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Florida football: Houston gets big hands in Jon Greenard

Say what you will about Florida football edge rusher Jonathan Greenard.

He doesn’t have big closing speed.

He’s not the most athletic defensive lineman coming out of college.

But despite that, Greenard still has all the makings of a player that can earn a starting spot. Of course, we are talking about a player who was an SEC Defensive Player of the Week last season.

So much so that the Houston Texans scooped up Greenard with the 91st pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

The Texans are coming off a season where they were 19th in the NFL in total defense, giving up 6.