These dozen Michigan football players could hear their name called in 2026 NFL draft

These dozen Michigan football players could hear their name called in 2026 NFL draft.

Michigan had seven players drafted in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

There are a dozen players with the best shot to have their dreams come true.

The Wolverines had a program-record tying three players selected in first round.

Jaishawn Barham has played 44 games in his career with four starts, racking up 35 tackles of which 10 went for a loss.

Ernest Hausmann led the Wolverines with 89 tackles last season , to go with seven tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups and one interception.

Gio El-Hadi was expected to step into the starting guard role previously held down by Zak Zinter , but struggled off-and-on in his first year as a starter.

Dominic Zvada set a program-record 7-plus yards and did so in less than one season .

According to coaches, he banged home a 60 -yarder this spring and is a threat to come onto the field anytime U-M hits the opponents 40 . Zvada was snubbed last year not even becoming a Lou Groza Award finalist (there's an argument he should've won it out-right) and if he can come close to replicating what he did last year , he should absolutely be taken by an NFL team, not just as an undrafted free agent, but with a true draft pick..