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Tarron Jackson NFL Draft 2021: Scouting Report for Philadelphia Eagles Edge

BR NFL Scouting Department


HEIGHT:
 6'2 1/8"

WEIGHT: 254

                

POSITIVES

—A rapid, violent pass-rusher.

—Foot speed likely a notch above the NFL average.

—Bases his game as a penetrator, making plays behind the line of scrimmage.

                

NEGATIVES

—Weak at the point of attack.

—At times looks like he has no pass-rush plan.

—Must win with penetration at the NFL level.

—Is essentially a 5-star high school prospect in terms of his athleticism but also rawness.

               

2020 STATISTICS

54 TKL, 14 TFL, 8.5 SK, 1 FR, 4 FF

                   

NOTES

—Only played 12 games (one start) in his first two years at Coastal Carolina before starting 36 games in his final three years.

—Three-time All-Sun Belt pass-rusher.

—2020 team captain.

                

OVERALL

Tarron Jackson has the production of a future NFL starter, but much of that came against suspect competition. He has very real traits and a level of violence that is hard to coach, but he may take a redshirt year or two before he can even be the third man in a pass-rushing rotation in the NFL.

At this point in his career, he has more in common with highly touted high school recruits than he does starting NFL pass-rushers, but the potential is there for a team willing to sit through a solid developmental plan with him.

GRADE: 6.76/10 (Round 6)

OVERALL RANK: 206/300

POSITION RANKEDGE27

PRO COMPARISON: Jabaal Sheard

   

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