Michigan DT Hurst diagnosed with heart condition at NFL Combine

Michigan defensive tackle Maurice Hurst was diagnosed with a heart condition at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and will not take part in position workouts as he awaits further tests, according to a report from ESPN.

The severity of Hurst's heart condition -- and how it might affect his career -- is not yet known. Before Saturday, scouts had projected Hurst as a possible first-round pick and one of the best defensive tackles in the draft.

Last season, Hurst registered 5 1/2 sacks as the Wolverines finished 8-5, including a 26-19 loss to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl. He measured 6-foot-1 and 292 pounds at the combine and was expected to set himself apart as one of the quicker, more agile players at his position.

"In today's NFL, you've got to get after the quarterback and be disruptive," ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. recently said in comments published on MLive.com. "That's what Maurice Hurst is."

Hurst is not the first player to be diagnosed with a heart condition at the combine. In 2013, an echocardiogram test detected a heart condition in Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei. Further testing showed no dysfunction in the heart, and the Carolina Panthers selected Lotulelei with the No. 14 overall pick of the first round.

--Field Level Media