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Seven Michigan football players taken in 2025 NFL Draft

Anthony Broomeby:Anthony Broome•04/26/25•

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NFL: NFL Draft
Apr 24, 2025; Green Bay, WI, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell with Michigan Wolverines defensive lineman Mason Graham after he is selected by the Cleveland Browns as the number five pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Michigan Wolverines closed out the 2025 NFL Draft with seven selections, headlined by a trio of first-rounders on the first night of the event on Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Michigan has now produced 55 first-round picks in program history, which puts them alone in 6th place in the NFL all-time. U-M also had three first-rounders for the first since since 2001 (David Terrell, Steve Hutchinson, Jeff Backus) and has produced multiple first-rounders 11 times in school history.

After this weekend’s output, the Wolverines now have 52 draft selections over the last six drafts.

Here’s a recap of who went and where this weekend.

Michigan football’s NFL Draftees

Defensive tackle Mason Graham: Cleveland Browns (First round, No. 5 overall)
The draft’s first night saw some drama at the top when the Browns traded out of the No. 2 pick to move back to No. 5, where Jacksonville took Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter. The Browns stuck with the best player available and took Graham, who has plenty of experience winning in Ohio.

Tight end Colston Loveland: Chicago Bears (First round, No. 10 overall)
One of the first surprises of the first round came when Loveland went ahead of Penn State tight end Tyler Warren, who went No. 14 to the Indianapolis Colts. Loveland joins a loaded group of offensive playmakers in Chicago alongside franchise quarterback Caleb Williams, last year’s No. 1 overall pick.

Defensive tackle Kenneth Grant: Miami Dolphins (First round, No. 13 overall)
Michigan’s defensive tackle duo both went inside the top 13 picks with Grant, a former member of Bruce Feldman’s Freak’s list, heading to Miami.

Cornerback Will Johnson: Arizona Cardinals (Second round, No. 47 overall)
Outside of Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders‘ fall down to the fifth round, Johnson’s tumble was almost as stunning. A knee issue from 2023 and injuries that piled up in 2024 resulted in a bit of a fall for a guy who once was a projected top-10 selection.

EDGE Josaiah Stewart: Los Angeles Rams (Third round, No. 90 overall)
Stewart survived the draft’s second night, going in the third round to Los Angeles and joining a promising group of young pass rushers with Byron Young and Braden Fiske, the latter of whom played for Michigan defensive line coach Lou Esposito at Western Michigan.

Running back Kalel Mullings: Tennessee Titans (Sixth round, No. 188 overall)
Michigan’s star back was the first Wolverine taken on the third day of the draft, heading to Nashville to play with No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward.

Offensive tackle Myles Hinton: Philadelphia Eagles (Sixth round, No. 191 overall)
The left tackle with traits that could still be honed in heads to one of the best developing teams of offensive line talent in the league and reunites with former teammate Trevor Keegan in the Eagles offensive line room.

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