3 problematic Michigan players vs. Texas

Mason Graham, DT

Michigan's best position group arguably on the defensive side of the ball is the interior defensive line. The Wolverines boast the best defensive tackle top duo in the nation in college football this season, Kenneth Grant and Mason Graham.

Grant and Graham are two future early-round NFL Draft defensive tackles who can wreck shop for Michigan's defensive line with the interior pass rush and run defense this season.

I realistically could've included either one or Graham and/or Grant in this spot on the list among the "problematic" Michigan players that the Longhorns have to deal with on offense in Week 2. Graham's advanced proficiency as a disruptor and dominant tone-settor for Michigan's interior defensive line is why I wanted to talk more about his game entering the Texas contest this weekend.

Graham, at 6-foot-3 and 320 pounds, is a big-time two-gapper who excels in clogging lanes and causing major disruptions for opposing interior offensive lines. He is a really effective and disruptive interior run defender who utilizes his strong lower base and hand usage to quickly get off blocks and hold his ground against double teams.

As an interior pass rusher, Graham is a seriously disruptive presence who knows how to shrink the pocket from the middle out. He also is good at feeling out the timing of plays and where to read and react to chase the play down with an extremely high motor.

Graham was the third-highest-graded defensive tackle in the Power Five last season, behind only Texas's T'Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy II.