There are several different types of tweeners in the NFL. The term usually refers to a player who is maybe too small to play linebacker but too slow to play safety. Or maybe a linebacker who is a decent pass rusher but a little small to be attacking opposing tackles on an offensive line. Entering the 2019 NFL Draft as a junior, the University of Miami’s Joe Jackson is a step up from that.
Johnson comes in at 6-foot-4 and 275-pounds but he has speed. He has excellent speed in fact. At Miami’s Pro Day, ill-timed to coincide with the NFL’s league meeting last week, Jackson posted a 4.