NFL draft prospect Jake Rudock plans to be a doctor after football

Former Michigan Wolverines quarterback Jake Rudock likely won't be making many waves on an NFL field in the near future. The 23-year-old will be used as a backup or practice squad, if he is fortunate enough to make an NFL team, but that doesn't mean he isn't talented.

Rudock has plans to follow his brother, Bobby, who works in pediatric neurology, into medicine after his football days have concluded.

"The med school thing, that's a real, live, that-will-happen thing," Rudock's father, Bob, told ESPN. "But hopefully it doesn't happen for a long, long time. It will happen and he has every intention of fulfilling his master's program and getting that done."

Rudock transferred to Michigan to play football and start his pre-med master's degree after getting his undergraduate degree in microbiology at Iowa in 2015. He plans to return to school to finish his master's once he's done with football, take the MCAT, and go into work with pediatrics.

The future NFLer has a desire to follow his brother's footsteps and work to help children.

"This kid has a debilitating disease or has cancer unfortunately, they are not thinking about the cancer," Rudock said via ESPN. "They are thinking, 'Hey, I want to go play with my toy truck. Can I go play right now? Can I go hang out with my friends?'

"That's not every case, unfortunately, but that's an overwhelming (number of) cases that I've just come across. Kids are so resilient in that regard."