Jake Ryan: Big 10 Defensive Player of the Week

He wreaked absolute havoc against Illinois all day.

Don't forget the Flow.

Would love to see Mattison experiment with Ryan using the blitz that Clay Matthews ran last night, where he shuffles from outside the tackle down to the C-G gap just before the snap.

Too bad we sub so much; he probably isn't going to have the raw numbers of Mauti or Borland, so he probably won't be in consideration for defensive POTY. But who knows, if he keeps up the explosion, he'll be a front runner next year.

Ryan won't use all 2.5 years of eligibility. If he keeps this up, he'll be gone to the draft after next season.

to make the All B1G Team.

Who has the better story - Jake Ryan or Kovacs?  Most will probably say Kovacs, and it's hard to argue with that, but Jake Ryan was a guy picked up late in the recruiting game when RR missed on some higher targets, who was expected to barely contribute on defense.  He now looks like a first round draft pick and a bonafide NFL starter.  I'm gonna give the nod to him.

all hail almighty thor

congrats to Jake and the rest of the defense. funny thing is,i was talking up the defense after the game saturday and my buckeye friends were telling that ohio has the best defense in the big ten. whoops there's Indy hanging 50 on the bucks.

All-American next year... I've been saying it to anyone who would listen since last year the Kid's a baller.

He's always around the football and he finds ways to make plays. Plus he's got a name tailor made for football Jake Ryan!

He should cut his hair. He obviously doesn't understand what white linebackers do these days. PLUS, as a hockey player, that flow is wonderful. Salad like that doesn't grow on trees.

I remember reading a lot of great things about him when he signed. Strangely the sites loved him in articles, but the love wasn't reflected in rankings and offers. A classic example of a player being overlooked because of his teammates, i.e. Channing Stribling.

This is great recognition for Jake, for his production on defense has been prolific and timely this year, complete with two games with 11 total tackles - Air Force and Illinois (seven solo and 4 assisted in both games). Indeed, he alone accounts for about 10% of all of Michigan's tackles (42 out of 400) and a little over a quarter of the total TFL yards (35 out of 132). If he keeps this up, I think he definitely should be in the discussion for defensive POTY.

With the numbers guys like Borland and Mauti put up, i don`t  know if he can pull off 1st team all big ten although 2nd team seems very likely. 

Jake has come a long way from a player who would would make a boneheaded play at least for every jaw-dropping play.  It shows me that his knowledge and experience have caught up to his instincts, motor, and talent.  And for that, I am very happy.

IMO he's playing at a 3rd Team/Honorable Menion All-American Level.

CLEAR first team B1G.

If he keeps it up and Lewan takes it to the next level we could have a couple All-Americans on this team. Toss in Denard who I think makes some lists and Kovacs who should be a lock to be First Team All-B1G, we've got some big time players. I even think Gardner is playing at a 2nd-Team All-B1G level right now. Demens has come on to be All-Conference worthy as well. Lastly, Floyd and Thomas Gordon have a shot to earn conference honors.

With all that said, JUST WIN!

I said this the other day...we have the best LB corps in the conference from a 2-deep perspective. And that's saying something because the guys up the road in green aren't too bad. Nor is Borland and the Badgers.

needs to picture page all the comments about him being 'unorthodox'. What does that even mean in Jake's case?