Jaquelin Roy

Pos: IDL

School: LSU

Ht. 6’4″ 

Wt. 305

Games Watched: Miss. State, Alabama, Tennessee

One Liner: High motor defensive lineman that wins with quickness, technique and competitive toughness 

Strengths: 

  • Very good technique. Roy plays with great technique at the POA. He uses active hands that jolt into the right spot off the snap, and opens up a plethora of options due to his hand and arm technique. He keeps his head up as a two gapper and extends his arms immediately off the snap in order to get his arms into the chest of the lineman. He shows the ability to create fakes off the snap to out leverage and push lineman away, baiting them into leaning forward for their blocks.
  • Very good first step quickness/get off. Roy jumps off the line with a really good first step that removes a lot of space between him and the blockers. His first step allows him to quickly get his hands on the lineman and potentially use a finesse move if the situation is right. 
  • Good competitive toughness. Roy is a good competitor and even though he may not be in the backfield every play, he will fight with his hands and generate good leg drive to keep himself involved. He has a solid motor that runs hot consistently. 
  • Good athleticism. Roy is a solid athlete, and his quickness and bursts in short areas against zone blocks indicate that Roy is above average in terms of athleticism. He may not be the most fluid and he won’t be able to flatten at any point, and his change of direction is only average, but Roy’s quickness makes his athleticism a plus for teams.
  • Good twitch. Off the snap, Roy flashes some high quality twitch and shiftiness with his feet that makes it tough for blockers to predict his method of attack. If this can become more consistent, Roy can really elevate his game as a finesse rusher, but the flashes are promising.

Weaknesses:

  • Adequate functional strength. Roy will rarely win with pure strength, and can be neutralized from plays as well if his anchor doesn’t hold up. He has room in his game to add a little more bulk which would go a long way in his ability to compete against zone and combo blocks.
  • Adequate contact balance. Because of strength and leverage, Roy can be knocked off his positioning pretty easily if a combo or double block comes in from his side. Roy may struggle with this at the next level without some more weight.
  • Adequate pad level. Roy often goes straight up and gives up some valuable leverage and positioning off the snap, as his pads are far too high when he makes first contact at the POA. He will have to play lower at the next level to reduce the impact double teams have on his frame, and in order to have a better chance at holding up at the POA.

Overall Assessment:  Jaquelin Roy is a quick, twitchy one gapping defensive tackle that has the movement skills to carve out a role as a 3t in the NFL. He plays with great toughness, and puts in a hot motor on every down. Roy gets off the line with good quickness, and to make up for relatively shorter arms at 32 inches, he gets his arms straight up and into the pads of offensive lineman, where he goes to work with great technique, opening up the possibility for his go to swim move. Roy is more advanced in terms of technique and twitch compared to most defensive tackles in this draft, and played a rotational role at LSU. With some more bulk and improved pad level, Roy can be a nice pass rushing threat out of his defensive tackle spot. 

Scheme Fit: One gapping defensive tackle who’s size projects to both even and odd fronts. 

Pick Projection: Round 3

Grade: 6.29