With the 2018 NFL Draft finishing this past weekend, several websites have published their first mock drafts for next year’s class. Several Wolverines have been tabbed as potential first-rounders in 2019. Via CBS Sports:
12. Indianapolis Colts
Rashan Gary, DT, Michigan. If Andrew Luck is still dealing with health issues by the time the 2019 draft rolls around, the Colts will seriously have to think about taking a quarterback here. But assuming his 2018 is better than his 2017, finding impact talent for the team’s defense will likely be top priority in next year’s draft. Gary has massive upside as an interior pass rusher, something this defense is sorely lacking coming out of the 2018 draft.
24. Jacksonville Jaguars
Shea Patterson, QB, Michigan. The Jaguars could be shopping for their next franchise QB next year if Blake Bortles doesn’t up his game in 2018. Any QB could come in and sit behind Bortles for a year before taking over in 2020. Patterson was ruled eligible for 2018, so he’ll get the opportunity to prove he should be a first-round pick in 2019.
