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Jonathan Garvin
American football player (born 1999)
Jonathan Neo Darnell Garvin (born July 28, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Miami.
Garvin with the Green Bay Packers in 2021 | |||||||
| No. 50 – Birmingham Stallions | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | (1999-07-28) July 28, 1999 (age 24) Lake Worth Beach, Florida, U.S.[1][2][3] | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Lake Worth | ||||||
| College: | Miami (2017–2019) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 242 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
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In 2018, Garvin tallied 60 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, five pass breakups, and a touchdown on a fumble return in 13 starts for the University of Miami. During his junior season, his production declined due to the emergence of defensive end Gregory Rousseau.[4] Garvin had 26 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks in his sophomore and junior seasons at Miami.[5] In the regular season finale of his senior year against Duke, Garvin tallied a game-high 10 tackles, two sacks, 3 1/2 tackles for loss and a forced fumble.[4]
After his junior season, he decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[6]
Green Bay Packers
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
263 lb (119 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.82 s | 1.67 s | 2.77 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 23 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Garvin was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round with the 242nd overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[5][9] He was signed on May 26, 2020.[10] On November 24, 2021, he was placed on reserve/COVID-19 list.[11] He was activated on December 4.[12]
On July 28, 2023, Garvin was released by the Packers.[13]
Birmingham Stallions
Garvin signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the UFL on March 14, 2024.[14]
Regular season
- Degnan, Susan (April 25, 2020). "Miami Hurricanes DE Jon Garvin goes to Green Bay Packers in final round of NFL Draft". The Miami Herald. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- Kruse, Zach (April 25, 2020). "Packers select Miami edge rusher Jonathan Garvin at No. 242 overall". Packers Wire. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- Furones, David (December 7, 2019). "Miami Hurricanes junior Jonathan Garvin to sign with agent, enter NFL draft – South Florida Sun-Sentinel". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- "Jonathan Garvin Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- "2020 NFL Draft Scout Jonathan Garvin College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- "Packers select Miami DL Jonathan Garvin with the No. 242 pick – 2020 NFL Draft". Packers.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "Packers sign LB Jonathan Garvin". Packers.com. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- Kenney, Ben (November 24, 2021). "The Green Bay Packers sign a former Wisconsin OL to their practice squad". Badgers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- "Packers activate LB Jonathan Garvin from reserve/COVID-19 list". Packers.com. December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- "Packers release LB Jonathan Garvin". packers.com. July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- "UFL Player Transactions, Thursday March 14, 2024". UFLBoard.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.