STRENGTHS
Jakobi has the size, strong hands, acrobatic talent to adjust to the ball in the air and might be one of the best blocking receivers in this draft. He has the potential to be a franchise receiver. Jakobi is the type of receiver who is always open, even when he is not open. He runs good routes and is quick in and out of his breaks. He has a large catch radius and is fearless working out of the slot or going over the middle, to catch the ball and move the chains. Jakobi has a high football IQ and because of his size and athletic talent and blocking skills he can be used at any one of the receiver positions in a team’s offense.
CONCERNS
Jakobi has not played the position of wide receiver very long and is still learning but the truth is he is a natural and his upside is tremendous. His work ethic has to get better and nagging injuries are a concern, pertaining to his mental strength to succeed in the face of adversity. His route running needs to improve, along with getting stronger and working on his speed but if he continues on the path he is on, Jakobi could become a franchise receiver for the team that selects him.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 2.17
Jakobi is still developing but the truth is, all that is needed for him to continue to develop, is for Jakobi to want it bad enough. Jakobi can to be one of the best because he has the natural talent. Like I stated before, he needs to continue to work on his speed and route running and become stronger but let me tell you this… this kid is a natural pass catcher. Jakobi is what I call a sleeper. To me a sleeper is not a player in a small division program that stands out and everyone can see his talent. A sleeper to me is a player in a division 1 program who is hiding in plain site because there is a player or two on the same team that attracts everyone’s attention. Jakobi stats last year, primarily working from the slot and injured most of the year was- 92 rec -1,047 yards 4 TB’s, 11.4 avg. That’s impressive for a player who hasn’t played the position very long and worked mainly in the slot. You might be asking yourself, Drew, why this guy over others in this draft with more time and experience and maybe better stats? The first time I notice Jacobi, he laid out (with an open field block), an opponent to spring a teammate for a first down that shook me as much as it knocked the living crap out of the poor defensive back who got knocked into his teams’ sidelines. I kept my eye on him and then noticed his improvement at the Senior Bowl practices and found out he played most of the year with a nagging leg injury and was recruited as a quarterback. The natural talent just screams out at you and that’s why I think Jacobi has a chance to be special.
