Jaylen Harrell: DE · Michigan · #32.
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Jaylen Harrell
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Michigan. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Minnesota — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-3vs East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs UNLV | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-6vs Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-7vs Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-7@ Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-10@ Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7vs Indiana | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 41-13vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-15@ No. 9 Penn State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-24vs No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-0vs No. 18 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 27-20vs No. 5 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 10.0 | 7.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
25%8 sacksTFL rate
33%10 TFLHurry rate
17%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
60%8 of 12 pressures30 tackles · 10 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 42-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
60.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #28 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan, 11 sacks — drafted at #252 overall by the Tennessee Titans.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Tennessee TitansEntering 3rd NFL season
Tennessee TitansEntering 3rd NFL season
