Player Dossier

2020-2023

Michigan

Jaylen Harrell

DE • 6'4" • 242 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylen Harrell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

33%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

54

Solid production for an edge defender

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

52

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Player Story

Jaylen Harrell built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive end from Tampa, FL wearing No. 32, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Jaylen Harrell's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9003

Berkeley Prep · Tampa, FL

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 32
Overall
No. 252
NFL Team
Tennessee Titans

Jaylen Harrell, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Michigan. Jaylen Harrell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
74
TFL
20
Sacks
11
QB hurries
11
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Jaylen Harrell quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan · DE
Career Tackles
74
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Michigan
Top game
Purdue
Recruit profile
4-star · Berkeley Prep · Michigan
High school pipeline
Berkeley Prep · 20 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 7 · Pick 32 · Tennessee Titans
Latest roster
No. 32 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
30 tackles · DE 65th (top 23%) · Big Ten 138th (top 23%) · National 1,334th (top 23%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan22-0--036.5
2021 PostseasonMichigan64-0--024.8
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan6112.501-024.8
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan11277.53.552064
2023 PostseasonMichigan13210--067.1
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan132897.551067.1

Related Context

Jaylen Harrell played DE for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylen Harrell recorded 74 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Michigan paired 23.5 primary output with 27.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 27.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Michigan

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

27.7

Usage

9.7

Consistency

59.7

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. East Carolina: 0. UNLV: 3. Bowling Green: 3. Rutgers: 0. Nebraska: 0. Minnesota: 1. Indiana: 4. Purdue: 3. Penn State: 2. Maryland: 2. Ohio State: 1. Iowa: 3.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 2 by 18.3. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. UNLV: 5 by 50.8. Bowling Green: 2 by 38.3. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 3 by 22.5. Indiana: 2 by 48.3. Purdue: 2 by 38.3. Penn State: 5 by 40.8. Maryland: 1 by 24.2. Ohio State: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 2 by 43.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half1.1 · Games = 7 · -1.4 vs Second Half
Second Half2.6 · Games = 6 · +1.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

50.8 vs UNLV

Result
Mon 1/1vs AlabamaW 27-2022100
Sun 12/3@ IowaSplash gameW 26-0211.5011
Sat 11/25vs Ohio StateW 30-2411000
Sat 11/18@ MarylandSplash gameW 31-2411110
Sat 11/11@ Penn StateSplash gameW 24-1553110
Sat 11/4vs PurdueSplash gameW 41-1321000
Sat 10/14vs Indiana2+ sacks · Splash gameW 52-722220
Sat 10/7@ MinnesotaW 52-1032100
Sat 9/30@ NebraskaW 45-720000
Sat 9/23vs RutgersW 31-710000
Sat 9/16vs Bowling GreenSplash gameW 31-621110
Sat 9/9vs UNLVSplash gameW 35-7511.501.500
Sat 9/2vs East CarolinaW 30-320000

Player Story

Jaylen Harrell story

Jaylen Harrell built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive end from Tampa, FL wearing No. 32, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Jaylen Harrell's career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylen Harrell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan04.20.6
2021 PostseasonMichigan3.516.34.53.5
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan3.516.34.50
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan1826.61114.5
2023 PostseasonMichigan23.527.79.75.5
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan23.527.79.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Purdue

Week 14 · W 43-22 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 7 · W 52-7 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#3

vs UNLV

Week 2 · W 35-7

3

Havoc Plays

75.3 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Iowa

Week 14 · W 42-3 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

73.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.

#5

@ Iowa

Week 14 · W 26-0 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

73 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Michigan

23.5 primary output · 27.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage

67.1

#2

2023 Regular Season · Michigan

67.1

23.5 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Michigan

64

18 primary · 26.6 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

10

Impact games

14

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games