Going into the 2026 NFL Draft, no one expected for Sherrone Moore's Michigan eligible draftees to make much noise. That changed on Friday with Derrick Moore staying in-state and Marlin Klein making the Ty Simpson pick look like the least shocking moment of the spectacle. Here are three things involving Michigan football that were head-scratching on different levels.
Sherrone Moore basically produced as much talent as Ohio State did in the draft
After not hearing a name from Michigan on Thursday night, three Wolverines went on Friday. Derrick Moore has a real shot to start for Detroit opposite Aidan Hutchinson right away. Jaishawn Barham is the type of physical freak athlete that Jerry Jones loves. He'll help the revamped Dallas defense get better, along with Rashan Gary.
Jimmy Rolder injects depth into a Detroit linebacker core that values Big Ten bruisers. Say what you will about Sherrone Moore, but he's the one who will get the credit for all these Wolverines getting drafted earlier than they should have been. In total Moore's class will not go down as being more prolific than Ryan Day's, but it will cause a stir within football coaching circles for how many of them got the phone call.
Marlin Klein went from potentially being undrafted to the second round
In one of the most shocking picks of the draft, Marlin Klein was selected as the third tight end off the board. Most analysts had him graded as a day three or undrafted pick. At Michigan he did very little to warrant this choice. However, there were a whole bunch of reaches on day two of the event that took the sting away from this selection. Los Angeles took Max Klare from Ohio State two picks later, which would have made more sense to pair him with C.J. Stroud. CBS gave Houston a D- and rightfully so.
Ernest Hausmann probably would have been drafted if he didn't go A-Wall before his career ended
On pace to be Michigan's leading tackler, Hausmann disappeared before the Ohio State loss. He later resurfaced after the season by saying he was done with football. It was a sad ending to a once promising career. Since then he has returned to preparing for the NFL, but now has to work double what the average player does to make it as an undrafted player. He was primed to be one of the chosen few who gets his name called, but will have to settle for finding success as a free agent with the odds defying him.
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