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Michigan EDGE Mike Morris receives NFL Draft Scouting Combine invite

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Mike Morris
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Michigan Wolverines football EDGE Mike Morris has received an invite to the 2023 NFL Draft Scouting Combine and is excited to showcase his skills, he announced on his Instagram story, with the caption, “Let’s get it.” The event will be held Feb. 28 to March 6 in Indianapolis.

Morris will get the opportunity to go through interviews with and work out in front of NFL organizations ahead of the draft, which is set for Apr. 27-29 in Las Vegas.

He and punter Brad Robbins are former Michigan players who have announced they will take part in the combine. Others, surely, have received invites and will participate, but there haven’t been announcements yet.

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Morris saw his draft stock soar in the middle of Michigan’s 2022 campaign, but it has since cooled off. He’s still projected as one of the best edge rusher prospects, though, and recently checked in as the No. 4 outside linebacker in the draft pool according to ESPN.com analyst Mel Kiper Jr.

At 6-foot-6, 292 pounds, Morris has a unique combination of size, strength and speed for his position. He ended the 2022 season ranked tied for second in the Big Ten with 7.5 sacks, leading the Wolverines, while adding 23 tackles, 11 of which came behind the line of scrimmage. He also recorded 4 quarterback hurries, 3 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble and 1 blocked kick.

Morris missed two games late in the season after going down with a leg injury against Nebraska Nov. 12. He played 11 defensive snaps vs. Ohio State Nov. 26 but wasn’t able to complete the game. The Michigan EDGE then made 2 tackles in the Fiesta Bowl against TCU.

The Belle Glade, Fla., native was named the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, the sixth Michigan player to earn the honor.

Morris was one of the nation’s elite pass rushers in true pass sets. In those situations, he posted a 22.7 pressure rate, which was tied for the eighth-best mark in the country. His 37 pressures led the Maize and Blue.

Morris played in just one game in 2020, before playing a backup and specialty role in 2021. The latter season, he was backing up stars Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo, and was also used as an interior lineman on passing downs.

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