Jaylen

Harrell

The Tampa product started in 12 games as a Junior and all 15 games as a senior receiving Honorable Mention All-Big Ten recognition as a key starter for the National Champion Wolverines. Coming off his most impressive season, Harrell (6’4/250) finished with 10.0 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles in 2023. He wins by setting up tackles in open space, and using his athletic tools to bend around them, inside them, or counter with his extremely polished spin move. He has the traits he needs to be an effective power rusher, but does not consistently load his legs and drive his hands through the tackle’s chest with the tenacity of an NFL caliber EDGE. He is a talented “peek and shed” player but does not play with the anchor or aggression to set an edge in the NFL. An impressive combine helps his profile with a 4.68s 40-time (90th%) and 37” vert (94th%), for an 8.46 combined relative athletic score. Adding play strength and some weight to his frame may scale back some of the explosive traits, but it would allow him to become a much better run defender.

Harrell (6'4/235) makes for UM’s first pledge since back in July. While it’s never comfortable for programs to go without fresh commits for multiple months, Michigan still has its metaphorical hands in a few metaphorical pots and a top-10 class (non-metaphorical) remains in play for HC Jim Harbaugh and staff. Tampa native Harrell slots onto the 247Sports composite board as the No. 303 overall prospect in the 2020 class.