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2021 NFL Draft: Where every Michigan Wolverine was selected, how they fit
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The 2021 NFL Draft has come to an end with the Michigan Wolverines sending eight players to the professional ranks with three more prospects still on the board as undrafted free agents.
Kwity Paye headlines the class of Wolverines as the lone first-round pick of the group. It was a fairly balanced weekend for Michigan prospects, so let’s quickly run through where they all went and where they fit.
Defensive end Kwity Paye (Indianapolis Colts Round 1, Pick No. 21 overall)
Paye’s NFL dreams were realized as the first Wolverine to come off the board and he heads to a playoff team, so this is a good fit for him. He is going to need some time to put it all together but could be a quality defensive starter for the Colts moving forward.
2021 NFL Draft: Michigan long snapper Camaron Cheeseman goes to Washington in 6th round
Updated May 01, 2021;
Posted May 01, 2021
Michigan long snapper Camaron Cheeseman (33, left) celebrates with holder Garrett Moores (15) and kicker Quinn Nordin (3) after a field goal in a 2017 game against Air Force. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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Opting out of the 2020 season didn’t appear to hurt Camaron Cheeseman’s status as an NFL prospect.
The Michigan long snapper was the second player at his position selected in the 2021 draft, going in the sixth round (No. 225 overall) to The Washington Football Team.
Cheeseman, who played in 39 games for the Wolverines from 2017-19, went three picks after Alabama’s Thomas Fletcher, the first long snapper drafted. He becomes the first Michigan long snapper in program history to get drafted.