Jonathan Greenard, EDGE, Florida (6-3, 263) Dane Brugler: Greenard is quicker than fast and plays with strength in his hands, which allows him to play on the other side of the line of scrimmage. He is stout vs. the run and relentless vs. the pass, but is still learning how to expand his rush plan and counters. Overall, Greenard is a menacing ball hunter and although that relentless style works against him at times, he surprises blockers with his initial quickness and length, projecting as an immediate pass rush contributor in the NFL. Bob McGinn/Anonymous Scouts: Greenard started six games at Louisville in 2016-’17, registering seven sacks in ’17 and suffered a season-ending wrist injury in the ’18 opener. He departed as a grad transfer for Florida, starting 12 games and piling up 9 ½ sacks. “He is an intense football player,” one scout said. “The guy is a Tasmanian Devil. His motor’s running all the time. What worries me about guys like that is if you step up to the next level and, unless you’re really special, all of that thunder and lightning doesn’t bring any rain. He was pretty much an arc rusher. He made plays.” He finished with 122 tackles (38 for loss) and 19 sacks. “He’s combative,” another said. “He plays hard. I like him. Taylor’s got a higher ceiling.” Greenard is from Hiram, Ga. BACKGROUND: Jonathan “Jon” Greenard (GRIN-ard) started playing football at age 5 and played both basketball and football at Hiram High School, just outside of Atlanta. He started to make a name for himself as a junior, posting 41 tackles and 1.5 sacks. As a senior, Greenard, who was also voted the homecoming king, played both ways, posting 43 tackles and 7.0 sacks on defense and 11 catches for 249 yards and five touchdowns as a hybrid tight end on offense. He earned Region Defensive Player of the Year honors and was named honorable mention all-state. A three-star linebacker recruit out of high school, Greenard was the No. 82 linebacker in the 2015 class and the No. 131 recruit in Georgia. One of his first offers came from Kentucky and he attended a camp in Lexington the summer prior to his senior year in high school with the intention of officially committing. However, the Wildcats’ coaches told Greenard to wait because they wanted to look at a few other linebackers. By happenstance, Todd Grantham, who was the defensive coordinator at Louisville at the time, found out he was in the area and had the family amend their trip north to Louisville, offering him at the end of the trip. Feeling betrayed by Kentucky, Greenard committed on the spot and stayed loyal despite a late push from Missouri. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Louisville (December 2018) and entered the transfer portal for his final season. Greenard, who grew up a Florida fan in the heart of Georgia, had the opportunity to rejoin Grantham in Gainesville as a graduate transfer for the 2019 season. He accepted his invitation to the 2020 Senior Bowl. STRENGTHS: Excellent first step quickness to win at the snap…agile feet and smooth lateral movements to beat pulling blocks…physical hands to set a hard edge…flashes the upper body twitch and violence to extend, shock and shed, continuing his pursuit of the football…alert player with a GPS for the football…developed frame with long arms…flips the switch and gives everything he has until there are zeros on the scoreboard…heady and shows a workable radar for the football…driven by the team mentality and his coaches (high school and college) rave about his football character…productive at two Power 5 programs, leading the SEC in tackles for loss and sacks in 2019 despite missing time with an ankle injury. WEAKNESSES: Immature hand technique and counter measures mid-rush…pass rush plan lacks cohesive timing…still learning how to convert his speed to power…gets knocked around once rushers reach his frame…bad habit of riding blocks instead of quickly disengaging…overaggressive tendencies and can get caught inside, losing outside contain…late to find his balance in the backfield, leading to missed tackles…upfield player and doesn’t have much experience dropping and covering space…battled multiple ankle injuries as a senior, missing one game (October 2019) and parts of others; missed the 2018 season. SUMMARY: A one-year starter at Florida, Greenard split his snaps between the Buck pass rusher and Snap linebacker positions in defensive coordinator Todd Grantham’s even and odd fronts. After leading Louisville in tackles for loss and sacks, he did the same at Florida in a better conference, adding an 80-yard touchdown on a fumble recovery, which was the Gators only non-offensive score in 2019. Greenard is quicker than fast and plays with strength in his hands, which allows him to play on the other side of the line of scrimmage. He is stout vs. the run and relentless vs. the pass, but is still learning how to expand his rush plan and counters. Overall, Greenard is a menacing ball hunter and although that relentless style works against him at times, he surprises blockers with his initial quickness and length, projecting as an immediate pass rush contributor in the NFL.
I saw him mouth the words "What happened, Jack?" so I guess he was talking to Easterby. Maybe he wanted Dantzler and was pissed he went a pick earlier.
Imagine being the GM of a NFL team, setting up your own camera for the draft knowing you are going to be show live, and then storming off after your own pick. This guy sucks.
