All-Michigan Colleges 2008 NFL Draft Team

I thought it would be interesting to put together a team made up of only Michigan college 2008 NFL draft prospects. As you can probably guess our team is dominated by Michigan (7 starters, 3 reserves) and Michigan State (6 starters, 4 reserves). Also represented are Western Michigan (2 starters, 1 reserve), Eastern Michigan (1 starter, 1 reserve), Central Michigan (1 starter), Ferris State (1 starter), and Wayne State (1 starter). Lacking are solid prospects at the defensive tackle position and at one of the cornerback spots, both of which I didn't include any prospects.

The top five state of Michigan college NFL draft prospects would be:

1) OT - Jake Long, Michigan
2) WR - Devin Thomas, Michigan State
3) WR - Mario Manningham, Michigan
4) QB - Chad Henne, Michigan
5) DE - Jason Jones, Eastern Michigan

Jake Long looks to be a top five player taken and is the clear cut top prospect in the state of Michigan. The wide receiver spot is lead by the only two Juniors, Devin Thomas and Mario Manningham, and their rankings are interchangeable. Quarterback Chad Henne and little known Jason Jones out of Eastern are both likely first day picks.

Below is the All-Michigan Colleges 2008 NFL draft team. Each players name links to his official college bio and I have included my projected round for each player I expect to be drafted after his height and weight statistics.

OFFENSE:

QB – Chad Henne, Michigan (6’2”, 224) RD 2
RB – Mike Hart, Michigan (5’9”, 196) RD 4
FB – Jehuu Caulcrick, Michigan State (6’0”, 260) RD 4
WR – Devin Thomas, JR. Michigan State (6’2”, 214) RD 2
WR – Mario Manningham, JR. Michigan (6’0”, 186) RD 2
TE – Kellen Davis, Michigan State (6’6”, 254) RD 5
OT – Jake Long, Michigan (6’7”, 313) RD 1
G – James Blair, Western Michigan (6’4”, 334) RD 7
C – Robbie Krutilla, Western Michigan (6’3”, 314) RD 6
G – Adam Kraus, Michigan (6’6”, 296) RD 3
OT – Mike Gyetvai, Michigan State (6’7”, 307) UFA

DEFENSE:

DE – Jason Jones, Eastern Michigan (6’5”, 247) RD 3
DE – Kurt Hout, Ferris State (6’2”, 276) RD 7
OLB – Shawn Crable, Michigan (6’5”, 241) RD 4
MLB – Red Keith, Central Michigan (5’11”, 242) RD 7
OLB – SirDarean Adams, Michigan State (6’0”, 230) RD 6
S – Jamar Adams, Michigan (6’2”, 210) RD 4
S – Nehemiah Warrick, Michigan State (6’1”, 208) UFA
CB – Nile Legania, Wayne State (5’10”, 185) RD 6

RESERVES:

RB – Mark Bonds, Western Michigan (5’10”, 219) UFA
WR – Adrian Arrington, Michigan (6’3”, 195) RD 5
G – Khalid Walton, Eastern Michigan (6’3”, 310) UFA
C – John Masters, Michigan State (6’4”, 288) RD 7
DE – Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan State (6’1”, 255) UFA
DE – Ervin Baldwin, Michigan State (6’2”, 270) UFA
OLB – Chris Graham, Michigan (5’11”, 225) RD 7
ILB – Kaleb Thornhill, Michigan State (6’1”, 240) UFA
S – Brandent Englemon, Michigan (5’11”, 200) UFA