Mark Snyder

Detroit Free Press

Michigan will make a big splash at the NFL combine in a couple of weeks in Indianapolis.

According to the participant list on nfl.com, U-M will have 14 players at the event Feb. 28-March 6, the most of any school.

Ohio State sent 14 last year, when it produced one of the great draft classes of all time.

The Wolverines headed to Indianapolis are guard Ben Braden, tight end Jake Butt, defensive end Taco Charlton, receiver Jehu Chesson, cornerback Jeremy Clark, receiver Amara Darboh, linebacker Ben Gedeon, defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow, safety Delano Hill, cornerback Jourdan Lewis, safety Jabrill Peppers, running back De'Veon Smith, cornerback Channing Stribling and defensive tackle Chris Wormley.

According to NFLcombine.net, Peppers will work out with the linebacker group.

A version of the list was posted Monday, then removed from the site. Wormley was not on the first list, but he is expected to be a second-day selection in the three-day draft.

The notable U-M absences are offensive linemen Erik Magnuson and Kyle Kalis.

The NFL also listed each player with a grade. Charlton (6.6) was tied for seventh overall with Michigan State defensive tackle Malik McDowell and LSU safety Jamal Adams. Peppers was next, at 6.1, followed by Lewis and Butt (5.8) and Wormley (5.7). Smith and Braden were the lowest-rated, at 4.9.

Michigan is projected to only have one or two first-round picks -- ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.'s mock draft today had Charlton going No. 8 and Peppers at No. 32.

A combine invitation is not a guarantee of being drafted, though. According to a tweet from draft analyst Dane Brugler, 35.2% of last year's invitees went undrafted and 15% of 2016 draft picks were not at the combine.

U-M's group involves two players recovering from ACL tears: Clark from early last season and Butt from the Orange Bowl. All of the U-M players on the list were seniors, except Peppers.

Other local players invited include Central Michigan quarterback Cooper Rush, Michigan State linebacker Riley Bullough, MSU safety Montae Nicholson, Wayne State guard Nate Theaker, Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis and WMU offensive lineman Taylor Moton.

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