Jowon Briggs, the Cincinnati EDGE, sits at No. 192 on the consensus board across 1 public boards. The tier model reads him as a bust-risk — 3% elite, 6% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Briggs isn’t sudden off the snap but does play with good lateral quickness to hunt and tackle runners down the line.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Squatty interior defender with short arms and a lack of ideal scheme fit.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He won’t disrupt as a gap shooter and isn’t long enough to control blockers as a two-gapper.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-edge.
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“…Squatty interior defender with short arms and a lack of ideal scheme fit. He won’t disrupt as a gap shooter and isn’t long enough to control blockers as a two-gapper. Briggs isn’t sudden off the snap but does play with good lateral quickness to hunt and tackle runners down the line. He does a decent job of utilizing hand fighting to knock a blocker’s hands off him, but he’s more likely to stay engaged early on than f…”
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