The 2023 NFL draft has come and gone, and now all of the thinkpieces are coming out about how each team did and how the players fit from a franchise perspective. But what about how things worked out for each player, individually?
Players enter the draft with certain expectations about where they’ll end up. Assuredly, departing stars who have more time left on the clock in terms of eligibility envision scenarios where they hear their names called on day one, if not early day two, but that’s not always how it works out.
With that in mind, how did the draft work out for the nine Michigan football players drafted and the two undrafted free agents? We took a look at it from their perspective, gave their pick a grade, and then our thoughts.