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Taylor Doll talks with former NFL offensive lineman and current Michigan analyst Jon Jansen about the top Wolverine prospects.
Long-time NFL offensive lineman Jon Jansen joined Taylor Doll’s latest Making Monsters podcast to break down the top Michigan Wolverines prospects and how they could fit with the Chicago Bears. Jansen is the analyst for Wolverines football games, so he knows the team well. They talk about defensive tackles Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant, tight end Colston Loveland, and more.
At 6’1”, 249, edge Josaiah Stewart is a little smaller than the types of defensive ends that Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen usually targets, but he plays much bigger than his size.
“He could fit in a lot of different defenses, Jansen said on the show. “The thing about Josaiah, he’s always battled the ‘He’s too small to play against the run,’ and again, I tell everybody, just go turn on the film. He showed throughout his time at Coastal Carolina and again at Michigan that he can hold up on his own against some of his big offensive linemen. Turn the Rose Bowl [tape] on and fourth down, game on the line, he puts a 330-pound offensive tackle in the quarterback’s lap and ends the game.”
Jansen lauds tight end Loveland’s ability to “just find holes in defenses,” as a sixth sense. “Colston has great awareness of defenses. He does a great job of reading the defense post-snap and pre-snap, and I think it really adds to his value of being able to do that.”
It was a fantastic conversation as Jansen not only broke down the Wolverines, but he also pulled from his decade of experience in the NFL to discuss the new Bears coaching staff. He does know the Bears well because he also covers the Detroit Lions, so they spend some time talking about Ben Johnson and Chicago’s new look offense.
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