May 29, 2024

Eagles rookie NFL player comparisons: EDGE Jalyx Hunt

What kind of production will the Eagles be getting — eventually — from their recently drafted pass rusher?

By Jimmy Kempski
PhillyVoice Staff

As we do every offseason, we'll be comparing each of the Philadelphia Eagles' rookies to current or former NFL players. Today we'll find a comp for third-round edge rusher Jalyx Hunt.

ROOKIE COMP SERIES

CB Quinyon Mitchell | DB Cooper DeJean | EDGE Jalyx Hunt | RB Will Shipley | WR Ainias Smith

Hunt was a safety at Cornell who transferred to Houston Christian and became an edge rusher. The last two seasons (21 games) at Houston Christian, Hunt had 13.5 sacks and 5 forced fumbles. He has obvious athletic traits, and he's a violent finisher when he gets to the quarterback:

Ladies and gentlemen ...

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Sack and the fumble recovered by Ho Ching ...

BIG STOP for the Huskies.

2Q: Lamar 14, Huskies 3 (3:02)@HCUFootball / #DawgsUp pic.twitter.com/NgDlqlnBvh
— HCU Athletics (@HCUAthletics) October 1, 2023

The Eagles have short-term depth on the edges in Bryce Huff, Josh Sweat, Nolan Smith, Brandon Graham, and even Zack Baun. Hunt is developmental prospect and likely won't get much playing time as a rookie. The Eagles will hope that they can get the most out of his raw athletic ability long-term, initially as a situational pass rusher, and they'll hope that he can also develop into a stout run defender as well.

A look at his Combine performance:

As you can see, he finished in at least the 80th percentile or better in every athletic testing event he participated in, except the bench press.

Hunt's profile reminds me of the Colts' Samson Ebukam. Like Hunt, Ebukam was an undersized developmental prospect with plus athleticism who came from a small school (Eastern Washington). Ebukam is somewhat smaller, but had slightly better testing numbers.

Measurable	Jalyx Hunt	Samson Ebukam
Height	6'3 3/4	6'2
Weight	252	240
40 yard dash	4.64	4.50
10 yard split	1.60	1.53
Vertical jump	37.5"	39"
Broad jump	128"	130"
Bench press	19 reps	24 reps