Jaquelin Roy spent his first two seasons in a rotation with Neil Farrell Jr, now has a chance to shine in 2022 as a starter. He’s flashed solid NFL tools in his time playing so far, and showed a good amount of improvement overall from the start to the end of the 2021 season. In 2022, his season as a starter, the scheme change may have caught him by surprise as he failed to stand on the numbers he’d generated the prior season. 

There is a little upside from Roy, but not a ton. He can work on becoming more mobile in his movements, as he didn’t test too well athletically at the Combine before aggravating his hamstring. He has to use his hands better and learn how to play against double teams. Otherwise, he looks like he’s going to be a guy who’s good enough to float around the league and play a lot of games, but won’t be in anyone’s long term plans.

Jaquelin Roy is quite the interior force and will be entering his first season as a starter at LSU this season.

6026/315 super sophomore from University Lab in Baton Rouge, LA. Manhandles the center and gets the sack.

Made his first career start against Kansas State last year. pic.twitter.com/138V8i59iM

— John “Draft” Vogel (@DraftVogel) August 29, 2022

Played through a back issue early in the 2022 season. Hamstring injury limited him from participating in the NFL Combine. 

Jaquelin Roy’s scouting report

Athletic Ability (45)

Athleticism: 15 

• Speed (5.5/7) – Considering his size, Roy has some wheels to his game. Has some capacity to stunt and work around between the tackles. 
• Lateral Quickness (5/8) – Average lateral quickness. Can move around and assist with stunt work effectively. 

Strength/Power: 20 

• Upper Body Strength (5.5/7) – Good upper body strength, will be above average even in the position group. Shown some improvement in 2022. 
• Lower Body Strength (5.5/7) – Has a stout lower body that he uses well to generate power, whether to penetrate and compress the offensive line or recover from a loss off the snap. 
• Brute Power (3/6) – I really wish that he had more power. 

Explosion/Burst: 10 

• First Step Burst (3/5) – Average first step burst. Flashes the ability to time the snap perfectly. 
• Explosion (3.5/5) – Relatively explosive athlete. 

Lineman Mechanics (20)

Containment: 10 

• Double Team Consistency (3/5) – Very average against double teams. Didn’t really ever demand them with his play. 
• Double Team Win (2.5/5) – Struggles to get off of double teams. Looks lost and almost like he gives up and only tried to hold his ground. 

Hand Technique: 10 

• Hand Usage (3/5) – Very raw hands, doesn’t look like he knows how to use them. Engages the blocker and tries to move them. Can work off of lesser linemen to work back to the play. Hand work got much better over the 2021 season. 
• Hand Strength (3.5/5) – Has good hand strength. Really learning how to use leverage well. 

Defender Ability (25)

Tackling/Pursuit: 15

• Tackling (6/8) – Good tackler. Solid run defender. Does a good job hanging onto those arm tackles. Missed 15% of his tackles in 2022. 
• Gap Defending (2/3) – Has the ability to be a solid gap defender, just wasn’t asked to do it often. 
• Pursuit (2/4) – Doesn’t have the speed to be much of an impact to the perimeter. 

Instincts: 5 

• Instincts (3/5) – Instincts are average at best. Doesn’t make a lot of great instinctual plays on film. When he does, it looks special, which is why draft analysts initially had him projected so high. 

Pass Rush Ability: 5

• Pass Rush Consistency (3/5) – Potential to be a stud on the interior. Generated 32 total pressures in 2021, including 8 hits and 2 sacks. Got 27 in 2022, with 2 sacks and 5 hits. 

Overall: (67.5) – 6th/PFA