BOOM! The player all UCLA Football fans love, Myles Jack, has been selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 36th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
The wait is FINALLY over! Former UCLA linebacker Myles Jack has made it to the NFL! Selecting Jack 36th in the 2016 NFL Draft was the Jacksonville Jaguars and they are getting one hell of a player!
The Jaguars are getting a lot with Myles Jack. His position in college was primarily inside linebacker, but in reality, Jack was all over the field and could handle a variety of positions. He is great playing man-to-man, has a high football IQ, is great in pass coverage and is very aware of where the ball is at all times.
Jack has the ability to play all linebacker spots as well as play the nickel spot or safety. And do you think that is all? Heavens no!
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Jack is also a very serviceable running back. Though he was used in short yardage situations, he showed on multiple occasions that he is a runner that should be feared.
In his first game running the ball in the middle of his freshman year against Arizona, Jack surprised everyone from Tucson to LA when he ran for 120 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown run. Jack ended his college career with 11 total touchdowns, four of which were in a single game against Washington.
Jack unfortunately ended his college career injuring the right meniscus in his knee, which has been an apparent issue with teams not wanting to take the risk in the NFL Draft. All of this, along Jack himself claiming that he might need microfracture surgery had Jack slip out of the first round of the NFL Draft. Well it looks like Jacksonville is taking that risk selecting Jack as the 5th player taken in Round 2.
Whenever it is that Jack is able to got onto EverBank Field will be one eventful day because the talent he brings to Jacksonville will be worth the wait.
Jack is the 3rd UCLA player taken by Jaguars, joining Maurice Jones-Drew & Marcedes Lewis, both taken in 2006. https://t.co/E8x1iGSI6i
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Congratulations, Myles Jack! We will surely miss you out in LA! Go Bruins!