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Michigan Football: RB Kalel Mullings lands top-30 NFL Draft visit; could play with former teammate

This would be an interesting landing spot for Mullings.
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Michigan football running back Kalel Mullings is a projected Day 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, but that's not stopping teams from hosting him on first-round visits. According to Ian Rapoport with NFL Network, the Minnesota Vikings recently brought the Wolverines' running back in on a top-30 visit.

Mullings came to Michigan back in 2020 as a linebacker before moving to running back in 2022. He sat behind both Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards before shining for Michigan in 2024 as its lead back. Despite having Edwards on the roster, Mullings ran for a team-high 948 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Mullings' shining moment came in Week 4 at home against USC. The graduate back rushed for 159 yards and two scores -- including the game-winning touchdown against the Trojans. He also ran for 116 yards and one score on 32 carries against Ohio State during a shocking Michigan victory as a three-touchdown underdog.

The Vikings would be an interesting destination for a few different reasons. Not only is Minnesota deep at running back -- it has Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason -- but the Vikings will be starting Mullings' former teammate, J.J. McCarthy, this season at quarterback. McCarthy and Mullings have a pre-existing relationship from Ann Arbor.

Mullings would be the No. 3 back on the roster if he went to Minnesota, but with how injury-prone both Jones and Mason have been, Mullings could see some action in Year 1 as a rookie. Whoever picks Mullings, they will get a back who can run in between the tackles and someone who won't go down on first contact.

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Trent began writing and covering Michigan athletics back in 2020. He became a credentialed member of the media in 2021. Trent began writing with Sports Illustrated in 2023 and became the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI during the 2025 football season. Trent also serves as the Publisher of Baylor Bears on SI. His other bylines have appeared on Maryland on SI, Wisconsin on SI, and across the USA TODAY Sports network. Trent’s love of sports and being able to tell stories to fans is what made him get into writing.

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