Goodbye, Jordan Glasgow

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HIGH SCHOOL
Glasgow was a preferred walk-on out of Aurora (IL) Marmion Academy in 2015. He was following in the footsteps of his older brothers Graham and Ryan by coming to Michigan as a walk-on; both of his brothers ended up getting drafted. His high school highlights show a good player but not one that looked destined for a Power 5 starting gig (LINK).

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COLLEGE
Glasgow redshirted as a freshman in 2015, and the first mention of him on TTB in any kind of evaluative way is from the 2016 Season Countdown (LINK). He was a solid special teams player in 2016, but he failed to finish a tackle against Florida State in the bowl game that turned into a kickoff return touchdown in a close loss. He continued as a standout special teams guy in 2017 and transitioned to Viper in 2018, making two starts in place of Khaleke Hudson. By 2019 he was a full-fledged weakside linebacker, completing the evolution from safety to inside linebacker; he started every game, making 89 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 1 blocked punt, and 2 pass breakups.

CAREER STATS
140 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble, 1 blocked punt, and 3 pass breakups

AWARDS
Roger Zatkoff Award (2019)
Special Teams Player of the Year (2017)

SUMMARY
Michigan seems to have one standout walk-on each year, and his name is always either “Jordan” or “Glasgow” or both: Jordan Kovacs, Graham Glasgow, Ryan Glasgow, Jordan Glasgow. I was really down on Glasgow early in his career at safety, because I just didn’t see him having the speed to keep up in space in the Big Ten. As he moved closer to the line of scrimmage, I started to buy in. He was a hard-nosed player who made up for a lack of size and athleticism by generally being in the right place and then giving 100% effort. He held up pretty well at 6’1″ and 226 lbs. as a fifth year senior, and while he had a few gaffes, he played well overall.

I WILL REMEMBER HIM FOR…
…his 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in the spring game in 2017.

PROJECTION
Glasgow’s senior year culminated in a very good performance in the East-West Shrine Game, for which Pro Football Focus graded him as the #5 defender on his squad (LINK). However, that wasn’t enough to earn him an invitation to the NFL Combine. Michigan was supposed to have its pro day this Saturday, but that has now been canceled due to coronavirus. I don’t think Glasgow will sneak his way into the bottom of the draft, but I do think he will be a valued free agent. He has a chance to earn his way onto a squad with his special teams play and could potentially inhabit a backup role in the NFL, but I do not think he will last long.

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