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Steelers Have Formal Combine Interview Set With Florida Edge Jachai Polite

Florida edge-rusher Jachai Polite is considered by many to be a first-round draft prospect this year and the underclassman announced on Saturday that he has a formal meeting set up with the Pittsburgh Steelers while in Indianapolis for the annual scouting combine, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

Florida pass rusher Jachai Polite "I feel like I'm the most athletic guy in this class' 19 formal meetings, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Steelers, Titans among them pic.twitter.com/cVBwatUsdc

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 2, 2019

Polite, who measured in at the scouting combine at 6025, 258-pounds with 32 5/8-inch arms and 9 3/4-inch hands, registered 15 total sacks in the 32 games that he played in at Florida dating back to 2016 and 11 of them came in 2018.