," he said. "It's the coaching staff and everything Michi- gan's about. They develop. I think they get the best out of every player, and you see that in the draft. Dudes are play- ing well, like [Washington Commanders defensive back] Mike [Sainristil], guys like that. It just translates well. How hard we work at Michigan, they prepare us for everything." KALEL MULLINGS Ht./Wt.: 6-1½ • 226 Arm: 31¾" Hand: 10" Mullings suffered injuries during a legendary performance (116 yards, 1 TD) in the 13-10 win at Ohio State Nov. 30, forcing him to miss the Dec. 31 ReliaQuest Bowl. He's still recover- ing and didn't go through drills at the combine. Mullings led the Maize and Blue with 948 yards and 12 touchdowns on 185 rushing attempts last season, playing himself into being a potential mid- round prospect. "Kalel Mullings was a fun one to me," Jeremiah said. "You kinda go into the year, and Donovan is the one who's on the video game and has all the atten- tion and all the eyeballs. And I know he didn't quite have the year he wanted, but Mullings, for someone that's 226 pounds, I thought he had vision, I thought he ran with balance and can push the pile. "I love the fact he never put the ball on the ground — he didn't fumble. The USC game was the first one I watched. He's got the stiff arm on the long run to set up his touchdown at the end of that game to really pull out one that they might not have won. He was able to lead the charge there. "He was not a factor in the passing game with only 6 catches. We'll see if that impacts where he goes." JOSAIAH STEWART Ht./Wt.: 6-1 • 249 Arm: 31⅞" Hand: 9½" While he didn't work out at the com- bine, Michigan edge Josaiah Stewart had an impressive week at Senior Bowl prac- tices in early February and is one of the top prospects at his position in the draft class, after generating 8.5 sacks to lead the Wolverines last season. The 6-foot- 1, 249-pounder doesn't have the typical height of an edge rusher, but his produc- tion speaks for itself. "Josaiah Stewart is a bolt of lightning off the edge," Jeremiah said. "He's un- dersized, but if you don't look at the size on your paper and just watch the tape, he doesn't play small at all. He can re- ally generate power as a rusher, and he's someone who plays with just a mania- cal effort and energy. One of my favorite players to study." Stewart isn't on Jeremiah's top-50 overall prospects list and doesn't check in as a top-10 edge rusher according to ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., but he's viewed as a potential Day 2 selection. ❑ Edge rusher Josaiah Stewart may be undersized for the NFL profile at his position but is an intrigu- ing draft prospect because of his high motor and proven productivity against top-tier competition. He led U-M with 13 tackles for a loss and 8.5 sacks last season. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL