As most of you know, I spend a lot of time scouting small school prospects, the players from FCS (D1AA), D2, D3 and NAIA. In lieu of posting positional top ten lists (which did not garner as much interest as the effort I put into them), I have decided to just make threads devoted to particular players.
The first installment of this series is Kean University defensive tackle Darryl Jackson.
Statistics
2006:
6'1" 325 lbs
10 tackles, .5 TFL, 1 sack
2007:
6'1" 330 lbs
32 tackles, 4 TFL, 2.5 sacks
2008
6'1" 355 lbs
32 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2 sacks
2009
6'1" 330 lbs
41 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks
Analysis
As you can see, Jackson improved as his career progressed, which is something that you need to see from small school prospects. To make this even more impressive, he did this as the NT in the 3-4, and as the article states, he was taking 3 blockers at a time regularly. The footage on this guy is very impressive. He looked like a man among boys on the field, tossing people out of his way.
Weight has been a serious issue. And I do not believe for a second the reported weight for his senior year, I estimated him at over 360 pounds. However, if the article is to be believed, he is down to 310. That is perfect for the Texans. He can be a run stuffer on running downs. He will very rarely get to the QB, but he was very hard to run by. With some NFL coaching, he could become a legit run plugger at the next level.
Draft Projection
Undrafted Free Agent
Darryl Jackson played college ball like Mt. Cody. However, unlike Cody, he has shown the effort to get an NFL body, dropping at least 20 pounds (more like 50) in preparation for the combine. He would be well worth a camp contract, to be stashed on the practice squad for a year or two.
http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/03/kean_u_nose_tackle_darryl_jack.html
The first installment of this series is Kean University defensive tackle Darryl Jackson.
Statistics
2006:
6'1" 325 lbs
10 tackles, .5 TFL, 1 sack
2007:
6'1" 330 lbs
32 tackles, 4 TFL, 2.5 sacks
2008
6'1" 355 lbs
32 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2 sacks
2009
6'1" 330 lbs
41 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks
Analysis
As you can see, Jackson improved as his career progressed, which is something that you need to see from small school prospects. To make this even more impressive, he did this as the NT in the 3-4, and as the article states, he was taking 3 blockers at a time regularly. The footage on this guy is very impressive. He looked like a man among boys on the field, tossing people out of his way.
Weight has been a serious issue. And I do not believe for a second the reported weight for his senior year, I estimated him at over 360 pounds. However, if the article is to be believed, he is down to 310. That is perfect for the Texans. He can be a run stuffer on running downs. He will very rarely get to the QB, but he was very hard to run by. With some NFL coaching, he could become a legit run plugger at the next level.
Draft Projection
Undrafted Free Agent
Darryl Jackson played college ball like Mt. Cody. However, unlike Cody, he has shown the effort to get an NFL body, dropping at least 20 pounds (more like 50) in preparation for the combine. He would be well worth a camp contract, to be stashed on the practice squad for a year or two.
http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/03/kean_u_nose_tackle_darryl_jack.html