The Gophers have now had four players taken in the opening two rounds of the past four drafts, a program first since World War II, 1942-45. But he was snubbed for the Rimington, which went to Michigan’s Olusegun Oluwatimi. Schmitz was remarkably durable with the Gophers, playing in 57 total games, and received the highest grade in the nation among centers (92.4) in 2022, per Pro Football Focus. He developed into all-Big Ten and All-America player and a finalist for the Rimington Award for the best player at the position in college football. Fleck at Western Michigan and came to the U with Fleck in 2017. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound sixth-year senior from Floosmoor, Ill., originally committed to P.J. Schmitz was linked to the Giants in many mock drafts. The Giants sent their offensive line coach Bobby Johnson to the U’s Pro Day in March, and he ran Schmitz and other lineman through at the U’s Athletes Village. Schmitz became the highest Gophers lineman taken since Brian Williams was the 18th pick in the first round in 1989. The coveted center was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the NFL draft, the 57th pick overall. John Michael Schmitz made history for the Gophers football team on Friday.
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