Tag: BJ Green II

Productive Big 12 pass rusher met with Cardinals at Hula Bowl

The Cardinals met with Colorado pass rusher BJ Green II at the Hula Bowl. He played three seasons for Arizona State as well.

The NFL draft is not until the end of April but one of the predraft prospect happened last weekend at the Hula Bowl. It was the first chance of many that teams had to meet with player prospcts.

While we know of reports about the Cardinals having meetings a pass rusher, a linebacker and an offensve linemen, we know of another meeting.

According to The Draft Network’s Ryan Fowler, the Cardinals and many other teams met with Colorado edge defender BJ Green II.

Green led the Big 12 with 43 total pressures. Last season, his first with Colorado after spending three seasons at Arizona State, he had 7.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery to go with this 33 total tackles. He had 21 sacks and 34 tackles for loss in four years. He is six-feet tall and 260 pounds.

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Colorado’s top edge rusher declares for NFL draft

One of Colorado’s defensive leaders has declared for the NFL draft

After spending three seasons with the Arizona State Sun Devils and this past year with the Colorado Buffaloes, defensive end BJ Green II has declared for the 2025 NFL draft.

Green was a highly-touted find in the transfer portal last winter and lived up to the hype, leading the Buffs with a career-high 7.5 sacks. The senior also led Colorado in tackles for loss (12), forced two fumbles (one recovery) and finished with 33 total tackles.

After a slow start to 2024, Green was vocal that a metaphorical “dam” of getting to opposing quarterbacks would break for the Buffaloes, and he was proven right. CU’s defense finished the season with its most collective sacks (39) since 1995.

Before his time with the black and gold, Green was a consistent threat on ASU’s defense. He racked up 13.5 sacks and 22 tackles for loss in three seasons with the Sun Devils. Another one of Green’s best traits is his durability, as he never missed a game in four collegiate seasons.

Now, the Powder Springs, Georgia native will hope to hear his name called in the NFL draft this April.

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BJ Green II seeing a younger version of himself in Taje McCoy

BJ Green II and Taje McCoy have formed a valuable relationship

Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker. The teacher-student dynamic is an integral part of life, and it appears a great one is forming in the Colorado Buffaloes’ defensive end room.

Against Kansas State over the weekend, senior BJ Green II collected his first two sacks of the season while redshirt freshman pass rusher Taje McCoy collected his team-leading third. There are a lot of similarities between the two pass-rushing threats. Both were three-star prospects coming out of high school and made impacts early in their college career. Green sacked the quarterback five times during his first season at Arizona State and McCoy has risen up the depth chart this year after redshirting his first season in Boulder.

The similarities are not lost on Green,  who was asked about McCoy on Tuesday:

“He reminds me of myself during my freshman year,” Green said. “Having those third-down opportunities and seeing him flash like that (makes me) reminiscent of how I got started in Power Five football.”

Green is making sure he passes on information to McCoy as well:

“Being able to give him those bits and pieces so that way when I’m gone, he (McCoy) has those things that he can push forward,” Green said. “He can be that guy that steps into my shoes and people can look up to. At the end of the day, you want to be the person that gives them (help) and they can pass that on.”

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BJ Green II providing versatility to Robert Livingston’s defense

BJ Green II spoke with Buffaloes Wire about his unique defensive skillset

The Colorado Buffaloes held their annual fall sports media day on Friday, and Arizona State transfer defensive lineman B.J. Green II was one of the many football players available for interviews.

Green comes to CU with a healthy amount of fanfare. 247Sports listed him as a four-star transfer, and both the Big 12 media and Phil Steele granted him preseason All-Big 12 honors. The 6-foot-1, 270-pounder is listed as a defensive end, but if his highlight tape is anything to go off of, you’ll likely see him rushing from just about everywhere during the upcoming season.

I asked Green what he brings to CU’s defense at media day, and he was quick to point out his versatility while praising defensive coordinator Robert Livingston.

“Versatility,” Green said. “We’re a really talented group on D-line. When it gets to third down and we need to rush the passer, I have the ability to rush from anywhere, so we can bring another edge rusher onto the field and allow me to go to work on the inside. I truly appreciate what coach Livingston lets us do. He lets us really just be who we are. He lets us get after it. We play very fast and we play together.”

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