#32

Jaylen Harrell

Former defensive end at Michigan. 2023: 7.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

DE · Michigan · Sr. · #32

6′4″ · 242 lb · Tampa, FL

CFB Index 85 · #28 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceTennessee — drafted 2024, Rd 7, Pick 32, #252 overall

Recruiting

4★

WDE recruit

No. 309 nationally · Signed with Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Michigan. 2023: 7.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2020.
Drafted round 7 by the Tennessee in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Michigan, 11 sacks — drafted at #252 overall by Tennessee.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2020

Signed with Michigan4-star out of Berkeley Prep

2024

Drafted by Tennesseeround 7, pick 252

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#309 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #252

Tennessee · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

TennesseeEntering 3rd NFL season

#252Rd 7 · Pick 32

TennesseeEntering 3rd NFL season

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2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 42-7 over that span.

2020Michigan2-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Pass-leaning

2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

85All-Conference level #28 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#41 / 2842 · 98th pct

7.5

Tackles for loss#118 / 2842 · 96th pct

10.0

QB hurries#147 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Tackles#1301 / 2842 · 53rd pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Solo tackles#1416 / 2842 · 49th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	2.1	0.7	0.6	0.0
Road5g	2.6	0.9	0.6	0.2

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

85 · #28 of 418 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #28 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Michigan	30	15	10.0	7.5	1	--	--
2022	Michigan	27	17	7.5	3.5	2	--	--
2021	Michigan	15	5	2.5	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Michigan	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		74	37	20.0	11.0	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 30–24

vs Ohio State

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With J. McCarthy — 148 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 17 rush yds (4 car) · T. Doman — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 71 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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 Ohio State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 26-0@ Iowa	2	1	1.5	1.0	—	1
Bowl	W 27-20vs Alabama	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Total		30	15	10.0	7.5	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology