Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Florida
Jachai Polite
DL • 6'2" • 260 lbs • Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jachai Polite shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
94
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Jachai Polite built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Daytona Beach, FL wearing No. 99, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Jachai Polite's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 68
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Jachai Polite, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Florida. Jachai Polite shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 14
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Jachai Polite quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · DL
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Florida
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mainland · Florida
- High school pipeline
- Mainland · 41 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 3 · Pick 4 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · DL 46th (top 6%) · SEC 80th (top 13%) · National 782nd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Florida | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida | 8 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida | 7 | 22 | 5.5 | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Florida | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 72.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 13 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 72.2 |
Related Context
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Jachai Polite played DL for Florida. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jachai Polite recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Florida paired 37 primary output with 40.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 40.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Florida
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.8
Efficiency
40.6
Usage
13
Consistency
48.2
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 2. Charleston Southern: 1. Kentucky: 1. Colorado State: 2. Tennessee: 2.5. Mississippi State: 5. LSU: 6. Vanderbilt: 2. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 1. South Carolina: 3.5. Idaho: 4. Florida State: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Charleston Southern: 4 by 26.7. Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Colorado State: 2 by 28.3. Tennessee: 4 by 41.7. Mississippi State: 3 by 62.5. LSU: 6 by 75. Vanderbilt: 2 by 28.3. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 4 by 26.7. South Carolina: 3 by 47.5. Idaho: 2 by 48.3. Florida State: 6 by 75
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.5 · Games = 10 · +2.8 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -2.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
75 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | @ MichiganSplash game | W 41-15 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Florida State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 41-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs IdahoSplash game | W 63-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 35-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Missouri | L 17-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Georgia | L 17-36 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | W 37-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs LSU2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-19 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Mississippi State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 13-6 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ TennesseeSplash game | W 47-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 48-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Kentucky | L 16-27 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Charleston Southern | W 53-6 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jachai Polite story
Jachai Polite built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Daytona Beach, FL wearing No. 99, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Jachai Polite's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Jachai Polite's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Florida | 4.5 | 10.8 | 2.6 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida | 4.5 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida | 13.5 | 32.4 | 9.4 | 9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Florida | 37 | 40.6 | 13 | 23.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 37 | 40.6 | 13 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida State
Week 13 · W 41-14
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs LSU
Week 6 · W 27-19 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Vanderbilt
Week 5 · W 38-24 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Mississippi State
Week 5 · W 13-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan
Week 1 · L 17-33
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Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Florida
37 primary output · 40.6 efficiency · 13 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Florida
72.2
37 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Florida
48.7
13.5 primary · 32.4 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
13
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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