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#8. Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland (OT)
I had a tough time settling on a tackle because the great competition those guys at East-West Shrine week faced made it tough for guys to put quality reps on tape. Looking at the Senior Bowl, Ohio State’s Dawand Jones looked awesome on day one, but decided to shut it down after that. I did mention a couple of other names I was thinking about here, but ultimately the Maryland tackle was my choice.
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A former four-star recruit, Jaelyn Duncan initially took a redshirt before taking over the starting gig on the blindside year two and starting all but three of his final 42 games.
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Athleticism was never really a question for Duncan. Watching him go up against the best competition in the country, he displayed the type of movement skills he brings to the table. Routinely, he would show off the foot quickness to cut off the angle for edge rushers and force them on a wider loop as he guided them past the quarterback.
His smooth lateral movement and loose hips when he did have to turn with guys were equally impressive on the left and right – where he never lined up at Maryland.
With that being said, Duncan’s ability to deal with power as a pass-protector on top of it, was what really convinced me. He consistently kept his elbows in tight and was able to anchor against bull-rush attempts. He had some great moments against Notre Dame’s Isaiah Foskey in particular, once stoning in him during full team plays on day two, which popped off the screen.
On day three, he was able to handle Foskey’s long-arm on back-to-back reps during one-on-ones. He probably forced the edge rusher to go for it again a second time by the way he Duncan was able to square that guy up. For a guy whose calling card was that athletic skill-set in protection, I thought the former Terp did a nice job of rolling his hips through contact and driving his feet, in order to create movement in the run game on top of that.
