The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2025 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 149 PHOTO COURTESY CLEVALAND BROWNS 3 Wolverines selected in the first 13 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft — defensive tackle MASON GRAHAM (No. 5, Cleveland Browns), tight end Colston Loveland (No. 10, Chicago Bears) and defensive tackle Kenneth Grant (No. 13, Miami Dolphins). Michigan tied its program record with three first-rounders (1995, 2001). 25th Overall and third among wide receivers is where Hous- ton Texans phenom Nico Collins checked in on PFF's ranking of the top players in the NFL in 2024. 45 Pressures for Detroit Lions standout Aidan Hutchinson in 2024, tied for the 37th-most among NFL edge rushers, de- spite the defensive end playing only five games and logging 198 pass-rush snaps. Hutchinson missed the final 12 games of the year with a broken leg. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, Hutchinson had the best odds to win NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors before going down with the injury (+650). 496 Defensive snaps for Cincinnati Bengals lineman Kris Jenkins, the fourth-most among rookie defensive tackles last season. His 3 sacks were tied for second among that group. BY THE NUMBERS The 2024 NFL Season PHOTO COURTESY PHILADELPHIA EAGLES NFL Draft Picks By College In The Last Five Years (2021-2025) Rk. School Picks 1st Rd. 2nd/3rd Rd. Transfers 1. Georgia 55 14 17 6 2. Alabama 44 16 15 8 3. Michigan 42 8 15 5 4. Ohio State 40 11 12 5 5. LSU 36 6 9 7 6. Penn State 33 7 10 6 7. Texas 33 6 9 6 8. Oregon 30 6 7 14 9. Notre Dame 27 2 11 3 10. Florida 25 5 4 7 Source: The Athletic 2nd Super Bowl championship for Philadelphia Eagles defensive end BRANDON GRAHAM, who retired after reaching the pinnacle with a 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs to cap off the season. Graham had 1 tackle and a pressure in the Super Bowl LIX victory and had a big hand in the organization earning its first-ever Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LII years earlier, with a game-sealing strip sack of Tom Brady.