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Jachai Polite ER Florida

by Drew Boylhart • February 13, 2019

STRENGTHS
Jachai is a quick twitch, athlete with explosive speed off the edge to attack the line of scrimmage and cause havoc on any down and distance. His burst off the line on passing downs is unique and natural and this along with his change of direction skills makes him a third and long, down nightmare for offensive lineman to deal with. Jachai is stout against the run and is very quick to string out sweeps and disrupt screens run to his side. He can play on either side and has the athleticism to be moved around your front seven to keep him freed up to attack the line of scrimmage from different positions. Jachai has the potential to be an impact defensive play and the type that is a playmaker for your defense. He can force your offense coordinator and QB into making mistakes all game long.

CONCERNS
Jachai needs to get stronger in his lower body to be able to turn the corner on his pass rush with more strength. He also needs to be more consistent against the run. When he attacks, he shocks the lineman with his strength and explosion but at times he lets the play come to him and because he lacks lower body strength he gets caught up and can’t get off the block and make a play. Jachai has to gain a higher football IQ and strength along with better pass rushing techniques but I see an excellent work ethic in his play on the field and that makes me think it’s just matter of time for him to improve in every aspect of his game.

TALENT BOARD ROUND 1.44
Jachai has only played on the edge for one year so its very impressive what he has accomplished in the one year. He is doing everything on athletic talent and that means theirs’s big-time upside to this kid’s game once he learns better techniques and gets stronger. I saw him one time come out of a three-point stance and all I can tell you is, the explosion coming off the line of scrimmage made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and shout. When he stands up he thinks too much but coming off the line in a down position all he did was get into the back field turn the corner and drop the QB before he could complete a three-step drop. Think about that for a minute, the right tackle never got out of his stance and the QB took the snap, took three steps and Jachai had him on the ground. I still get chills thinking about it. Jachai has a ton of untapped talent to rush the passer and become a dominate player similar to the Patriots Donta Hightower who is used all over the defensive front seven. He is not as big as Donta but he has the same talent and a little quicker explosion. It might take a little time but that’s his potential. Jachai has the type of talent that offensive coordinators and QB’s will have to account for him on every down and distance.

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Drew Boylhart

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I have been following and been involved in the NFL Draft starting in 1979, and been doing public profile’s for The Huddle Report since 2004

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Defense has no excuses now. Supposedly got the top pass rushing interior lineman and an edge rusher that was being mocked as a late 1st rounder before the combine. Gotta trust Gregg to do his thing

 

please for the love of god go offense the rest of the way

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13 minutes ago, Integrity28 said:

 

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so polite > josh allen.

it is true that allen is a one dimensional rusher that is going to need to learn new moves and polish them simultaneously 

mac loves him some SEC Defense

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8 minutes ago, bostonmajet said:

Everyone complains that Mac doesn't take a chance, and the in the 3rd they pick up a guy that screwed up at the combine and was a bit out of shape. If this kid hadn't acted like a kid, he was a 1st round pick. A bit of a risk, but he could be a total steal if he gets his act together...

He's not a "kid". Stop it.

 

"DON'T GET FAT" isn't something you should even have to worry about from an SEC player getting ready for the combine. Seriously. The rest of his life was possibly resting on that performance, and he couldn't keep his sh*t together for 3 whole months....lol

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2 minutes ago, T0mShane said:

Just a galling lack of regard for the metrics that actually predict pass rush productivity again and again, from Mauldin to Donahue to Jenkins and now this. What in the holy hell are they doing over there?

After they spent the last day crowing about interior pass rush and comparing QW to Reggie White, now they go edge. How do they expect to play offense without a center and their franchise QB getting beat up every week? 

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11 minutes ago, TeddEY said:

That bad?

He was fantastic for the Gators.  Just don’t think he’s freakish enough to play edge in the NFL.  It’s like Maudlin all over again.  And it’s another pick used on D with some solid offensive prospects on the board. 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, T0mShane said:

Just a galling lack of regard for the metrics that actually predict pass rush productivity again and again, from Mauldin to Donahue to Jenkins and now this. What in the holy hell are they doing over there?

A little of that ol' trouble with the curve style scouting.

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4 minutes ago, J_Smith said:

Defense has no excuses now. Supposedly got the top pass rushing interior lineman and an edge rusher that was being mocked as a late 1st rounder before the combine. Gotta trust Gregg to do his thing

 

please for the love of god go offense the rest of the way

Just a few more defensive players then we’ll get around to the offense!

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