Jamar Travis
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Worth Noting
Signed with Auburn.
Signing Odds – Auburn (40), Alabama (40), Texas A&M (5), Florida State (5), Others (10).
Family background –
Inside info – Rivals.com rates Travis as the No. 23 DT prospect in the country, the No. 8 player in Alabama. … The Mobile Register also rates him Alabama’s No. 8 player. … Scout.com puts him at No. 30 among defensive tackles, a 3-star. … ESPN compares him to former Buford High star Omar Hunter.
Player Performance
Strengths
Play-maker and quick off the snap, ‘’the pure definition of a nose tackle – strong, powerful and quick,’’ says Andrew Bone of the Tuscaloosa News. Travis had 20 tackles behind the line of scrimmage last season.
Questionables
Height. At 6-1, he’s not a typical of defensive tackles playing in the SEC or ACC, where he’s likely headed.