The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine takes place this week in Indianapolis, as more than 300 of the best prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft meet with NFL scouts and coaches, and try to stand out as worthy of selection in April's draft.
Among those players are eight standouts from the Michigan football team's 2025 season. Below, we break down where each of those eight players are projected to be selected before the Combine, strengths of theirs that will appeal to scouts, and questions they will try to answer at the Combine.
Edge Derrick Moore
Latest projections
Moore is ranked No. 65 overall in the NFL Mock Draft database, and No. 11 among edge rushers.
Moore is also projected to be selected No. 57 overall by the Chicago Bears in Pro Football Focus's three-round mock draft.
He is also ranked No. 52 in The Athletic's top-100 prospects ranking, and the No. 9 edge.
Moore is No. 98 in CBS Sports' top 330 prospects, and the No. 12 linebacker.
What scouts will like
Moore's pass-rushing skills are his clearest path to an NFL career. At Michigan, Moore had 118 quarterback pressures and 21 sacks in 827 career pass-rushing snaps, including 10 sacks and 41 pressures in 234 such snaps in 2025. He had moments of brilliance, including stellar games against Nebraska, Maryland and Wisconsin this fall, and key plays in big games in 2023 and 2024.
Moore rushes off the edge with a lot of power, making the most of his 6-foot-3, 254-pound frame, and was rarely pushed around. His maturity and football IQ improved over his more than 1,500 defensive snaps with Michigan, and was voted a team captain as a senior. He also batted seven passes and, as a senior, he only missed three tackles, compared to nine in the previous two seasons.
In front of NFL scouts and coaches, Moore impressed in Senior Bowl practices, and was widely considered one of the "winners" of the event.
Questions to answer