Patrick Johnson, the Tulane EDGE, sits at No. 136 on the consensus board across 1 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 6% elite, 8% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Projects as a rugged stand-up rush linebacker who plays the game with his mad face on.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He lacks desired length and explosiveness as a rusher, but varies his angles and targets the blocker's edge to help make up for those deficiencies.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Frame is compact and powerful with big hands.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a speed-rusher.
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“…Projects as a rugged stand-up rush linebacker who plays the game with his mad face on. Johnson possesses the compact frame, play strength and hand usage to set strong edges and hold his own when the running game rolls downhill at him. He lacks desired length and explosiveness as a rusher, but varies his angles and targets the blocker's edge to help make up for those deficiencies. While he definitely smells blood once…”
Sourced synthesis from 2 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →