Michigan football may have gone 7-5 this past season but it was rife with talent — particularly on the defensive side of the ball. But even with multiple stars declaring for the NFL draft shortly after the conclusion of the regular season, there was one Wolverine who appeared to be holding out.

Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, a projected first-round pick and the No. 25 player on ’s Big Board, has declared for the NFL Draft. Grant joined forces with Mason Graham over the past three years to give Michigan one of the most dominant interior defensive lines in college football.

He will not play in Michigan's bowl game, the Reliaquest Bowl against Alabama, to focus on preparation for the next level as a projected first-round pick. "... To my teammates, brothers and all of my friends,