Michigan cornerback Will Johnson, who missed the second half of the Wolverines’ season with a turf toe damage, has suffered a hamstring damage that may maintain him out of the varsity’s professional day later this month.
Sources informed ESPN’s Jordan Reid that the damage is not thought-about severe however that Johnson won’t take part within the faculty’s on-campus professional day March 21. Johnson is now scheduled to have a personal exercise April 14.
Johnson performed in six video games this previous season — he has not performed in a sport since October — and completed the yr with 14 tackles. He returned each of his interceptions for touchdowns in 2024, and his 128 yards on interception returns nonetheless led the Large Ten.
Johnson, who additionally didn’t work out on the mix final week, is the No. 11 participant general in Reid’s newest mock draft and is the No. 9 participant general on ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.’s newest Large Board.
Johnson stated of his damage on the mix that it “seems like only a toe, however I had tore some ligaments in my toe, so I could not run, could not plant, could not do something … for some time, actually till mid-January.”
Johnson additionally added on the mix that, up till he went to Indianapolis, he had not suffered any setbacks in his coaching. This newest damage occurred after the mix ended.
Johnson was named the Defensive MVP of the 2023 School Soccer Playoff title sport when the Wolverines closed out the 2023 season with the nationwide championship. Michigan was 8-5 this previous season.
Johnson is the second-rated cornerback on ESPN’s consensus draft board, behind solely Colorado’s Travis Hunter, however Johnson stated in Indianapolis that he believes “I am one of the best nook within the draft.”
