On Jonas Mouton’s first full day as a San Diego Charger, he spent plenty of time answering questions about his days at Michigan.

During an introductory press conference Saturday, the Chargers’ second-round draft choice said the adversity he faced while playing for some of the worst defenses in program history will help him at the professional level.

Mouton's final three years at Michigan will be remembered for defensive units that gave up 300 points or more for the first three times in school history.

Jonas Mouton (8) takes down UMass wide receiver Anthony Nelson last season.

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“I think that ended up being a positive for me,” he said. “The past three years, we ran a different defense every year. It was constantly new material coming in. I feel like it won’t be a problem here learning a new system. I’m ready to do it.”

The San Diego media also wondered what Mouton thought of former San Diego State coach Brady Hoke taking over the Michigan program.

“I think he’ll be great. He’s a Michigan man,” Mouton said. “My prayers are with the team and everybody. Go Blue.”

There was also an interesting exchange that focused on how Mouton ended up at Michigan and how he dealt with not reaching the expectations he set for himself and the program.

Mouton was rated the third-best safety in the nation by Rivals.com coming out of Venice (Calif.) High School in the 2006. He became a linebacker at Michigan and led the Big Ten with 117 tackles from the weakside position last season.

Q. What took you to Michigan from California?

A. The tradition speaks for itself. Coach (Lloyd) Carr and coach Ron English were stand-up guys. They never promised me anything, to start or anything like that. Really, the tradition and the history. The guys that are there, that were there, were all stand-up guys. I felt like that was a place I could fit in.

Q. What were your expectations for the team when you went there?

A. To win. That’s what’s expected of everybody. To win.

Q. Were you envisioning Rose Bowls and that sort of stuff?

A. Yeah, every year. That’s what we play for. Big Ten championships and the Rose Bowl.

Q. How difficult was it not to have it go like you dreamed it would?

A. It was difficult. But you can only control what you can control. I stuck in there and I felt like no matter what the situation was, I did my part to make sure we were trying to compete for a Rose Bowl and a Big Ten championship.

Q. To make 110 tackles not being a middle linebacker or a safety seems like a lot.

A. It was a change. When I first got to school, two weeks of being there coach (Bo) Schembechler sat me down and told me I was going to be a linebacker. After that, there’s no going back. There was no argument or questions, I knew I was a linebacker then.

Q. You had a very interesting college career … it probably wasn’t a typical script what happened there for you.

A. Yeah, it was definitely a lot different from the Michigan that everybody knows. But I think it definitely made me stronger. To get through whatever situation there was - with the media, the fans, the losing and everything - whatever it was, we figured out a way to get through it.