Jim Harbaugh may be the Los Angeles Chargers’ head coach, but he’ll always be a Michigan Man at heart.
The former Wolverines starting quarterback (and most recently, head coach) broke out in the school’s fight song as three of his former players—running back Blake Corum, wide receiver Roman Wilson and guard Zak Zinter—were picked back-to-back-to-back in the third round.
Corum went No. 83 to the Los Angeles Rams before Wilson landed with the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 84. Zinter closed the run at No. 85 to the Cleveland Browns.
Harbaugh led Michigan to a 15-0 record and a national championship before leaving his alma mater for the Chargers. Unsurprisingly, many of his former players are now NFL draft prospects.
Of note, the B/R NFL Scouting Department listed 16 of them on their final big board, more than any other school.
One of them is linebacker Junior Colson, who is joining Harbaugh on the Chargers after they selected him with the No. 69 overall selection on Friday. Colson was the leading tackler on Michigan’s top-ranked scoring defense.
Thus far, seven Wolverines have been drafted over three rounds, beginning with quarterback J.J. McCarthy at No. 10 with the Minnesota Vikings.
Michigan Wolverines also went back-to-back at No. 49 and No. 50 in defensive tackle Kris Jenkins and cornerback Mike Sainristil to the Cincinnati Bengald and Washington Commanders, respectively.
The Bolts have six more picks as of now, so it’s possible at least one more Michigan player falls their way. They’ll be on the board early Saturday with fourth-round choices at No. 105 and No. 110 overall.
