Former Michigan football players selected in the 2024 UFL Draft

The 2024 UFL (United Football League) Draft concluded on Wednesday and a pair of Michigan football players heard their names called during the 10-round draft. Eyabi Okie, who played one season at Michigan before transferring to Charlotte, was a first-round pick by the Houston Roughnecks, and Braiden McGregor was a fifth-round selection by the D.C. Defenders.

McGregor, who went undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, did sign with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. He will try to make the 53-man roster, or maybe even a practice squad role, but if the NFL route doesn't pan out for the former Michigan Edge rusher, he can look toward the UFL in the spring. The Defenders would hold McGregor's rights if he chose to play next spring in the league.

Okie, on the other hand, signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Kansas City Chiefs following April's draft. Like McGregor, he will try to make the 53-man roster, but could turn his attention to the UFL -- a league that was merged together from the XFL and the USFL.