Bobby Jamison-Travis DT Auburn |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #97 SUB-POSITION: NT/DT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 03/23/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 5.25 seconds (20%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #97 | |
| SUB-POSITION: NT/DT | |
| Last Updated: 03/23/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2026 | |
| Forty time: 5.25 seconds (20%*) | |
| Overall Rating: | 81.0 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Offense player has faced | ||
| Offense Rating: |
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76% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Tackling: |
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80% |
| Pass Rush: |
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69% |
| Run Defense: |
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85% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
7th
Overall Rank:
#214
Position rank:
#48 (DL)
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| College Games: 27 College Snaps: 748 | ||
| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Jordan Phillips - Maryland |
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78% |
| Jerrod Clark - Coastal Carolina |
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77% |
| JJ Pegues - Ole Miss |
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71% |
Drafted: ROUND: 6 - Pick Number: 186 (NYG)
Draft Profile: Bio
Nineteen sacks and 21 tackles for loss as a senior at Minneapolis North High School earned Jamison-Travis all-state and all-metro recognition while he led the Polar Bears to the Class 2A state title game. He had been a three-sport athlete in Minneapolis, but football took hold early and the production made the path forward clear.The college route ran through Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Over two JUCO seasons, Jamison-Travis racked up 90 tackles, 20 TFL, and 10.5 sacks, earning NJCAA first-team All-America honors in 2022. That year he helped the Reivers win the national championship, contributing 2.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries in the title game. He finished as the No. 1 JUCO prospect in Iowa and the No. 3 JUCO defensive lineman nationally.
Jamison-Travis signed with Auburn and played sparingly as a sophomore in 2023, appearing in three games. He fought his way from the bottom of the depth chart to a starting role by 2024, recording 14 tackles and a sack across the season. As a senior in 2025, he started all 12 games at nose tackle, leading Auburn's interior linemen with 36 tackles and two TFL while anchoring a defense that ranked 10th nationally in rushing yards allowed per game.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Carries 328 pounds with plus arm length, giving him the frame to eat space at the point of attack.
- Quick first step off the snap consistently beats centers into the neutral zone before they can set.
- Run defense is the anchor of his game and his best tape is against SEC rushing attacks.
- Gets hands on chest plates early with accurate, repeatable placement on contact.
- Transfers hip power into his punch effectively when squared up and engaged.
- Tackling reliability improved sharply from his junior to senior year, cutting missed tackles significantly.
- Closing burst in short areas is better than his straight-line speed suggests.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Straight-line speed is well below average and limits his range on lateral pursuit.
- Pass-rush plan is thin, mostly bull rush with few counters or hand moves.
- Gets locked onto blocks too often and struggles to disengage against combo schemes.
- Anchor can slip against double teams, especially when caught moving laterally.
- Zero career coverage snaps makes him a two-down player until he adds passing-down value.
- Loses track of play design when entangled with his blocker for extended reps.
Scouting Report: Summary
Jamison-Travis makes his money on early downs, and the NFL role for him is pretty clear: rotational nose tackle in an odd-front or two-gap scheme where his job is to hold the point, control the A-gap, and let linebackers flow to the football. He is at his best when a defensive coordinator asks him to line up as a shade nose or one-technique and absorb blocks rather than create on his own. His run defense tape at Auburn is genuinely good, and his ability to stack blockers and clog rushing lanes will translate to a specific role at the next level.The limitations are real, though, and they define his ceiling. His timed speed puts him in the bottom tier athletically at the position, and his pass-rush game lacks the variety to win consistently against NFL-caliber guards. He is not going to contribute in sub packages or nickel situations, which caps his snap count in a league built around the passing game. The block-shedding issues and occasional anchor slippage against double teams could get exposed against better offensive lines than he faced in the SEC.
The path to a roster is narrow but real. A team that values gap integrity on early downs and needs a big body to pair alongside a more dynamic interior rusher can find value here. His JUCO background, his climb from the bottom of Auburn's depth chart, and his improved discipline as a senior all speak to a work ethic that gives you some confidence in continued development. He is not going to change a defense, but in the right scheme with a defined role, there is a useful NFL run stopper here.
Bobby Jamison-Travis percentiles vs other Defensive Tackles (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Bobby Jamison-Travis (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
283.7
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
68.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.