Michigan took a major run at Georgia’s NFL Draft record, but the Wolverines did not topple the mark in 2024.

Heading into the 2023 college football season, Jim Harbaugh was vocally bullish about his roster at Michigan. In fact, Harbaugh proclaimed his Wolverines had the talent to challenge Georgia’s record for players taken in a single draft.

The Bulldogs set that record in 2022 when Kirby Smart’s program produced 15 overall selections coming off a national championship. Georgia produced 5 first-round picks in 2022, including the No. 1 overall pick in Travon Walker who was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Michigan did not break the record, and the Wolverines never came close to the kind of 1st-round talent that Georgia produced in 2022. Quarterback JJ McCarthy was the only 1st-round pick from Michigan’s 15-0 national title team, and Michigan had just 3 players selected in the first 2 rounds with defensive tackle Kris Jenkins and cornerback Mike Sainristil coming off the board in Friday’s 2nd round.

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In the end, Michigan WR Cornelius Johnson was the final player from the Wolverines to be selected with the 253rd pick. A fitting move considering Johnson was selected by Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers in the 7th round.

The selection of Johnson gave Michigan 13 players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, falling short of the overall record. In fact, Georgia holds the overall record with 15 picks while LSU (2020) and Ohio State (2004) are tied for 2nd with 14 players taken in a single draft.