The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2025 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 147 Khaleke Hudson LB 5 Free agent Racked up 9 tackles and 1 quarterback hit in 16 games with the Cleveland Browns last season. Maurice Hurst DT 7 Free agent Posted 16 tackles, a half-sack and 1 quarterback hit in eight games with two starts for the Cleveland Browns a season ago … Hit free agency this offseason as he enters his eighth professional campaign. Aidan Hutchinson DL 3 Detroit Lions Registered 19 tackles, 7 stops for loss, 7.5 sacks, 17 quarterback hits and 1 forced fumble in five games, before breaking his tibia and fibula in October, forcing him to miss the rest of the season … In contention for NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors before going down with the injury. Kris Jenkins DT 1 Cincinnati Bengals Opened nine of 15 games, recording 31 tackles, 3 stops for loss and 3 sacks with 5 quarterback hits. Cornelius Johnson WR 1 Green Bay Packers The 2024 seventh-round pick to the Los Angeles Chargers spent time on practice squads of the Chargers and Packers last season. Will Johnson CB R Arizona Cardinals Drafted No. 47 overall in the second round by the Cardinals, Johnson is expected to compete for a starting job right away. Trevor Keegan OG 1 Philadelphia Eagles Appeared in one game at left guard for the Super Bowl champions as a rookie. Jourdan Lewis CB 8 Jacksonville Jaguars Inked a three-year, $30-million deal with the Jaguars in free agency, follow- ing eight years with the Dallas Cowboys … Notched a career-best 71 tackles with 3 stops for loss, 1 sack and 8 pass breakups in 16 outings with 13 starts last regular season. David Long Jr. CB 6 Indianapolis Colts Saw action in 13 games for the Colts last season, not registering any stats. Colston Loveland TE R Chicago Bears The first tight end off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft was selected No. 10 overall in the first round. J.J. McCarthy QB 1 Minnesota Vikings The No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft missed his entire rookie campaign with a knee injury (torn meniscus) that required two surgeries … Now feeling "100 percent," he is projected as the team's starter in 2025. Braiden McGregor EDGE 1 New York Jets The undrafted free agent tallied 6 tackles in seven games as a rookie. Cameron McGrone LB 4 Indianapolis Colts Recorded 6 tackles in nine outings in 2024. Sean McKeon TE 5 Indianapolis Colts Signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts in January after spending the 2024 season on Indianapolis' practice squad. Joshua Metellus S 5 Minnesota Vikings Ranked second on the Vikings with 103 tackles during the regular season, also contributing 5 pass breakups, 2 interceptions and a forced fumble … Forced a fumble and registered 3 tackles in a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Joe Milton QB 1 Dallas Cowboys Showed out by completing 22 of his 29 passes for 241 yards and a touch- down in the Patriots' 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 17, earning him some trade interest … Dallas grabbed him and a 2025 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick in April. Jake Moody K 2 San Francisco 49ers Connected on 24 of his 34 field goal attempts with a 53-yard long in 14 games in 2024, battling through injury throughout the year. Mike Morris DE 2 Seattle Seahawks Saw action in 15 games, making 5 tackles in his second professional season last year. Kalel Mullings RB R Tennessee Titans The No. 188 overall choice in the 2025 NFL Draft … Expected to compete for backup snaps behind starter Tony Pollard. Drake Nugent OL 1 San Francisco 49ers Activated from the practice squad at the end of the 2024 season but spent most of the year on it and didn't appear in game action. David Ojabo OLB 3 Baltimore Ravens Competed in 13 contests, racking up 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFLs and 6 quar- terback hits in the 2024 regular season … Made 1 tackle in two postseason clashes. Olu Oluwatimi C 2 Seattle Seahawks Opened eight of his 12 games at center in his second professional season … Graded out at 64.2 overall on PFF … Projected as a starter again in 2025. Mike Onwenu OL 5 New England Patriots Repping with the first-team offensive line at right guard this offseason, fol- lowing a season-opening 12 games there and five at right tackle in 2024 … Scored an overall PFF rating of 65.2. Makari Paige S R New York Giants An undrafted free agent this spring, Paige is looking to make the roster this season. Kwity Paye DE 4 Indianapolis Colts Started all 15 games in which he played, registering 41 tackles, 10 stops for loss, 8 sacks, 12 quarterback hits, 1 pass defended and 1 forced fumble. Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 4 New Orleans Saints Inked a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints in May, after not seeing any action in games in 2024 and spending the year on the Lions' practice squad … Has 122 career receptions. Jabrill Peppers S 8 New England Patriots Started all six outings in which he played, notching 40 tackles, 2 stops for loss, 2 pass breakups and a forced fumble … Arrested in the middle of last season and was held out of action … Was acquitted on assault and battery charges in January. Former Wolverines With New Teams In 2025 Player 2024 Team 2025 Team Ronnie Bell San Francisco 49ers Detroit Lions James Hudson III Cleveland Browns New York Giants Cornelius Johnson Los Angeles Chargers Green Bay Packers Jourdan Lewis Dallas Cowboys Jacksonville Jaguars Sean McKeon Detroit Lions Indianapolis Colts Joe Milton New England Patriots Dallas Cowboys Donovan Peoples-Jones Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints Brad Robbins Cincinnati Bengals Buffalo Bills Benjamin St-Juste Washington Commanders Los Angeles Chargers Joshua Uche Kansas City Chiefs Philadelphia Eagles