Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Wolverine Wednesday: This Kid Looks Like Mason Graham!


2026 DT Alister Vallejo out of Texas looks like the 2025 NFL's #5 Draft Pick Mason Graham out of Michigan.  He is 6'3 and 310 pounds already and is wrecking ball on the defensive line.  Michigan beat out ND and Kansas for his services.   

Being compared to Mason is not fair for the soon to be high school senior but Alister looks like he could be Mason's brother and does have a wrestling background.  Similar to Mason, he is under rated at 3 stars in the composite (a 4-star to 24/7) but could be one of those guys that gets a huge bump by the services this summer.  

Michigan which has gotten off to a slower start in the 2026 class and had a class ranked in the 40's last week, now with 2 quick commits is #31 on 24/7.   That is a long way from a top 10 class but Michigan was in a similar position last summer before it got rolling on the recruiting trail. 

  • Speaking of wrestlers, Jim has given a former Michigan wrestler Mason Paris a shot to make the LA Chargers as a FB.  Mason won the wrestler of the year award in 2023 at Michigan and hasn't played football since high school. "First time on the football field since high school," Paris wrote on social media. "Grateful for this experience and the exact reset I needed."  
  • Speaking of Harbaugh, it seems he has had some health procedures during the off season.  He had his hip replaced and a cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation.
  • Coach Prime also seems to being dealing with a health issue and not with the team currently. 
  • Former Detroit Lions QB Dan Orlovsky has decided not to replace former Detroit Lions QB Gary Danielson on CBS Big Ten Games and will stay with ESPN. 


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