PFF College Dream Team: Jabrill and Jourdan included
Something to pass the time. Alabama leads the way with 3 players, Michigan has two, no one else has more than one.
Jourdan Lewis, Michigan
A feisty man corner, no cornerback can match Lewis’ production in coverage the last two years as he had the top coverage grade coming into the season and this year he’s only allowed three catches on 10 targets for seven yards. Lewis can mirror receivers an man coverage and he combines that with strong tackling and fine work against the run.
Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
We’re calling Peppers a safety on our Dream Team and we’ll tap into his versatility and move him all around the defense. He can play the run as his 86.5 grade ranks second in the nation and he’s equally adept at attacking as a blitzer. Peppers covers tight ends well and we’ll use him in that capacity, while also letting him dabble as a runner and on special teams where he’s showed off his athleticism this season.
Link here.
October 20th, 2016 at 11:20 AM ^
That's it? What about Glasgow, and Hurst, and Wormley, and Taco, and Gary, and Godin, and Winovich, and Stribling, and Gedeon, and McCray, and Hill, and Thomas?
October 20th, 2016 at 11:23 AM ^
not make the cut because Magnus said that all of his interceptions were the other teams fault and had nothing to do with him. :(
October 20th, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
He has a really hard time admitting when he is wrong about a player.
October 20th, 2016 at 11:51 AM ^
I don't remember the one against Hawaii too well, but the first one against Wisconsin was great coverage by him. He also had a couple great pass break ups as well.
October 20th, 2016 at 1:10 PM ^
You can't just nullify turnovers based on your assessed degree of difficulty. I haven't watched every pick made by OSU CBs but I assume all of them haven't been Lewis game clincher or Woodson Sideline level of difficulty...Sometimes our fanbase is too critical in my opinion, as I have never heard another group of fans have this level of scrutiny over a positive defensive play.
October 20th, 2016 at 6:53 PM ^
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October 20th, 2016 at 11:28 AM ^
I'm a little surprised as well. We have the best or second best defensive line in the country. I wonder if it's a case of our DL depth making it harder for individual greatness to stand out. I'll take that any day.
October 20th, 2016 at 11:35 AM ^
I think it more so that our DL is made up of top 5 players in their respective positions which makes the entire line spectacular. IMO there is no one on the line that is the best at their position.
October 20th, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^
or just a function of the fact that it's hard to stand out when a unit is that good. Perhaps Taco or Wormley or Glasgow are the best at their position and perhaps not....Just hard to tell when everyone is arriving to smash the QB or RB at the same time.
But worry not, Rashan Gary will be on this list the next 2 years.
October 20th, 2016 at 1:21 PM ^
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October 20th, 2016 at 1:35 PM ^
247sports did a player rankings and Wolverines featured heavily:
http://michigan.247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/CollegePlayerRankings
2) Peppers
14) Lewis
61) Wormley
88) Gedeon
91) McCray
107) Gary
126) Hurst
166) Cole
177) Stribling
197) Butt
202) D. Hill
208) Kalis
225) Magnuson
232) Glasgow - invalidating entire list...
October 20th, 2016 at 5:41 PM ^
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October 20th, 2016 at 12:24 PM ^
...play in the B1G.
October 20th, 2016 at 1:23 PM ^
It's like that situation a few years back (I think 2012) when a ton of Big Ten teams were top 20 in the nation in pass defense, but that was because no one in the conference could throw the ball.
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October 20th, 2016 at 1:28 PM ^
October 20th, 2016 at 12:28 PM ^
TEAM 137!
GO BLUE!!
October 20th, 2016 at 12:49 PM ^
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October 21st, 2016 at 3:04 AM ^