The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL that is very smart, very attentive," Quinn said. "I really think the bot- tom line is when we worked him out, I really came away impressed about how he threw the ball." It didn't hurt that Rudock played in a pro-style offense under a QB coaching savant, Harbaugh, who is well respected throughout the NFL. " C o l l e g e f o o t b a l l n o w a d a y s , there's a lot of quarterbacks that never go under center," Quinn said. "So, to take a quarterback from a sys- tem like that, you really have to teach him how to take the ball from a cen- ter, take a drop back, look at the field while moving back. "It's a big transition for a lot of these guys. So, to answer your ques- tion, yes, it does factor in and helped [Rudock's] cause." Following the conclusion of seven rounds, four former Wolverines signed free-agent contracts: fullback Sione Houma with the New Orleans Saints, fullback Joe Kerridge with the Washington Redskins, safety Jarrod Wilson with the Jacksonville Jaguars and defensive end Mario Ojemudia with the Ravens. JABRILL PEPPERS RANKS HIGH AMONG EARLY 2017 NFL DRAFT PROJECTIONS The 2016 NFL Draft was barely 24 hours old (and in some cases, not even) when sites began unveiling their rankings for 2017 prospects. Among current Wolverines, redshirt sophomore Jabrill Peppers is generat- ing the most buzz. The 6-1, 208-pound defensive back (NFL projection) has already been in- cluded among the top 10 picks for two mock drafts: BleacherReport.com forecasted a No. 5 selection to the Ten- nessee Titans and WalterFootball.com had Peppers go No. 8 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars. SportingNews.com simply ranks Peppers among its top 20 players to watch for the 2017 NFL Draft and AthlonSports.com has him rated as the No. 25 player for next year's draft. ESPN.com's Josh Moyer ranked Peppers among the Big Ten's best bets to go in round one next year, noting: "Peppers feels like he doesn't Right after the conclusion of this year's NFL Draft, a few media outlets were already pre- dicting redshirt sophomore Jabrill Peppers as a top-10 pick in 2017. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN