Julius

Welschof

R.I.P. to the Ben Sauls trade candidate era, which lasted about 50 minutes. Pittsburgh also waived DL Kyler Baugh, LB Mark Robinson, LB Julius Welschof, DB D’Shawn Jamison, DB Daryl Porter, OL Steve Jones, OL Aiden Williams, TE JJ Galbreath, RB Lew Nichols, WR Max Hurleman and WR Lance McCutcheon.

Welschof (6'6/275) is ranked 31st on Feldman’s list, and he’s set to make his college football debut after redshirting in 2018. The former champion moguls skier recorded a broad jump of 10 feet, 7 inches according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, and he continues to make progress when it comes to turning that raw athleticism into production. “The thing he’s starting to understand is that there’s a sense of violence in the game of football that he’s now starting to figure out,” Michigan DC Don Brown told Feldman when discussing the redshirt freshman from Germany.

Welschof is a native of Munich, Germany, and the 6-foot-6, 253-pound defender has shown fascinating athleticism already -- although little of it involves playing on the gridiron. Still, he reportedly can do backflips on skis, and his 40 yard dash times have been in the 4.6 range. Michigan will be able to let Welschof develop -- expect a redshirt in 2018 -- but with that kind of athleticism, he could be an impact player by the time his Wolverines’ career is over.

Welschof (6'6/248) had initially committed to Georgia Tech at the end of October. A native of Munich, Germany, the defensive end got his first taste of Michigan back during the team’s much-publicized offseason trip to Rome. While he’s still understandably raw on the technical level, Welschof offers tantalizing athletic upside. He’s been timed at 4.55 seconds in the 40-yard dash. A redshirt may well be in the offing for the 2018 season simply given that there’s still much work to do on a developmental level.