NFL Draft Profile: Jaquelin Roy, Defensive Lineman, LSU Tigers
Jaquelin Roy
LSU Tigers
#99
Pos: iDL
Ht: 6026
Wt: 305
Hand: 1018
Arm: 3268
Wing: 7818
40: 5.37
DOB: 10/22/2000
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
High School: University Lab
Eligibility: 2023
One Liner:
Roy is a powerful junior who posts most of his wins with quickness and a developing bag of pass-rush moves, but he lacks high-end athleticism and frequently ends up displaced downfield.
Evaluation:
Roy has experience playing 0-tech, 1-tech, 2-tech, and 3-tech. He offers special teams experience on the punt return and field goal block units. Roy times the snap well, and there are examples of him penetrating with his initial quickness. The junior activates his hands early in the rep and knows how to use them in the pass rush. He uses swim, push-pull, club, and rip moves. Roy’s leg drive allows him to walk linemen back to the quarterback, but his bull rush doesn’t consistently generate displacement. He has a well-proportioned frame and good but not elite arm length. Roy holds the point of attack against one-on-one blocks but is displaced by double teams. Missed tackles remain a concern for the former four-star recruit. He lacks explosiveness and isn’t twitchy or sudden. Roy lacks high-end speed and doesn’t offer much in pursuit. He lacks the agility for quick turns and open-field tackles. Roy frequently loses the leverage battle and ends up on the ground too often. He has impressive upper-body strength that displaces linemen. However, he struggles to disengage from blocks, allows offensive linemen into his chest, and his hands lack violence. Roy is often displaced downfield against the run. As a pass rusher, he lacks a developed bag of pass-rush moves and counters. Roy’s rush stalls after his initial move. He’s more of a pocket pusher than a pocket collapser. The Louisiana native looked more explosive and fluid in 2021 than in 2022.
Grade:
4th Round
Background:
Roy was a four-star recruit from University Lab High School in Baton Rouge, La., in the class of 2020. He was the No. 42 recruit according to 247Sports, No. 75 for Rivals, and No. 55 for On3.com. ESPN ranked him 37th in the nation with an 86 grade out of 100. Roy won back-to-back state titles in 2017 and 2018 with undefeated University Lab High School squads. As a high school senior, he amassed 96 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and nine sacks. Roy committed to LSU over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, and other Power Five programs.
