The Mitten State produced more NFL draft picks than any other Midwest state, with players from Detroit, West Bloomfield, and other Michigan communities heading to the pros.

Michigan football TE Colston Loveland wasn't projected as a top-10 pick by most draft analysts, but the Chicago Bears thought differently. The Bears picked Loveland with the 10th overall pick, and Loveland went before Penn State TE Tyler Warren -- who many thought would go before the three-year Wolverine.

2023 featured Mike Morris going in the fifth round and Jaylen Harrell went in the seventh in 2024. But otherwise, recent first-rounders include Aidan Hutchinson (2022), Kwity Paye (2021), Rashan Gary (2019), and Taco Charlton (2017). Frank Clark, Chase Winovich, Chris Wormley, Josh Uche, and David Ojabo were second and third-round picks.