Michael Jacquet played a good amount of snaps in the Eagles Sunday night win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8 and he held up under pressure without anyone taking notice that Darius Slay left the game with an injury.
Jacquet was one of the highest-graded rookies in Week 8 and on Monday as the Eagles start preparation for the New York Giants, defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz, gave the undrafted rookie credit for his performance against the Cowboys.
Jim Schwartz gave credit to practice squad promotion Michael Jacquet, who came in for Darius Slay against the Cowboys. Said, in a positive way, you wouldn’t realize he was out there. #Eagles pic.twitter.com/01aEWHEua1
— EJ Smith (@EJSmith94) November 9, 2020
Jacquet played 38 snaps against Dallas, giving up zero catches along with four tackles and a pass defended. Pro Football Focus rated Jacquet as the fifth-best defensive rookie for Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season.
A former wide receiver turned cornerback in college, Jacquet has the size and athletics to find a place in Jim Schwartz’s defense.
