Christian Wilkins

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(Yesterday, 05:57 PM)ochocincos Wrote: In what aspect?

He was not very productive as a pass rusher last year, nor what he known to be a pass rush specialist in college.
The motor is there, but there's a lot of work to be done still.

Let's compare Jenkins with an IDL who got paid big this offseason - Milton Williams.

Jenkins (496 defensive snaps):
17 solo tackles
11 assisted tackles
0 FFs
12 stops
3.0 sacks
11 total pressures

Williams (500 defensive snaps):
12 solo tackles
7 assisted tackles
1 FF
12 stops
5.0 sacks
40 total pressures (!!!)

The good for Jenkins - tackling seems ok, he gets some stops at the line. His sack numbers appear ok.
The bad - He only got 8 other pressures (6 hurries, 2 hits) aside from those 3 sacks.

Jenkins needs to continue finding ways to get pressure on the QB, as he doesn't have much development there aside from power. He needs moves, technique to get through more consistently.
What are you seeing/thinking that indicates he will develop those things aside from just having a new DL coach?
 

Ocho, you are a smart man. But comparing a rookie DT who also had to line up at zero tech/NT on a depleted d-line (I am trying to find out the exact breakdown), to a 4th year vet playing next to a giant NT (Jordan Davis), is not a fair comparison.

If there is ever a scenario where a player was thrown into the fire, this was it. Same with Jackson. 

To your questions of "in what aspect" - in every aspect. He improved every year in Michigan (although he had more total tackles in '23 than '24). 

He has a Father and Uncle who played D-Line and had 70+ sacks between them. I am sure they are feeding this kid the sauce. He has power, spin and club rip moves. And most importantly, other than his power, he has really good hands. 

Ocho, he made a stop on Panthers RB Hubbard on 4th and goal from the 1 yard line, that was pure violence. I was sitting 12 rows behind the Bengals bench and that play seemed to just juice the entire Team. 

I refrain from making predictions on what I can't directly control, but I predict this guy to be our Cam Heyward.