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Here's my All-22 breakdown of Bama LB Anfernee Jennings! 
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Long, strong, heavy, and surprisingly nimble chess piece. At his best when his hand placement lands and he can slip blockers to apply pressure. Usually gets home with effort due to some lower body tightness
this pickLong, strong, heavy, and surprisingly nimble chess piece. At his best when his hand placement lands and he can slip blockers to apply pressure. Usually gets home with effort due to some lower body tightness
Jennings bolsters this draft class' theme of awesome versatility.
He can line up anywhere in the Patriots' defensive front and fill any role from rushing inside with his menacing length to spying some QBs. Great functional strength and anchor to hold up vs different types of OL
He can line up anywhere in the Patriots' defensive front and fill any role from rushing inside with his menacing length to spying some QBs. Great functional strength and anchor to hold up vs different types of OL
Jennings' dominance vs the run against good college competition foreshadows a promising future holding down NE's strong side for years
Blocking him with a TE is pretty much a death sentence bc of his arms and power. Threw around one of the best blocking TE prospects in years
Blocking him with a TE is pretty much a death sentence bc of his arms and power. Threw around one of the best blocking TE prospects in years
Comfortable dropping into coverage and ran stride for stride vertically with TEs from on the line, tho he does get grabby when forced to flip his hips quickly.
Gets good depth in zone and wingspan narrows throwing lanes.
Think his ceiling in coverage is similar to Bentley's
Gets good depth in zone and wingspan narrows throwing lanes.
Think his ceiling in coverage is similar to Bentley's
Plenty of experience with line games, adding to his value as a pass rusher.
From what I saw Bama mostly used him as a looper, sometimes giving him long paths that didn't quite suit his skill set, but I like his quick area suddenness and length in a penetrating role
From what I saw Bama mostly used him as a looper, sometimes giving him long paths that didn't quite suit his skill set, but I like his quick area suddenness and length in a penetrating role
Showed an inside counter that put LSU's OTs in tough spots but couldn't quite get to the QB.
Did a good job of selling the upfield rush before violently redirecting back inside
Did a good job of selling the upfield rush before violently redirecting back inside
Jennings has day 1 starting potential thanks to his pedigree, high IQ, play strength, and versatility. Can play on or off the ball, stand up or put his hand in the dirt, and contribute in all phases of the game.
Belichick is gonna have a lot of fun with him
Belichick is gonna have a lot of fun with him
Hope Jennings spends a lot of time learning from John Simon and his textbook hand use.
Sometimes he lacks a plan or his strikes/grabs are off target and hurt his rush. This is exacerbated when he gets a slow start bc of play action.
Sometimes he lacks a plan or his strikes/grabs are off target and hurt his rush. This is exacerbated when he gets a slow start bc of play action.
Had some ridiculous moments of snap anticipation vs LSU.
Think Burrow's clapping tipped him off which freed him to fire off the ball and wreck havoc
Think Burrow's clapping tipped him off which freed him to fire off the ball and wreck havoc
