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We’re less than two weeks away from the start of the NFL Draft, an event that won’t hold the glitz and glamour of recent years, as the plan to hold it in Las Vegas has been shelved due to the novel coronavirus. Instead, teams will draft from home using Zoom video.
But, it still starts on April 20 with the first-round being the primary highlight.
There’s been a lot of consternation whether or not a Michigan player will get selected on the first day, but if one is going to be, it would be early entrant Cesar Ruiz, the former Wolverines center, who’s at worst, a Day Two prospect.
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But, in his third iteration of his NFL mock draft, NFL.com draft guru Daniel Jeremiah doesn’t foresee Michigan fans having to wait that long, with Ruiz sneaking into the first-round, as the No. 32 pick overall to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Chiefs could have their choice of the top running backs, but they also need to get younger/better along the interior of their offensive line.
Should Ruiz get selected by the reigning Super Bowl champion, he would be united with fellow former Wolverine in quarterback Chad Henne, who just resigned a deal to stay in KC this past offseason as the backup to Patrick Mahomes.