Kyle Brandt Sees Jaguars Model Of Jalen Ramsey Early In Steelers Coaching Camp: ‘A Lot Of Juice’

The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired Jalen Ramsey lower than a month in the past, however already the veteran defensive again is popping heads and garnering fairly a little bit of consideration early in coaching camp.

For NFL Community’s Kyle Brandt, who’s in Latrobe Saturday as a part of NFL Community’s Again Collectively Weekend, he’s seeing an excellent model of Ramsey within the Black and Gold, one which has Brandt seeing the Jacksonville model of Ramsey.

“Jalen Ramsey has numerous juice on the sphere — quite a bit,” Brandt mentioned, in keeping with video by way of NFL Community. “It’s simply, it’s like I’m watching him on the sphere, that is the Jalen I keep in mind from Jacksonville. He’s been nice in Miami and [Los Angeles] however when he took the Jacksonville Jaguars’ protection over and he took the league by storm…

“Each time I’ve seen him, he’s speaking to a different DB. And I don’t imply chirping, I imply speaking, I imply commiserating. He walked proper previous our set, and he was surrounded by six of the opposite DBs. He is aware of these guys. He likes these guys.”

Although he’s not the oldest within the cornerback room (that might be Darius Slay at 34 years previous), Ramsey is arguably the highest-profile one. He has a Tremendous Bowl ring and is a multi-time All-Professional. At this level in his profession, he’s on tempo to be a Corridor of Famer.

When it got here time for him and the Miami Dolphins to half methods, it appeared like Ramsey actually solely had eyes for Pittsburgh. Then, he landed with the Steelers. Now, he’s in a management position, and the Steelers are going to faucet into his versatility.

That might unlock a few of his finest play as soon as once more, much like how he was in Jacksonville. As the highest defensive again within the 2016 NFL Draft, Ramsey made a direct affect with the Jaguars, even main Jacksonville to an upset playoff win over the Steelers within the 2017 AFC Divisional Spherical.

He performed primarily exterior cornerback in Jacksonville, however he was really dominant there. In 2017 alone, he graded out at a 90.6 general from Professional Soccer Focus — the very best grade of his profession — and earned All-Professional honors.

Ramsey may get again to that once more, particularly in a star-studded protection like Pittsburgh’s, which appears much like how Jacksonville was constructed again then, too.

Will all of it work out? That continues to be to be seen. Ramsey’s general position stays undefined, although the Steelers consider he can cowl anybody. He’s on the older aspect now — Ramsey turns 31 in October — and hasn’t been that actually dominant piece since his time in Los Angeles. However getting out of Miami and into a greater protection may rejuvenate him.

Brandt is seeing it already.