Jonathan Greenard | EDGE | Florida
Elevator Pitch
Greenard provides a solid pass rush off the edge. His first step and ability to bend around lineman give him opportunities to get to the quarterback. This disruptive edge defender should get several looks in the second and third waves of pass rushers taken in the NFL Draft.
Vitals
Height | 6-3
Weight | 263
Class | Redshirt Senior
Strengths
While he doesn’t possess elite get-off at the line of scrimmage, Greenard is able to get off quickly with good snap anticipation. He is a long athlete who uses that length to his advantage. When he fails to get to the quarterback, Greenard shows the timing to get those long arms up and bats away more than his fair share of passes.
He can bend around the edges and dip under tackles as needed. He possess a good toolbox of pass rush moves for someone at the college level. Will read the screen very well. When engaged with lineman, uses his hands well to keep the lineman off his body to continue his pass rush. Very good at setting the edge and as a run defender.
Weaknesses
His wrist injury from 2018 is a bit of a red flag. Was heavily padded for the 2019 season. Teams will need to dive in deep to make sure there are no long-term concerns with the injury. That could be a reason why he wasn’t as refined as one would have hoped to see in 2019. Hand usage was good but. not great.
Needs to develop more as an outside rusher. A lot of sacks came from beating the tackle inside or when playing lesser competition. Lacks the get off to beat tackles out of their stance like the elite ones possess. He has some explosiveness that he used to his advantage that won’t work in the NFL.
Projection: Day 2
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