Defensive line, Florida, 2016–18
Jachai Polite
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Born
- Mar 30, 1998, in Daytona Beach, Florida
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Jachai Polite played defensive line at Florida (2016–18). The New York Jets took Polite in round 3, No. 68 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2.5sacks, career highat Florida State, 2018Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Florida 13 games, 45 tackles, 11 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 53–6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Kentucky | L 16–27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Colorado State | W 48–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Tennessee | W 47–21 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Mississippi State | W 13–6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs. LSU | W 27–19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at Vanderbilt | W 37–27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Georgia | L 17–36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Missouri | L 17–38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. South Carolina | W 35–31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Idaho | W 63–10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Florida State | W 41–14 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 41–15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Florida 7 games, 22 tackles, 2 sacks
2016 Florida 8 games, 10 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Massachusetts | W 24–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Texas | W 32–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atVanderbilt | W 13–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Missouri | W 40–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.South Carolina | W 20–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atFlorida State | L 13–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Alabama | L 16–54 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Iowa | W 30–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ | |
| Weight | 258 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.84 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′6″ | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.59 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2022 | CFL | Edmonton Elks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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