{"id":76159,"date":"2025-08-11T16:30:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=76159"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:58:39","slug":"michigan-wolverines-2025-nfl-preseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2025\/08\/11\/michigan-wolverines-2025-nfl-preseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Wolverines NFL Preseason: Two Rookies Have Played"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"864\">The NFL preseason is underway, but only two of the seven 2025 NFL draft picks from Michigan have taken live game snaps in the exhibition season.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"573\">Two Michigan Wolverines Rookies Played in the 2025 NFL Preseason Openers<\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1131\"><strong data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"642\">From Ann Arbor to the Michigan Wolverines NFL Preseason Camps<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Who Played<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1510\"><strong data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1171\">Josaiah Stewart, Linebacker;\u00a0 Los Angeles Rams<\/strong><br data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1174\" \/>During the Rams&#8217; preseason win over Dallas, Stewart tallied one solo tackle and one sack.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1573\">He told the assembled media after the game, <em>\u201cOne thing I learned at Michigan\u2026 is knowing your role\u2026 I\u2019m all about winning, so I\u2019ll do whatever it takes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"2123\"><strong data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1871\">Kalel Mullings, Running Back; Tennessee Titans<\/strong><br data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"1874\" \/>Mullings had seven carries for 33 yards in his NFL preseason opener loss to Tampa Bay. He showed patience and toughness, strengthening his roster chances.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3871\" data-end=\"3915\">Who\u2019s Still Waiting<\/h3>\n<p>Mason Graham, OL; Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n<p>Colston Loveland, Tight End; Chicago Bears<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Grant, Defensive Tackle; Miami Dolphins<\/p>\n<p>Will Johnson, Cornerback; Arizona Cardinals<\/p>\n<p>Myles Hinton, OL; Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3917\" data-end=\"3967\">Week 2 Preseason Watch List<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4884\">\n<li data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4348\">\n<p data-start=\"4274\" data-end=\"4348\"><strong data-start=\"4274\" data-end=\"4294\">Rams vs. Raiders<\/strong> \u2013 Stewart could see extended work on passing downs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4349\" data-end=\"4434\">\n<p data-start=\"4351\" data-end=\"4434\"><strong data-start=\"4351\" data-end=\"4374\">Titans vs. Seahawks<\/strong> \u2013 Mullings may get a heavier workload to test durability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4435\" data-end=\"4515\">\n<p data-start=\"4437\" data-end=\"4515\"><strong data-start=\"4437\" data-end=\"4457\">Browns vs. Lions<\/strong> \u2013 Graham\u2019s debut may come against Detroit.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4516\" data-end=\"4608\">\n<p data-start=\"4518\" data-end=\"4608\"><strong data-start=\"4518\" data-end=\"4537\">Bears vs. Bills<\/strong> \u2013 Loveland could hit the field, especially in red-zone sets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4609\" data-end=\"4708\">\n<p data-start=\"4611\" data-end=\"4708\"><strong data-start=\"4611\" data-end=\"4635\">Cardinals vs. Chiefs<\/strong> \u2013 Johnson might make his NFL debut against a top-tier passing offense.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4709\" data-end=\"4793\">\n<p data-start=\"4711\" data-end=\"4793\"><strong data-start=\"4711\" data-end=\"4734\">Eagles vs. Patriots<\/strong> \u2013 Hinton\u2019s pass-protection will be under the microscope.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4794\" data-end=\"4884\">\n<p data-start=\"4796\" data-end=\"4884\"><strong data-start=\"4796\" data-end=\"4820\">Dolphins vs. Jaguars<\/strong> \u2013 Grant could join the defensive rotation for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"4891\" data-end=\"4960\"><strong data-start=\"4895\" data-end=\"4958\">2025 Michigan Draft Class \u2014 Status<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4962\" data-end=\"5086\"><strong data-start=\"4962\" data-end=\"4997\">Mason Graham \u2014 Cleveland Browns<\/strong> <em data-start=\"4998\" data-end=\"5017\">(Round 1, Pick 5)<\/em><br data-start=\"5017\" data-end=\"5020\" \/>Held out in Week 1; expected to debut soon. <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/19\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-mason-graham-michigan-panthers-saints\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-start=\"5064\" data-end=\"5084\" target=\"_self\">Draft Profile \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5088\" data-end=\"5214\"><strong data-start=\"5088\" data-end=\"5124\">Colston Loveland \u2014 Chicago Bears<\/strong> <em data-start=\"5125\" data-end=\"5144\">(Round 1, Pick 8)<\/em><br data-start=\"5144\" data-end=\"5147\" \/>Active in camp, no preseason game snaps yet. <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/prospects\/colston-loveland\/32004c4f-5645-6221-1f26-a303114b69f8\" data-start=\"5192\" data-end=\"5212\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Draft Profile \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5216\" data-end=\"5343\"><strong data-start=\"5216\" data-end=\"5250\">Kenneth Grant \u2014 Miami Dolphins<\/strong> <em data-start=\"5251\" data-end=\"5271\">(Round 1, Pick 13)<\/em><br data-start=\"5271\" data-end=\"5274\" \/>No preseason snaps yet; working into rotation. <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/prospects\/kenneth-grant\/32004752-4145-0451-f4ca-0554158e787f\" data-start=\"5321\" data-end=\"5341\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Draft Profile \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5345\" data-end=\"5462\"><strong data-start=\"5345\" data-end=\"5381\">Will Johnson \u2014 Arizona Cardinals<\/strong> <em data-start=\"5382\" data-end=\"5393\">(Round 2)<\/em><br data-start=\"5393\" data-end=\"5396\" \/>No preseason action; could debut in Week 2. <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/22\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-will-johnson-michigan\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-start=\"5440\" data-end=\"5460\" target=\"_self\">Draft Profile \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5464\" data-end=\"5581\"><strong data-start=\"5464\" data-end=\"5502\">Josaiah Stewart \u2014 Los Angeles Rams<\/strong> <em data-start=\"5503\" data-end=\"5514\">(Round 3)<\/em><br data-start=\"5514\" data-end=\"5517\" \/>Played in Week 1 \u2014 1 solo tackle, 1 sack. <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/26\/2025-nfl-draft-profile-josaiah-stewart-michigan\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-start=\"5559\" data-end=\"5579\" target=\"_self\">Draft Profile \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5583\" data-end=\"5707\"><strong data-start=\"5583\" data-end=\"5620\">Kalel Mullings \u2014 Tennessee Titans<\/strong> <em data-start=\"5621\" data-end=\"5642\">(Round 6, Pick 188)<\/em><br data-start=\"5642\" data-end=\"5645\" \/>Played in Week 1 \u2014 7 carries, 33 yards. <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kalel_Mullings?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-start=\"5685\" data-end=\"5705\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Draft Profile \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5709\" data-end=\"5835\"><strong data-start=\"5709\" data-end=\"5747\">Myles Hinton \u2014 Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong> <em data-start=\"5748\" data-end=\"5769\">(Round 6, Pick 191)<\/em><br data-start=\"5769\" data-end=\"5772\" \/>Limited Week 1 snaps; no recorded stats. <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myles_Hinton?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-start=\"5813\" data-end=\"5833\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Draft Profile \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5842\" data-end=\"6100\">Main Image: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL preseason is underway, but only two of the seven 2025 NFL draft picks from Michigan have taken live game snaps in the exhibition season. Two Michigan Wolverines Rookies Played in the 2025 NFL Preseason Openers From Ann Arbor to the Michigan Wolverines NFL Preseason Camps Who Played Josaiah Stewart, Linebacker;\u00a0 Los Angeles RamsDuring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5604,"featured_media":76197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2,17,1480],"tags":[33530,3154,3155,3156,3157,79,6482,71,4738,4582,6483,6604,2178,279,6693,35412,6498,10023,35413],"class_list":["post-76159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bigten","category-featured","category-news","category-nfl-draft","tag-2025-nfl-draft","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-chicago-bears","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-college-football","tag-detroit-lions","tag-football","tag-jacksonville-jaguars","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-michigan-wolverines","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl-preseason","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-tennessee-titans","tag-training-camp"],"modified_by":"Tony Siracusa, CFB Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5604"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76159"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76198,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76159\/revisions\/76198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}