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It was announced on Monday that Jaylen Hurd, Tennessee’s star RB, plans to play his college ball elsewhere. Hurd, a junior, could enter the NFL or go the JUCO route, Campus Insiders’ Robert Judin believes Michigan is a potential destination:
Jim Harbaugh could work wonders with Hurd. Kareem Walker is supposed to be the future at running back, but academic issues have gotten the freshman off to a rocky start in Ann Arbor. Bringing Hurd in for a national title run in 2018 would be a smart move.
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Ideally, Walker will have worked his way into a solid role with the Michigan offense, and Brandon Peters will have taken over the starting job at quarterback. If Hurd stayed at running back with the Wolverines, he’d get the I-formation looks and the taste of the NFL offense he’s been craving in Knoxville. If he moved to tight end, that could work well, too. Harbaugh has put a number of quality tight ends in the league, and Jake Butt is about to be the latest. Michigan could even work Hurd into an offensive weapon role and really diversify his portfolio for NFL executives and scouts to peruse. The Wolverines offered Hurd when Brady Hoke was the head coach.
Hurd, a 6-foot-4 and 240-pounder, could transition to WR or TE at his next landing spot.