Mike Martin

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Any Titans fans out there who can shed some light on who the projected starting D-line looks to be and where Martin fits in?

Day 2 begins.  Will Mike Martin be taken ahead of Jerel Worthy?  Discuss.

Draft Day! Woo-hoo!  Time to make your predictions for where our beloved recently departed Wolverine heroes will be selected (round and team). Very unlikely any of our guys get selected in the first round tonight, but I figured might as well get the thread up now.

Here are my best guesses:

Mike Martin

I will be shocked if Hulk Smash lasts beyond the 3rd round -- there must be at least a handful of teams who've fallen in love with his motor and measurables (and a Greg Mattison thumbs-up) and who will be willing to spend a third-rounder on him. A lot of mocks have him going to the Bears at #79, which sounds plausible. I could also see Cincinnati taking him at 83 -- he'd be a good fit in Mike Zimmer's 4-3.  Saints at #89 is also a possibility. Denver at 87 or 108 (mid-4th round) could also use a 4-3 DT.

David Molk

Someone's going to get a steal with Molk, because he'll drop due to his size -- he'll only fit a zone-based running scheme, and he's not big enough to backup at guard in a pinch.

Tennessee runs a zone-blocking scheme and needs a center -- Molk's a good fit for them at #155 in the 5th round. Green Bay is also a great fit at #163 -- they signed Jeff Saturday to replace Scott Wells, but Saturday's 36 and he could groom Molk as his eventual replacement. The Colts could also pick him up at the end of the round (#170) to replace Saturday.

Junior Hemingway

His combine performance probably boosted him from a fringe late-round pick or UDFA into a mid-rounder. Still, this is a deep draft at WR, so I think Junior goes in the 5th at best, more likely the 6th -- New Orleans at #179 or Carolina at #180.

Ryan Van Bergen

RVB's probably a borderline 7th round/UDFA-type, but I can see a 3-4 team looking for depth at the 5-tech DE spot taking a flyer on him late in the 7th round -- perhaps Pittsburgh, which has a ton of picks at the end of that round. San Diego's also a possibility there at #250, or Arizona at #221.

Kevin Koger

I would've had Kevin Koger as a late (6-7th round) pick before the Achilles surgery.

Undrafted free agents who will at least get a shot at a camp:

Martavious Odoms

Troy Woolfolk

All right, have at it everyone.

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http://www.umichappreciate.org/

Appreciate and reciprocate is a group that raises money for the LSA Emergency Student Aid Fund, which helps Michigan students stay in school after having a sudden crisis at home.

In the video, you get to see chill Mike Martin and crazy Mike Martin. Worth a watch.  He's advertising for a benefit event featuring himself, Dhani Jones, Lloyd Carr, and Brady Hoke.

Bonus:

In January, I posted a Diary about the Appreciate + Reciprocate benefit dinner and silent auction featuring Coach Hoke, Coach Carr, Dhani Jones, and Mike Martin. The MGoBlog response was great, and I wanted to make sure that everyone has another chance to attend the event.

As a reminder, the dinner will be on March 28^th, and be held in the Jack Roth Stadium Club. The event benefits the LSA Emergency Student Aid Fund which assists students in sudden and extreme financial need. To read more from the previous post, click HERE.

Tickets for the event will be on sale until this Thursday. Some limited tickets may be available after that date, but our group cannot guarantee them. “Regular Tickets” are $100 and Student Tickets are $50, with group rates available.

Visit umichappreciate.org for more information, to purchase tickets, or to make a donation to the cause. And thank you so much to the MGoBlog community for its support.