Jachai Polite: DL · Florida · #99.
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Jachai Polite
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches in three seasons at Florida. The first one came in 2018: All-SEC. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Florida State — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 19 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-6vs Charleston Southern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-27vs Kentucky | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 47-21@ Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-6@ No. 23 Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 27-19vs No. 5 LSU | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 37-27@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-36vs No. 7 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-38vs Missouri | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-31vs South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 63-10vs Idaho | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-14@ Florida State | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
 Bowl | W 41-15vs No. 8 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 27 | 19.0 | 11.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
42%19 TFLSack rate
24%11 sacksHurry rate
7%3 hurries45 tackles · 19 for loss · 11 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.7%
364 pass / 508 run
Plays / game
67.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
386 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida, 14 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2018) — drafted at #68 overall by the New York Jets.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jim McElwain, Randy Shannon, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
New York JetsEntering 8th NFL season
New York JetsEntering 8th NFL season
