Jahmile Addae

While other parts of the secondary have changed during his four years at West Virginia, Addae was a constant at free safety, starting his final 40 games for the Mountaineers. He has a smart football mind with excellent overall knowledge of the defense, and it would not be surprising to see Addae coaching one day when his playing career comes to an end. Addae was a first-team all-conference and all-county selection at Riverview High School, adding Florida all-star honors. He recorded 67 tackles, five interceptions, one fumble recovery, three forced fumbles and eight touchdowns as a senior. That year, he helped the Sharks to a 9-3 record and the state semifinals. He also lettered in track, participating in the long jump and 100 meters, and anchored the 4x100 relay team. Addae joined West Virginia in 2001 and was scheduled to redshirt, but injuries in the secondary forced him to start his first career game. He recorded 18 tackles (11 solos) in five games. He took over strong safety duties in 2002, starting every game. He ranked second in the Big East Conference with four interceptions and deflected 16 passes while registering a career-high 99 tackles (64 solos). He also recovered one fumble. Addae was primed for a banner junior season, but after only two games, he was shut down for the season due to a shoulder injury. He finished 2003 with 13 tackles (6 solos) and a forced fumble. He was back at free safety in 2004, earning first-team All-Big East honors. Addae posted 59 tackles (36 solos) with four pass breakups and two interceptions. The team captain earned All-Big East Conference and All-ECAC first-team honors in 2005. He registered 64 tackles (35 solos) and intercepted two passes, returning one for a score. He batted away five passes, caused one fumble and recovered two. In 44 games at West Virginia, Addae started 40 times. He recorded 235 tackles (141 solos) with 1.5 stops for losses of 6 yards. He recovered three fumbles and caused two others. He deflected 27 passes and intercepted eight for 109 yards in returns, including one touchdown.

positives

Has a thick frame with a tight waist, good bubble and good overall muscle tone...Has good short area coverage skills, using his hands effectively in attempts to reroute the tight end...Makes proper reads most of the time to take a short path to the ball by using proper angles...Reacts quickly to plays in front of him and gets good depth in his pass drops playing in the zone...Makes up for a lack of speed by using his range to close on the ball in a hurry...Effective wrap-up tackler who knows how to keep his shoulders square while staying low in his pads to collide with ball carriers in run support...Has adequate leaping ability, timing his jumps to attack the ball at its high point...Physical open field tackler who times his hits and attacks hard with his hands to try and force the turnover...Has a knack for avoiding blockers when working in the box.

negatives

Could stand to lose about 10 pounds to improve his adequate foot speed and burst...Smart player vs. the pass, but will bite on fakes and play action at times...Lacks the burst and acceleration to stay with receivers in man coverage...Struggles to break cleanly out of his backpedal due to hip stiffness and takes false steps while looking choppy moving his feet in transition...Can make the interception at times, but does not have natural hands...Does not have the recovery speed when caught out of position...Not a viable alternative on the blitz, as he does not have the explosion to close from the back side...Does a good job of avoiding blockers on the move, but if a lineman gets a piece of him, Addae is quickly neutralized...Does not turn cleanly out of his breaks...Good in run support, but is too one-dimensional because of his poor timed speed to be an every-down player...Has some durability issues (spinal contusion, concussion, left shoulder) and also suffers from asthma, which could pose problems in thin air conditions.

2001: Struggled in August camp with the weather conditions due to a bout with asthma. 2002: Suffered a spinal contusion and a concussion in August camp (8/15) that would sideline him for two weeks of scrimmages. 2003: Underwent minor left shoulder surgery in April...Re-injured the shoulder vs. Wisconsin and underwent surgery prior to the Maryland game, missing the final 10 games. 2005: Suffered a right ankle sprain vs. East Carolina (9/24).

Campus: 4.71 in the 40-yard dash

320-pound bench press

Bench pressed 225 pounds 12 times

260-pound hang clean

40.5-inch vertical jump

10'1" broad jump

4.23 20-yard shuttle

6.95 three-cone drill. Combine: 4.62 in the 40-yard dash

2.79 20-yard dash

1.65 10-yard dash

38.5-inch vertical jump

10'2" broad jump

31-inch arm length

9-inch hands.

Attended Riverview (Fla.) High School, playing football for head coach Alex Albert

First-team all-conference and all-county selection, adding Florida all-star honors

Recorded 67 tackles, five interceptions, one fumble recovery, three forced fumbles and eight touchdowns as a senior

That year, he helped the Sharks to a 9-3 record and the state semifinals

Also lettered in track, participating in the long jump and 100 meters and anchoring the 4x100 relay team.

Graduated in May 2005 with a degree in Communications

Member of the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll

Son of Jennifer and Freddy Addae

Born 5/30/84

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