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36.DT Timmy Jernigan, Florida St. 6'3" 298
36.DT Timmy Jernigan, Florida St. 6'3" 298
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=119338&draftyear=2015&genpos=DTSeminoles DT Jernigan to enter 2014 NFL Draft...A key one finally got away from the Florida State Seminoles. Timmy Jernigan, the No. 3-rated defensive tackle in the nation by NFLDraftScout.com and the No. 39 prospect overall, will forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft. He is currently rated No. 37 on Rob Rang's Big Board. Jernigan, 6-feet-2 and 298 pounds, is projected to be a late-first or early-second round pick. While Jernigan is still developing his technique and appeared to be winded during the second half of Monday night's BCS title game, he is also exceptionally light on his feet for his size. He shows "smooth hips and fluid lateral range to work up and down the line of scrimmage," NFLDraftScout.com's Dane Brugler wrote in evaluating Jernigan. "He does a nice job using his hands and footwork to sidestep blockers and collapse gaps, and has active hands and the upper-body strength to bully blockers. Jernigan also shows improved ball awareness and can anchor against multiple blocks.
Jernigan was a full-time starter for the first time in 2013, finishing with 63 tackles and 4.5 sacks to earn second-team Associated Press All-America honors. "Timmy was one of the leaders on our defense and a big part of our success these past three seasons," Fisher said. "He was one of the most dominant defensive lineman I?ve been around in all my years coaching. Not only was he a dynamic football player, but he was also a great person. We expect Timmy to be very successful at the next level and we wish him the best." - The Sports Xchange
http://edraft.com/nfl/news/2014-nfl-draft-timmy-jernigan-scouting-report/2014 NFL Draft: Timmy Jernigan Scouting Report
Positives
Hand Use: Jernigan has quick hands and does a great job moving people out of his way. Regardless of if he is going through you or around you Jernigan has you where he wants you. He possesses a very impressive swim move to shed blocks and keeps his hands inside of lineman when shutting down the run.
Motor: One of the more overrated terms in scouting reports but it needs to be brought up. I love when a player will attempt to make a play even if they don’t exactly have the speed to make the play, effort is huge and Jernigan shows a lot of effort. You’ll occasionally see him running downfield doing whatever he can, seeing him make a tackle or be at the ball twenty yards downfield is pretty common.
Pass Rush: Where Jernigan puts his other positives to good use, the pass rush. Jernigan creates good interior pressure on a constant basis and that’s becoming more and more needed in the NFL. He uses his quick pass rush to blow by guards and an impressive stack and shed ability to disengage from interior lineman.
Negatives
Run Defense: Not dominant or great in run defense, this would be Jernigan’s biggest weakness in my eyes. He uses his stack and shed ability to disrupt plays often but on the flip side he often gets run out of plays. Sometimes it’s due to double times, and sometimes he just gets driven downfield, it’s relatively rare but still a big concern.
Extension: Jernigan can occasionally over extend himself and lose his leverage which keeps him from making any plays. Sometimes he over extends his whole body and sometimes it’s just his arms, he’ll get locked on a lineman and basically just hold him there, possibly taking the play off. The over extension isn’t a big problem, it’s something that can most likely be fixed and it doesn’t happen enough to ruin his grade for me.
NFL Player Comparison: Tommy Kelly, New England Patriots
Kelly isn’t the greatest at stopping the run but he does a good job creating interior pressure and that’s something Jernigan does well. He’ll flash from time to time in the run game, but likely to be a bit of a liability there. Jernigan belongs out there creating interior pressure and limiting quarterbacks from stepping into their throws.
Draft Outlook
Jernigan is likely an early to mid-second round type of guy right now. He’ll enter the league and see most of his time as a sub-interior rusher while he works to round out his game and get better in other areas.
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