Jonathan
Garvin.
Jonathan
Garvin.
Miami (FL)· 6'4"· 263 lb· 4.82s 40
"Green Bay drafted Miami's young, long edge at No. 242, and he played 38 games over three seasons there before becoming a UFL champion and a journeyman practice squad end."Pre-draft read
Garvin was a defensive end in Miami's four-man front, a 6-4, roughly 257-pounder who declared for the draft after his junior season at age 20. His primary trait was length and disruption: he used long arms to get into tackles, played through blocks and made 17 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks as a sophomore in 2018.
His secondary trait was effort against the run, where he set a firm edge and chased from the backside. His pass-rush plan was underdeveloped and he lacked elite bend. His athletic ceiling came from his youth and frame, and his signature was the 2018 breakout that suggested more room to grow than his later tape showed.
Four-man front that lets a long, young edge set the edge on early downs and rotate as a pass rusher.
Year 1: rotational end and special teams player. Ceiling: starting-caliber rotational edge.
Speed-based wide-nine front that asks its ends to win around the corner with elite bend and burst.
His length and run defense fit best as a strong-side end.
Jonathan Garvin 2019 Season Highlights | Miami DL
His junior season at Miami.
Miami DL Jonathan Garvin Highlight Reel - 2019 Season
His 2019 season, his last at Miami.
NOT DONE? Cowboys Working Out Another UFL Player In DE Jonathan Garvin
Coverage of his post-UFL NFL workouts.
Garvin projected as a young, long edge whose uneven production and underdeveloped pass-rush plan made him a late-round developmental end. Evaluators liked his frame, age and run defense, but questioned whether his 2018 breakout would carry over after his production dipped as a junior.
He started 13 games in 2018, making 60 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and five pass breakups, plus a fumble-return touchdown. In 2019 his production fell as Gregory Rousseau emerged opposite him, though he closed the season with 10 tackles, two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss against Duke. He left Miami a year early. The flags were his inconsistent 2019, raw hand use and limited burst around the edge.
Most boards viewed him as a Day 3 developmental rusher. Green Bay took him at No. 242, betting that his youth and length would develop into a rotational role. At 20 he was one of the youngest players in the class, and the Packers had time to build his pass-rush plan while he contributed on special teams and in early-down run packages.
- 01
Length and frame
Used long arms to get into tackles and play through blocks, giving him a strong base to set the edge.
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Breakout production
Made 17 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and a fumble-return touchdown as a sophomore starter in 2018.
- 03
Youth
Entered the draft at 20 years old after his junior season, offering more developmental upside than most late-round ends.
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Run defense
Set a firm edge and chased hard from the backside, making 60 tackles in 2018 as a full-time starter.
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Big-game finish
Closed 2019 with 10 tackles, two sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against Duke.
- 01
Inconsistent production
His numbers dipped in 2019 as Gregory Rousseau emerged, raising questions about his true ceiling as a rusher.
- 02
Raw hand use
Lacked a developed set of pass-rush moves, relying on length and effort rather than a plan against tackles.
- 03
Limited bend
Struggled to dip and flatten around the edge, which kept him from finishing when he won with his first step.
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Underclassman risk
Left Miami a year early with only one season of high-end production, giving teams a thin résumé.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.82sp50
- Vertical
- 36inp50
- Broad jump
- 125inp50
- Three-cone
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- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 23repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miami | 13 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Miami | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 line (13 starts, 60 tackles, 17 TFL, 5.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, five pass breakups) from Wikipedia and Miami. His 2019 TFL and sacks are derived from his combined sophomore-junior totals of 26 TFL and 10.5 sacks. His 2017 freshman line and 2019 tackles are not confirmed, so career totals are left blank.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
The realized outcome: a rotational edge for three seasons, then a journeyman.
Late-round Packers lineman who carved out a rotational role.
Miami edge with length whose NFL career never took off.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Garvin played eight games for Green Bay as a rookie in 2020, then 16 games with one start in 2021, when he had 19 tackles and 1.5 sacks. He appeared in 14 more games in 2022 before spending 2023 in the Packers' offseason program. He won a UFL title with the Birmingham Stallions in 2024, spent time on San Francisco's practice squad in 2024 and 2025, and joined Chicago's practice squad in 2025.
In hindsight the pick returned modest value for a No. 242 selection. His length and youth earned him three seasons and 38 games in Green Bay's rotation, but the raw hand use and limited bend evaluators flagged capped his production at 1.5 NFL sacks. He never recaptured his 2018 form at the pro level, though his UFL title and continued NFL interest show how much teams still value his frame and run defense. He became the kind of depth end who keeps getting calls because of his length, even without the production to hold a permanent roster spot.