By: Brandon Wangrin
Earlier today I had a discussion with my brother about who was better between Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech) and Brandon Graham (Michigan).
Both are very talented defensive ends and comparable. Morgan has a couple of inches on him, but they are comparable in size both weighing in the upper 260’s. They both ran 4.72 forty yard dashes at the Combine and Graham benched pressed 225 31 times, whereas, Morgan DNP.
When I told him who I would choose it didnt take me much time. I answered Brandon Graham. When I watched Graham at the Senior Bowl and the Senior Bowl practices I was extremely impressed. I felt he was hands down the best defensive player on either side of the ball.
Graham led all of college football in tackles for loss last season. He disrupts the backfield as good as any defensive lineman in the NFL Draft (yes even Jason Pierre-Paul). He also has the ability to play outside linebacker in a 3-4 system, which he proved at the NFL Combine in his workouts. He is a very dynamic player.
Honestly if Graham went in the top 10 in the Draft, I would not be surprised. I just love everything about this kid from his ability to his leadership.
Morgan, though, is also a very good player. He has may be a little better at stopping the run in comparison to Graham and the thing I like about him is his relentless motor. He is a big body should be a great player at the next level, I just dont believe he will be as good as Graham.
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