2021 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Jaylen Twyman | Pittsburgh | DT

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Player Bio: Jalen Twyman attended H.D. Woodson High School located in Washington, D.C. In his senior year at H.D. Woodson High, he recorded 91 tackles and eight sacks, and his junior season with 62 tackles and nine sacks. Twyman received many awards as MVP in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl all-star game in Atlanta, American Family Insurance ALL-USA Football Team, Washington Post All-Met, and DCIAA Stars. He was one of the highest sought defensive linemen out of the D.C. area recruited.
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ACCOLADES
2019 All-American Second Team
2019 AP All-American Second Team
2019 FWAA All-American Second Team
2019 Phil Steele All-American Second Team
2019 Sporting News All-American Second Team
2019 Walter Camp All-American Second Team
2019 The Athletic All-American Second Team

JAYLEN TWYMAN
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
WASHINGTON, DC            |           JUNIOR (RS) 
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DRAFT YR:  2021              COMBINE INVITE: YES

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
6' 1 ⅞"                290 lbs            32 ⅛"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
  10"                        5.30                        6.90

SCHOOL:  PITTSBURGH                               |                    CONFERENCE: ACC
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COMBINE RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       5.40         |               40                 |             32 ½”            |            104”           |            8.00             |              DNP                      
 
​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       5.40         |               40                 |             32 ½”            |            104”           |            8.00             |              DNP                     

game film
​Jalen Twyman vs Syracuse (2019)

#97 Jaylen Twyman highlights (2019)

Strengths: He has to be one of the most physical and most vital defensive linemen in this 2021 NFL Draft. He is very productive as a rusher, requiring double-teams to neutralize his strength. He has excellent leverage to eat up space and to cause havoc to the offense. He works with a high motor to continue his path to the quarterback. He is a legitimate run stuffer and will control his gaps. On his pro day, he bench pressed 225-pounds 40 times.

Weaknesses: He has excellent strength but needs to bulk up for the next level and add about 10-pounds to his frame. He sustains a good anchor and gets stood up by the taller and stronger lineman. He appears only to be a pass rusher from the interior. He will lose his plant leg and double-team washing him out of the play. He a bit slow off the snap giving up leverage. 

Draft Projection: 2nd (late) - 3rd Round

NFL Comparison: ​​​Michael Pierce (Minnesota Vikings)

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