Jaylen Harrell
Tennessee TitansModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
Tier 8 (#139) rookie to tier 7 (#55) sophomore is an 84-spot one-year jump for a 6th-round pick that puts Harrell on the developmental band for late-round EDGE prospects. The Michigan 2023 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the 6th-round origin makes the year-two jump remarkable. The 2026 question is whether Harrell crosses into tier 6 territory or whether the structural tier 7 finish becomes the realistic ceiling.
Harrell came out of Michigan as the Tennessee Titans' 6th-round pick (212th overall) in 2024 after winning the 2023 CFP National Championship with the Wolverines. He spent his rookie year as developmental depth, then emerged into a structural role in 2025. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#139) rookie to tier 7 (#55) in 2025, an 84-spot year-over-year jump.
Strengths
- Michigan 2023 CFP National Championship ring plus 84-spot year-over-year STTM jump puts him in the rarer outlier-positive Day 3 EDGE class.
- Tier 7 (#55) sophomore finish for a 212th overall pick puts him above his draft-slot expectation.
Concerns
- Single tier 7 finish without prior top-100 STTM history puts the 2025 production on a small sample with downside risk.
- Tennessee's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around Harrell's developmental chapter.
What to watch: Whether Harrell crosses into tier 6 (top 50) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the year-two jump was structural rather than situational.
Jaylen Harrell Injury StatusIR
Jaylen Harrell is listed on injured reserve (Knee - ACL), reported Aug 19, with a return date of Feb 15. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
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Of the 549 players taken as a late Day 3 pick between 2012 and 2021, 15% earned a second contract and 9% became starters. The median one started 0 career games.