Todd McShay projects 3 1st Round Wolverines in NFL Draft

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http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Todd-McShay-projects-3-first-round-Wolverines-in-mock-draft-49799611

Jabrill Peppers - #4
Taco Charlton - #26
Jourdan Lewis - #28

"Heisman finalist Jabrill Peppers will be the first Wolverine taken off the board, McShay says, at No. 4 overall to the Chicago Bears.The Bears have several positions of need, but Peppers could fill a substantial hole at the second level and would be one of the best players available at that spot."


"Pass rusher Taco Charlton could come next at No. 26 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, an ideal fit for Keith Butler's attacking scheme. Charlton led the Wolverines with nine sacks this season.

Cornerback Jourdan Lewis is another potential first-round option who McShay thinks may land with the Oakland Raiders at No. 28.

If all three are chosen in the first round, it would mark the first time that's happened for Michigan since the 2001 Draft when WR David Terrell, OG Steve Hutchinson and OT Jeff Backus were all selected early."

Hope he is right!! Go Blue!

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mgeoffriau

December 14th, 2016 at 2:50 PM ^

This is dumb but your comment made me wonder if we would actually have more than 2000 pounds worth of Michigan players selected in the 2017 draft.

So, I started going from the most likely to be drafted with their listed weight and worked my way down from there.

As it turns out, the first 9 players on my list totaled 1936 lbs, just a 4th grader shy of the one ton total we're looking for. The 10th player, Erik Magnuson, blasts through the barrier to bring the total to 2240 lbs. Congratulations, Erik! May your Viking forefathers smile down on you from Valhalla. 

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Prince Lover

December 14th, 2016 at 12:57 PM ^

If the lions scooped up Taco! He's been my favorite since he set foot on campus, would love to root for him in a lions uniform! Actually, thinking about this seems oxymoronic. Hoping a player I like goes to the lions? Why would I wish that on anybody?!?

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MotownGoBlue

December 14th, 2016 at 10:07 PM ^

But J-Lew has tremendous speed, coverage skills and that quick-twitch muscle fiber that helps him react and make last second plays. His size may or may not be a huge factor. Guys like Mark McMillian, Dre Bly, Pacman Jones, Tyrann Mathieu, Chris Harris, etc..., were/are able to be effective in the secondary.

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Michigan4Life

December 14th, 2016 at 4:19 PM ^

at outside corner. they view him more of a nickel corner and they think he's shorter than 5'10" and is about 170-175 lbs which is way too small to be playing outside. Don't be surprised if he gets drafted at late 2nd to early 3rd round.

That being said, he's a great corner who can provide a lot of value as a nickel corner.

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Night_King

December 14th, 2016 at 12:59 PM ^

Nice to see Taco up to first round projections. He's going to be a stud in the NFL. 

Could see several guys go on day 2: Darboh, Chesson, Butt, Wormley, Glasgow, Magnuson, Kalis, Stribling? Could see guys like Delano Hill, Thomas, Gedeon, and Braden get a chance in the last few rounds or as UDFA's. I'm sure I'm missing some others but my head hurts. 

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Michigan4Life

December 14th, 2016 at 4:21 PM ^

are Butt, Wormley, Lewis and that's it. The rest are basically day 3 to UDFA.

Darboh, Chesson, Glasgow, Magnuson are likely candidates to get drafted on day 3. The rest are basically UDFA.

The wildcard is Maurice Hurst. NFL likes him a lot but would love to see him at 290 lbs since he's too light to hold up physically at DT.

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Glennsta

December 14th, 2016 at 1:20 PM ^

Stop the snark.  But if he is a 1st rounder, I think he's just barely one.  He's excellent as a KR but only very good at all th other positions he plays.

I think that if he gets assurance that he goes in the first round, he will be gone.  If sticking around another year would move him up dramatically, he'll be back.  But i think he would have to focus on and master a position other than KR to move up the draft ladder.

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cletus318

December 14th, 2016 at 1:06 PM ^

Peppers going at 4 would be the highest a safety has been drafted since 1991. Taco is probably the guy among the three most likely to benefit from a strong combine.

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Perkis-Size Me

December 14th, 2016 at 1:10 PM ^

Still a bit surprised that Peppers is projected that high. 

I mean...I'm not, but the question still remains of where you put him in the NFL.Too small to be a linebacker, and his coverage skills are still a little iffy. 

He might be a great strong safety that you bring down into the box for run support. His instincts are second to none. And he'd of course be a factor in special teams. But I don't know if you draft a safety that high. Maybe there's just a team that has so many holes they figure he can solve a couple of them at once. 

I just hope he doesn't get picked up by the Browns with their second pick. That's a frickin death sentence for his career. Or anyone else's for that matter. 

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cletus318

December 14th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^

Peppers is still raw in terms of coverage, but he has physical gifts that just can't be taught. Teams are going to bet they can refine his coverage and utilize his immense athletic ability. He's almost certainly going somewhere between 5 and 15 because that's where elite safety prospects are generally picked.

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cletus318

December 14th, 2016 at 1:50 PM ^

As he states, Palazzolo, for better or worse, does his mock draft based on what he would do, not what he thinks teams will actually do. Case in point, he also doesn't include Cam Robinson, and he doesn't have Fournette in the top 10. I'm not sure the value of such a mock fraft, but that's neither here nor there.

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Jskohl88

December 14th, 2016 at 1:25 PM ^

I'm a Bears fan and for Peppers's sake I really hope the Bears don't take him. They would find a way to ruin him and I don't think I can mentally handle that.

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OC Alum91

December 14th, 2016 at 2:33 PM ^

Would love to believe 3 1st rounders, but there may be enough doubters in NFL that Peppers and Lewis fall lower. BTW, did Mitch Leidner make his list of 1st rounders????

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MichiganMan14

December 14th, 2016 at 3:08 PM ^

He's not a linebacker and has played 1 season at safety. These boards hype up players to get them to jump. Peppers at #4 as a safety doesn't seem real to me.

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Perkis-Size Me

December 14th, 2016 at 10:28 PM ^

I agree, and safeties are hardly ever taken that high. But someone will look at his elite athleticism, his instincts, his speed, his ferocity, all the things that can't be taught, and they'll bet their future on developing him into a game changer for their defense.

Wherever he goes, he'll be a project to a certain extent. But the attributes he brings to the table will make him too good to pass up for some teams.



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