Jachai Polite

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Jachai Polite
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-30) March 30, 1998 (age 25)
Daytona Beach, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Mainland
(Daytona Beach, Florida)
College: Florida (2016–2018)
Position: Defensive line
NFL Draft: 2019  / Round: 3 / Pick: 68
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:4
Sacks:1.0
Player stats at NFL.com

Jachai Dacuan Polite (born March 30, 1998) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Florida. Polite has been a member of the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Elks.

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Early years

Polite attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. He recorded four sacks his senior season and 13 his junior year. He committed to the University of Florida to play college football. [1]

College career

As a freshman at Florida in 2016, Polite played in 12 games and had 11 tackles and two sacks. As a sophomore in 2017, he played in seven games with four starts before suffering a season ending shoulder injury. He finished the year with 22 tackles and two sacks. [2] [3] He returned to Florida in 2018. [4] [5] [6] On December 31, 2018, Polite announced that he would declare for the 2019 NFL Draft. [7]

College statistics

Florida Gators
YearClassPositionGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstTotalLossSackIntYardsAvgTDPDFRYardsTDFF
2016 Freshman DL 965113.52.0000.0000001
2017 Sophomore DL 71111225.52.0000.0000001
2018 Junior DL 1327184519.511.0000.0040006

Professional career

New York Jets

Polite was selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft, with the 68th overall pick. [8] In May 2019, he signed a four-year contract worth $3.64 million, with a $1.12 million signing bonus. [9] On August 31, 2019, Polite was waived by the Jets. [10]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 2, 2019, Polite was signed to the practice squad of the Seattle Seahawks. [11] He was released on September 23, 2019. [12]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 25, 2019, Polite was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad. [13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on December 31, 2019. In Week 5 of the 2020 season against the Washington Football Team, Polite recorded his first career sack on Alex Smith during the 30–10 win. [14] Polite was waived by the Rams on December 3, 2020, [15] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [16] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 12, 2020, [17] and restored to the practice squad on December 22. [18] He was released from the practice squad on January 12, 2021. [19]

Toronto Argonauts

On March 1, 2022 Polite signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [20] He was released on August 3. [21] Polite played in three games for the Argos, contributing with one defensive tackle, and one special teams tackle.

Edmonton Elks

On August 10, 2022, the Edmonton Elks of the CFL announced the signing of Polite to the practice roster. [22] He was released by the Elks less than one month later on September 7, 2022. [23]

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