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Purdue Football: The Defensive X-Factor, Jalen Graham

The easy answer is George Karlaftis.

But, as we all know, George gets doubled, hell, even triple teamed, often.

With that happening, we needed a linebacker to dominate and step up, if two or three are blocking George, no one can get up to all of the Linebackers.

Enter 3 year starter, Jalen Graham, who has grown tremendously from year 2 to year 3. I think there are a few things that have happened for his growth to occur.

  1. A new defensive scheme, that is aggressive and has linebackers playing down hill.
  2. Graham’s growth as linebacker, stems from dedication in the weight room and film room.