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Jachai Polite
LB · Florida · age 21.1
Draftanomics scout sheet
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Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#74
Day 2
Bust probability
1%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#68
NYJ
Consensus rank
#54
23 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| charting: average depth of target allowed, career avg | -0.06 |
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.05 |
| charting catch rate allowed avg | -0.03 |
| charting catch rate allowed | +0.03 |
| charting pass rush grade | +0.02 |
| Year-over-year production growth | -0.02 |
| charting yards per coverage snap career avg | +0.02 |
| Boards ranking him top-50 | +0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (24 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#109
Addicted To Quack (Joseph Yun)#57
Armchair Media Network (Rob Paul)#17
Bnb Football#61
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#70
Da Windy City (Ryan Heckman)#101
Drafttek#73
Draftwire (Luke Easterling)#24
ESPN (Jeff Legwold)#80
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#66
Nbc Sports Washington (Ben Standig)#69
NFL Draft Blitz (Alex Khvatov)#38
NFL Draft Lounge (Garrett Ballard)#41
NFL Spin Zone (Cory Kinnan)#46
Riggos Rag (Ian Cummings)#48
Rotoworld (Josh Norris)#103
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
1
Avg snap share
4%
2nd-deal AAV
$0.6M
Closest historical comps
| Player | Draft | Year 1 grade (of 20) | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haason Reddick | 2017 · #13 | 5.0 | Bust |
| Raekwon McMillan | 2017 · #54 | — | TBD |
| Blake Martinez | 2016 · #131 | 4.4 | Starter |
| Jarrad Davis | 2017 · #21 | 5.6 | Bust |
| Jordan Evans | 2017 · #193 | 3.4 | Bust |