Myles Jack, linebacker, Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars will be transitioning Jack into a three-down role in 2017. He will be taking over veteran Paul Posluszny’s duties as the starting middle linebacker, according to The Florida Times-Union.
Those duties also include defensive play calling, which is something Posluszny has graciously been assisted him with.
“He has been nothing but help,” Jack said, per John Reid of The Florida Times-Union. “I greatly appreciate it because he doesn’t have to do it. I didn’t know how he was going to be. But Poz is such a professional. He was like OK, lets get it right. If this is what it takes to win, this is what we’re going to do.”
Talk about a tremendous responsibility for only a second-year player. Jack fell to the Jaguars in the second round in 2016. Other teams passed on him because of a knee injury he was dealing with.
The Jaguars exercised caution with Jack in his rookie season, during which he tallied just 22 combined tackles and half a sack. Those numbers are on course to drastically rise given Jack’s new role.