STRENGTHS
Jamin has the size, length, speed, burst, and open field tackling skills to be an excellent linebacker in any style of defense. He can play multiple Linebacker positions in any style of defense because of his length and ability to handle different coverages in the passing game. He is a quick twitch, athlete and might be one of the best linebackers in this draft at tackling in the open field. Jamin has those long arms that will help him in the future to keep blockers off his body, to shed and make tackles. Jamin has excellent potential to be a starting linebacker for the team that selects him with the athletic talent to build your linebacker core around.
CONCERNS
Jamin struggles against the run because he is not reading his keys and doesn’t seem to understand run blocking schemes. When teams run inside he struggles to identify and react and find the ball and doesn’t attack with the aggressiveness you see when he is playing in the open field. He seems very unsure and hesitant when he plays in the middle, on runs between the tackles. When he plays on the outside, it is less of an issue but still a weakness to his overall game.
BOTTOM LINE 2.22
Jamin concerns are really about techniques and repetitions more than anything else. Nevertheless, some players never understand, how to defend the run in the middle of the field and until Jamin shows he can learn and improve and bring what he learns in practice on to the field it will affect his draft status for some teams. For me, I believe playing him on the outside will be Jamin’s impact position at the next level and possibly in a 3/4 defense where a team can use his length and speed in coverage and also attacking the line of scrimmage to make sacks. That being said, there is no reason that Jamin eventually, can play in any style defense, at any linebacker position, if he can continue to read and react quickly, on the field as he learns. For Jamin, maturity and work ethic will be of great value for him to improve. Jamin has talent very much like Vikings Anthony Barr and to think he could not be as impacting as Anthony has been for his team, is foolish. Jamin is the type of player teams might be looking at selecting earlier than his talent grade suggest. He just might sneak into the late part of the 1st round, you just never know.
