The Toledo Rockets lost a lot of talent on both sides of the ball from the 2016 season. 3 or 4 of those guys could hear their name called in the upcoming NFL draft. Storm Norton, Mike Ebert, Michael Roberts and Kareem Hunt were all first team All-MAC on the offensive side of the ball and are now gone.
On the defensive side of the ball, they lost John Stepec, Trayvon Hester, and Dejuan Rodgers, all who were second team or better. They also lost Corey Jones, a potent receiver and a third team All-MAC special teams performer.