Player: Jaelyn Duncan
School: Maryland
Measurables:
- Height: 6’6”(NFL Combine)
- Weight: 306(NFL Combine)
- 40: 5.1(NFL Combine)
- 10 Yard Split: 1.78(NFL Combine)
- Bench: DNP
- Vertical Jump: 31.5”(NFL Combine)
- Broad Jump: 9’5”(NFL Combine)
- 3 Cone: DNP
- 20 Yard Shuttle: DNP
- Other Notes: Duncan tested really well athletically… probably better than I originally thought he would. He did not compete in positional drills though. Typically I have no real issue with that, but with Duncan I do. For anyone who was watching the Combine, when DJ and Eisen realized Duncan wasn’t doing positional drills they asked Charles Davis to go investigate. Davis asked if he was banged up or anything to which he replied no, and that he was just waiting for his pro day. A little while later, once Duncan found out they were talking about him he went and found Davis and told him he had a minor achilles issue. I don’t like the fact that he lied, it doesn’t sit right with me. Everything is an evaluation and he did not do well on that.
Graded Position Specific Traits:
- First-Level Run Blocking: 8.25/10
- Second-Level Run Blocking: 7.25/10
- Pass Blocking: 4.5/10
- Blitz/Stunt Pickup: 5/10
- Pulling(if applicable): 7.5/10
- Footwork: 5.25/10
- Hands: 4.25/10
- Initial Contact: 5/10
Prospect Grade: 47/80; 58.8%- Potential starter… personally, I think he could benefit from sitting at the beginning
Projected Draft Day: Late Round 2- Early 3
Player Comparison: Alex Leatherwood
Player Summary:
Jaelyn Duncan is an offensive tackle prospect who probably needs more time than everyone thinks. He is a very good run blocker at both the first and second levels of the defense. He is very solid when he has to pull. He is definitely a better run blocker than pass blocking, and the difference in skill is fairly significant.
Duncan outside of the run game is an average prospect at best. He has inconsistencies in nearly all the technical aspects of his game. At first I thought the inconsistency was primarily in his upper body, then I thought it was in his lower body, but at the end of the day I think it’s both. Duncan also has a really bad tendency to reach. His body lean and offset center of gravity can create pretty big problems for him.
I watched three games of Duncan: Ohio State, Michigan, and Purdue. He struggled a ton in pass drops against Ohio State and Michigan. Against Purdue he struggled a little bit, but not quite as much. What that tells me is he is not going to be able to handle NFL caliber pass rushers. Ohio State has produced both Bosa brothers and Chase Young. Michigan produced Hutchinson and Ojabo. If you struggle against those schools, it’s a pretty good sign you’ll struggle at the next level.