Michigan Football: 5 Takeaways from the 2020 NFL draft
Michigan football is plenty talented
The 2020 NFL draft proved once again that as much as people may want to deny it, Michigan football is one of the most talent-rich programs in the country.
Certainly, the Wolverines aren’t Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia or LSU right now. Those teams and Oklahoma too, have really separated themselves and it shows on draft day, not only on day two and three, but on day one.
But seeing eight Wolverines go on day three of the NFL draft was a good thing. It will certainly help recruiting, especially with the offensive line, as Michigan became just the second program in draft history to get four offensive lineman picked in the same year.
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With our 4 OL selected in the 2020 #NFLDraft, Michigan is tied for the most a program has produced in a single draft. pic.twitter.com/jI8Mpxzykt
The difference between Michigan and the elites is the Wolverines need more first-round types. The teams listed above aren’t just getting offensive and defensive lineman drafted early, it’s quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, corners — that’s where Michigan has been lacking and that’s what needs to turn around if U-M is going to take the next step.
However, in terms of the Big Ten, no program outside of Ohio State has more talent than Michigan and the draft just reinforced that.