‘Have wheels on me’ – Physical freak out of Minnesota set to be steal of the draft
There are 257 picks in the NFL draft. Most of them won’t pan out. The 2025 NFL draft is taking place in Green Bay, Wisconsin this yearGetty That’s what makes the event such a crapshoot. Projecting collegiate players to the NFL isn’t an exact science. And it’s nearly impossible. The first rounders are of course more of a sure thing, but what happens when the draft gets into the fourth round? Fifth? Sixth? The seventh? Good luck. Teams will try their best to find hidden gems and steals late in the draft. They are there to be found after all. And one gem in particular, looks to be 6′ 5″ and 265 pounds. EDGE rusher out of the University of Minnesota, Jah Joyner. The explosive athlete, with all the tools, spoke to talkSPORT.com in an exclusive interview, discussing all things draft-related. Joyner is considered to be a mid-round prospectGetty Joyner raised his stock at the Senior BowlGetty Joyner ran a 4.60 40-yard-dashGetty When asked what a team is going to get if they draft Joyner, he didn’t hesitate in his answer. “The biggest thing they’re going to get is a guy that has a knack for getting to the quarterback,” Joyner said. “I’ve done that my entire career and I’m going to do that at the next level, so I think that’s the biggest thing. “My length, my speed. I think those are the things that really separate me. I’m 6′ 5” and ran a 4.6 forty. “So I definitely have wheels on me.” Joyner referenced two guys whose games he tries to emulate. “Arden Key, he’s been a big part of who I look at when it comes to edge rushers like me. “Brian Burns as well, just because of his body type and how he stands up. I want to emulate that more in my game, standing up, coming off the edge.” Joyner is projected to go somewhere in the middle to late rounds of the draft. Whoever ends up drafting Joyner may just be getting the late-round steal that teams are so desperately looking for.
There are 257 picks in the NFL draft.
Most of them won’t pan out.
That’s what makes the event such a crapshoot.
Projecting collegiate players to the NFL isn’t an exact science.
And it’s nearly impossible.
The first rounders are of course more of a sure thing, but what happens when the draft gets into the fourth round? Fifth? Sixth?
The seventh? Good luck.
Teams will try their best to find hidden gems and steals late in the draft.
They are there to be found after all.
And one gem in particular, looks to be 6′ 5″ and 265 pounds.
EDGE rusher out of the University of Minnesota, Jah Joyner.
The explosive athlete, with all the tools, spoke to talkSPORT.com in an exclusive interview, discussing all things draft-related.
When asked what a team is going to get if they draft Joyner, he didn’t hesitate in his answer.
“The biggest thing they’re going to get is a guy that has a knack for getting to the quarterback,” Joyner said.
“I’ve done that my entire career and I’m going to do that at the next level, so I think that’s the biggest thing.
“My length, my speed. I think those are the things that really separate me. I’m 6′ 5” and ran a 4.6 forty.
“So I definitely have wheels on me.”
Joyner referenced two guys whose games he tries to emulate.
“Arden Key, he’s been a big part of who I look at when it comes to edge rushers like me.
“Brian Burns as well, just because of his body type and how he stands up. I want to emulate that more in my game, standing up, coming off the edge.”
Joyner is projected to go somewhere in the middle to late rounds of the draft.
Whoever ends up drafting Joyner may just be getting the late-round steal that teams are so desperately looking for.
