The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN IN THE PROS even before his quarterback showed well at pro day. "A team will be very happy when they decide to get Jake Rudock on their team, whether they draft him or sign him as a free agent," Fisch said. "He will do everything they want him to do, and he will do it well. "NFL teams want consistent guys. They want hard-working guys. They want guys that will cause no wake. They want guys in that position that will go out there and be able to per- form on the big stage, under the lights and not let it affect them. That's why I think Jake's going to do really well with whichever team decides to bring him in." Defensive lineman Willie Henry left with a year of eligibility remaining and no regrets. He only went through drills during pro day, but the 6-3, 297-pounder felt good about his play. "I just go out there and show them I'm the best interior, if not the best defensive lineman, in this draft," he said. "Hopefully my film can speak for itself." The Bengals' defensive line coach put Henry through a "brutal work- out," Brandt reported. "They really made him sweat," he wrote. "Henry looked good and showed that he is really sudden in his movement." Linebacker Desmond Morgan benched 225 pounds 21 times, which would have ranked him 24th out of 32 linebackers at the NFL Combine, and ran a 4.81 40 (10th best out of 29). He measured in just shy of 6-0 and weighed 231 pounds. DraftInsider.net's Tony Pauline re- ported Morgan met with the Minne- sota Vikings, Detroit Lions and New England Patriots. Fullback Sione Houma, a projected free agent, ran a 4.87 40-yard dash, while safety Jarrod Wilson ran it in 4.55 and 4.59 seconds. Fullback Joe Kerridge impressed, running 4.81 and 4.86. "He performed 24 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press," Brandt wrote. "He was described as a very good hands catcher, and impressed everybody with how well he can catch the ball as a fullback." The NHL CARL HAGELIN IS HUGE IN PITTSBURGH'S RISE Former Michigan wing Carl Hage- lin has bounced around the NHL over the last year, from New York to Anaheim and now to Pittsburgh. He's found his stride with the Penguins af- ter overcoming the sting of first being a salary cap casualty with the Rangers and then not sticking in Anaheim. He's not sure why it didn't work out on the West Coast, where he notched only 12 points (four goals) in 43 games with the Ducks. "It's hard to say. You've seen it hap- pen to different players," Hagelin told ESPN.com. "We got off to a bad start as a team in Anaheim, myself included … I didn't play the way I wanted to. "I started figuring it out the last six to seven games in Anaheim. I really started feeling like a big part of the team and, more importantly, I was