ESPN college football analyst Todd McShay ranked Michigan fifth-year senior defensive tackle Mo Hurst as the best player at his position in the entire country heading into 2017.
Although he technically didn’t start last season, Hurst still managed to rack up 11.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. He could have turned pro and been a reasonably high draft pick, but chose to return to Ann Arbor for his fifth-year senior season.
McShay gives him an overall grade of 91 out of a possible 100. Here’s what he had to say about him:
Despite being a backup the past two seasons, Hurst has been extremely productive,” McShay writes. “He has notched 68 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. While slightly undersized -- listed at 6-foot-2, 282 pounds -- Hurst is a quick and powerful one-gap penetrator who is highly disruptive against the run. He has a powerful upper body and disengages quickly. He projects as future NFL starter and top-40 pick.”
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