2010 Scouting Report: Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, USF
by Jonathan Loesche on Feb 11, 2010 11:48 AM EST
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PrintOutside of GT defensive end Derrick Morgan, the other trendy mock draft target for the Jaguars has been Tim Tebow USF defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. It is something of a misnomer to say Pierre-Paul came straight out of nowhere. He only started playing football in his junior year of high school and had a few offers coming out but had to go the JUCO route because of academics. There he was a man among boys before heading to play at South Florida. He managed to overshadow fellow soon to be 2010 Draft pick George Selvie and quickly got onto scouts radars.
The general concensus on Pierre-Paul can best be described with this analogy, his ceiling is Mt.Everest but his floor may well be the bottom of the ocean. He's already drawing comparisions to Jevon Kearse and Mario Williams, but with only one year of truly competitve football under his belt this is certainly premature.
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Jason Pierre-Paul:By the numbers
2009 First Team All-American (Pro Football Weekly)
Concensus First Team All-Big East
| Defense Stats | |||||||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | TACK | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | REC | INT | YDS | TD | ||||||||
| 2009 | USF | 42 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||
| At A Glance | |||||
| Position 1: Defensive End |
Height: 6'6 | ||||
| Position 2: N/A |
Weight: 260 | ||||
| Class: Junior | Age: 21 | ||||
| Projected Round: 1st |
40time: 4.5 |
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According to the experts
Walter Football
Pros
Prototypical size with room to bulk Ridiculously quick first step Has great speed and athleticism Terrific flexibility and balance
Cons
Very raw and inexperienced Disinterested vs the run Doesn't engage double teams well Can dissappear
New Era
Pros
Explosive out of his stance in a two or three-point, While he is not the most well-known defensive end in the draft, Pierre-Paul may be the best pure pass rusher.Is aggressive in pursuit and will chase down runners from behind.
Cons
Is often on the ground. Does not protect against cut blocks particularly well. Poor recognition. Can not be stressed just how green he is.Is very raw and will require hours and hours of coaching. Lacks secondary moves and tries too often to beat blockers will outside speed moves.At this time he does not have the strength to hold-up against NFL blockers for an entire game, much less an entire season. Looked lost against NFL level tackles.
Final Thoughts
If the Jaguars take Pierre-Paul in the first round, this is the same kind of "Swing big" pick mentality that led them to take Matt Jones and Derrick Harvey. Any team that takes JPP will be committing themselves to a project that won't bear any fruits until at least year two, maybe year three. However, if he does hit his ceiling, he certainly has the tools to be a 12-15 sacks a year defensive end. PS Next scouting report will be from a player who didn't player his college ball in I-A(FBS). You get to pick who.
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JPP is an intriguing prospect
I just don’t know if Gene would want to go for such a boom or bust kind of pick.
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Too risky
If the Jaguars stay at 10/11th I would not take a DE. Morgan nor Piere-Paul are that good sadly…
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Feb 11, 2010 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
I have a better line
JMR; RunDMC; DHB aka the last 3 draft busts choices of crazy all. JPP would be fit on that line…
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Feb 11, 2010 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
RunDMC
Just needs a change of scenery. One of the top ten backs in the league if he were on a good team
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I still wouldn't pick him that high
yea that team sucks huge …., but he’s done less with his touches that either Bush or even Fargas. And he’s the one that’s been put in the best position to make the most plays. The other guys are just outplaying him, and it’s obvious when watching them play.
I hear that
But he’s also played injured both of his seasons. He’s got elite talent, I think he could be great on a team that supported his abilities. But then again, I’ve always been a fan of his, so my man crush could be getting in the way of reality.
I like Bush though. The games I’ve seen he plays well. Nice power; but good open field speed as well. Shows how stupid the Raiders were for trying to convert him to fullback two years ago.
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If I recall
Correctly he played a few games at fullback in the 08 season. Then he finished the year with a 150 yard multiple TD effort in the final game of the season when they moved him back to tailback because Fargas and Run DMC were hurt.
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I would draft him
in the 3rd. Any earlier than that I don’t think it’s worth the risk. Let’s stay with the base hit philosophy. Even if he does turn out to be a good player it would take him years to become a viable starter. Waiting is something this team probably can’t afford financially and on the field.
I like him
I watch a lot of USF games, living in Jacksonville. He’s just a project. The team would have to be committed to him taking some time. Although he did push around some good offensive lines. He handled Cincy, who was thought to have a nice line. He and Selvie also had a field day against FSU.
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I’m not sold on him. Quick, and good effort, but looked pretty weak. In his highlight video, he spent so much time locked up with the RT. What I did notice, though, was that Nate Allen has great effort and skills to match, and George Selvie drawing a lot of double teams.
I think Selvie
Could be great on an elite defensive line.
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I still think we need to bolster our offensive line
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We need interior help
I absolutely agree. But that is done in the later rounds.
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Any one of the 3 USF guys – Nate Allen, George Selvie or JPP would be a good pick for the Jags – if going on needs alone.
However, I don’t think JPP will be the BAP at the 10/11 spot. If the Jags could trade down in the 1st, I would love to see them take him.
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by justincredubil02 on Feb 15, 2010 9:54 PM EST reply actions
Because of how green he is
I would wait till at least midway through the 2nd. Unaffordable otherwise.
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