Jaylen Harrell: "Mason Graham - he's a Dog"

Submitted by UMich2016 on March 31st, 2022 at 3:41 PM

Jaylen Harrell in a presser today when asked about surprise names we haven't heard of as Michigan fans yet:

"Mason Graham, he's a dog.  He's going to be real good for us.  Derrick Moore - he's good too."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RAyeImStlY

WoodleyIsBeast

March 31st, 2022 at 3:51 PM ^

Really excited about Graham. When his name was on a short list of players that were considering going elsewhere with the Harbaugh rumors, I was rattled! Going to be a great one for us.

mfan_in_ohio

March 31st, 2022 at 9:40 PM ^

I thought the game his crew did was one of our best-officiated games.  Can’t remember which one, but I remember being surprised at how well an O’Neill game was going.  I seem to remember a lot of PI issues with his crew that didn’t happen this year, and it’s not like the referee is the one throwing those flags.  
 

I’ll take the crew that did the OSU game any day. Called holding fairly (actually called OSU for it! Amazing!), PI was called evenly and against both teams.  Only problem was they didn’t always catch the OSU tackles getting a head start on their pass pro, but it was still a damn sight better than some of the shit reffing we have seen in, for example, 2016 and 2017. 

Blake Forum

March 31st, 2022 at 5:02 PM ^

Graham ended up being considered maybe the best lineman (on either side of the ball) in California, so he was almost certainly under-ranked despite being a solid 4-star. Moore was a borderline 5-star who tore it up in all-star games at the end of his high school career. I'm hopeful of big things from both

Qmatic

March 31st, 2022 at 6:56 PM ^

I think Harrell is going to be a dog too. He’s not the pass rusher and won’t be the pass rusher Ojabo was, but his talents in stopping the run were impressive last year. MacDonald and co. saw it too and you’ll notice that in his snap counts vs more power teams (i.e. Iowa). He also had that great play on the line vs OSU. 

I think he’s going to be a good hybrid player who may offer a little bit in the pass rush but be great in setting the edge and in drop coverage. Maybe see Upshaw switch in for him on passing downs.

Also, Mason Graham is gonna be a stud