The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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JUNE/JULY 2025 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 19 NFL teams and helps explain why he still has not been selected," ESPN in- sider Adam Schefter reported. Edge Josaiah Stewart, who went in the third round, No. 90 to the Los Ange- les Rams, became Michigan's fifth top- 100 choice in 2025. This was the sixth time in the last seven years that at least three Wolverines were gone in the top 100 picks. In 2024, Michigan had a pro- gram-record seven top-100 selections. Finally, U-M had two standouts get selected on the final day of the draft — running back Kalel Mullings (sixth round to the Tennessee Titans) and of- fensive lineman Myles Hinton (sixth round to the Philadelphia Eagles). What follows is a rundown of U-M's draftees: DT MASON GRAHAM First Round (No. 5 Overall) Cleveland Browns Cleveland acquired draft capital and the No. 5 overall pick, which it used on Graham, in its trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars. "I just feel like Cleveland is getting one of the best players, if not the best player in the draft," Graham said. "I feel like I can do everything and play anywhere along the front." The California native will team up with defensive end Myles Garrett, a four-time first-team All-Pro selection and 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year who totaled 102.5 career sacks from 2017- 24. Cleveland general manager Andrew Berry is impressed with the way Graham stood out at Michigan. "I think the most impressive thing with Mason that we really liked was just his wrestling background," Berry said. "And you can see that in his play, in terms of how he uses leverage, in terms of how he uses his hands, his grip strength. And we do feel that there's always a pretty good track record of these big guys who are high-end wrestlers and how that translates. I would say that his overall athleticism is something that we found attractive at the position." Graham became Michigan's first de- fensive tackle chosen in the first round since Mazi Smith (No. 26 to the Dallas Cowboys) in 2023. TE COLSTON LOVELAND First Round (No. 10) Chicago Bears Penn State prospect Tyler Warren won the Mackey Award for the nation's top col- legiate tight end in 2024, but Loveland was the first player at the position to come off the board in the draft. The Bears weren't the only ones that felt like he was the best, though. In fact, other teams were actively attempting to trade up to select him, NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport surmised. "Before the draft, I'm starting to hear that a couple teams were really, really ac- tive trying to trade up," Rapoport said on the "Pat McAfee Show." "I'm hearing the Texans and Broncos were. No one's ever going to tell you who they're trying to trade up for. Obviously, they don't want someone else taking them. "The only thing I can tell is when the calls stop. If you're trying to trade up for someone, and all of a sudden the calls stop, it's like, 'OK, you were probably go- ing to try to trade up for that guy [that was just picked.] The Bears took Colston Loveland at 10, and a bunch of calls stopped." The Chicago Bears selected tight end Colston Loveland at No. 10, making him the fourth overall player and highest draft pick ever selected from Idaho. PHOTO COURTESY CHICAGO BEARS