Who's Your Guy?: Texas A&M edge Cashius Howell, Indiana WR Elijah Sarratt

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Who are the hosts of Who's Your Guy?

Unknown 0:02

Welcome back to Who's Your Guy on 104.3 The Score with Rahimi, Harris, and Grody. 312-644-6767 is our number. We are going to do this this week. I got the last Who's Your Guy, so now it is Mars Hall Harris' turn. Would I call you Mars Mars Hall Hall Harris?

Marshall Harris 0:19

You said like Mars Ann Hall three times or twice.

Unknown 0:22

What if we call you M.H. Mars Hall Harris?

Marshall Harris 0:24

That works. Whatever works, whatever works right now. You've got the whole business of Wolf Blitzer, all that, man. We've got big Harris things going on.

Unknown 0:31

He's out here hiring Bob Myers to not manage the Bulls.

Marshall Harris 0:36

I have no ownership portion, even though Harris was on the name. Trust me on that.

Unknown 0:39

Just go with it.

Marshall Harris 0:41

All right. I'm going with this. Jack and Rosemont, you are on Rahimi Harris and Grody. Who is your guy?

Leila Rahimi 0:50

Morning, Marshall. Morning, Layla. Good morning. I saw this guy. I saw this guy the other day on the news. Lou Canales highlighted him. My guy is Cassius Howell out of Texas A&M University.

Marshall Harris 1:05

Cassius Howell is an edge. He's actually listed as edge rusher number nine, according to Dane Bruckler's The Beast. He has a second-round grade. He is 23 years old out of Kansas City, Missouri. He's a fifth-year senior, a one-year starter at Texas A&M. Howell was a boundary edge rusher, mostly stand-up, and head coach Mike Elko's versatile front. After producing in the MAAC, he transferred up to the SEC to prove himself and subsequently became the ninth unanimous All-American in Texas A&M history with an SEC Best 11 sacks in 2025. He also became Texas A&M's first SEC Defensive Player of the Year since the team joined the conference way back in 2012 and the first Aggie to win Top Defensive Player in any conference since Dat Nguyen back in 1998.

Marshall Harris 1:54

Strengths!

Unknown 1:55

I'll be ready regardless because I don't have a choice. That's my job.

Marshall Harris 1:58

I mean, I like a person who's, you know, duty bound. Thick compact frame with tapered waist and athletic lower half.

Unknown 2:06

Why are you looking at me?

Marshall Harris 2:07

Quick initial burst and acceleration to stress tackles vertically. Bendy at the top of his rush with ankle flexion on plant foot for tight corners. Skill transitioning from his cross chop move into a dip to win the corner. Gets blockers off balance while staying square and using shifty feet and shoulder fakes while stemming his rush. Dropped at times to help create blitz pressures elsewhere. Despite a lack of length, knows a knack for finding passing lanes. Combined 14 pass breakups over the last two seasons and competes with a chip. NFL scouts describe him as a self-starter who is all about ball in his training and prep. Weaknesses. I'm not going to, so quit asking. I'm not going to quit asking because that's what we do here on this program.

Who is Cashius Howell and what are his key stats?

Marshall Harris 2:54

Sorry, Nick Saban. Short-armed athlete who can be outreached. Inconsistent edge setter can be engulfed and dumped by size. Needs to improve his gap integrity and not surrender the edge when trying to escape blocks. Secondary moves, especially high side, are underdeveloped. He only had three and a half tackles for loss, excluding sacks, in 2025. Least impactful outings came in their final two games of 2025 when it meant the most. That was against Texas. And in the playoff against Miami. For the overview.

Unknown 3:33

I'll just keep laughing.

Marshall Harris 3:35

Howell needs to expand the consistency of his impact beyond winning as a high-side rusher, but his athletic twitch, play speed, and violent demeanor make for the type of package you bet on at the position. At worst, he should be a designated pass rusher with the ceiling of a versatile NFL starter like Hasan Reddick, who can be moved around the front. You love him. That is Cassius Howell. He's an edge rusher, and he has a second-round grade.

Unknown 4:01

That is your guy. Also Marshall's guy in Hassan Reddick. Would you have called in with Hassan Reddick as Hoosier guy?

Marshall Harris 4:08

Yeah, I could see that. You know, to you.

Unknown 4:10

I know. Yeah, Marshall does love Hassan Reddick. I also appreciate his skills. So let's get to more people's skills. Tony and Granger, you're on Rahimi Harris and Grody on 104.3 The Score as we go to the Hoosier state for Hoosier guy.

Tony 4:23

Yeah, it's a perfect Hoosier guy, isn't it?