2010 NFL Draft Profiles: Jonathan Dwyer

by Winfield Featherston on Feb 24, 2010 11:30 AM EST Comment 15 comments

This month, we are profiling the Yellow Jackets who have the best chances at getting drafted on the first day of the NFL draft for SBN. Today, we look at Jonathan Dwyer.

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Name: Jonathan Dwyer

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 235 lbs

Hometown: Marietta, GA

Position: B-Back aka Running Back

Class: Junior

The twitter summary: JD is a power running back who has good speed and will knock you down for the count.

Strengths: Power and agility. Dwyer has a big lower body that allows him to push through the first tier of a defense or weak attempts at a tackle. He has good vision and uses it to find holes in the line and bust through them at opportune times. Dwyer maintains good speed and can be difficult to catch from behind in the open field. And finally, once you give the ball to Jonathan Dwyer, you can bet the house that he will not lose it. Over his 3-year period at Tech, he touched the ball 554 times and only fumbled the ball five times.

Weaknesses: Yet again, it's the unknown with him. Paul Johnson's offenses thrive on running the ball. This mentality limited Dwyer's chances at showing off his receiving and pass blocking. Over his three years, he only caught the ball 15 times. Also because of Tech's lack of passing, it is virtually unknown as to where his pass-blocking abilities lie.

NFL Draft Talk: The word is that Dwyer has lost 17 pounds in preparation for the NFL Combine, only making his potential that much greater and more valuable to a team. He seems to be considered a late first-rounder which points to a good team which will hopefully mean TV time for us Tech fans. With LT's departure in San Diego, Dwyer's name is popping up all over the place including Mocking the Draft and Mel Kiper.

Mark Bradley just posted this article about The Sporting News projecting Derrick Morgan to Detroit, Demaryius Thomas to Miami and JD to San Diego.

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Where'd you get 5 fumbles from?

I couldn’t find that stat anywhere. Every site I found with fumble stats, including espn.com, had him at 0 for his career. Maybe the Reckbone’s fumble-wacky debut year caused different stats sites to wind up with different stories, since nobody could tell whose fault which fumble was?

Either way, JD reminds me of a young Larry Johnson — fast enough, motorcycle-sized, and more decisive than shifty. Also, he’s less insane than Larry Johnson. Michael Turneresque in that if he’s able to approach the secondary, go ahead and start raising the net for the extra point.

I just hope he picks up NFL pass blocking quickly… that’ll go a long way towards how well CPJ can recruit backs in the years to come.

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by Jason Kirk on Feb 24, 2010 2:17 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

I went through

every box score Dwyer ever played in. I know for a fact that he fumbled against Mississippi State. Here’s the box score. Those stat websites aren’t as meticulous as us GT guys are.

I spun around... and there I was, face-to-face with a six-year old kid. Well, I just threw my guns down and walked away. Little bastard shot me in the ass.

by BirdGT on Feb 24, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions

3 fumbles in 2008

and 1 fumble in 2007. I don’t remember which games but I’ve got it in an excel sheet ’cause I wrote an article about Dwyer for Heisman before the 2009 season.

I spun around... and there I was, face-to-face with a six-year old kid. Well, I just threw my guns down and walked away. Little bastard shot me in the ass.

by BirdGT on Feb 24, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, Bird had to correct me on that one.

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by Winfield Featherston on Feb 24, 2010 3:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Your thoroughness astounds.

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by Jason Kirk on Feb 24, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions

Why do I keep reading about Dwyers weight and therefore his speed as an issue?

I can’t remember him being run down from behind. I always thought if he had a hole he was gone. Anyone else reading this and surprised?

by GTwill on Feb 24, 2010 4:35 PM EST reply actions

all it takes is one person saying it

It’s like the “no fumbles” myth on Mocking the Draft. I’ve heard ESPN say that and an ESPN affiliate filmed the freakin’ MSU game. Once someone says something about a player, it automatically sticks to them until the Combine. You can’t disprove rumors until you play.

I spun around... and there I was, face-to-face with a six-year old kid. Well, I just threw my guns down and walked away. Little bastard shot me in the ass.

by BirdGT on Feb 24, 2010 8:10 PM EST up reply actions

Yep

It’s called “I’m CJ Spiller’s agent and I want to make sure there is as little competition for my client as possible so I’m going to spread the overweight and slow rumors as an anonymous source to scouts.”

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by Jesse28 on Feb 25, 2010 8:24 AM EST up reply actions

I have no doubt

that teams that want certain players sandbag them with rumors to lower interest. I think Dwyer is the only surefire back in the Draft, personally.

I spun around... and there I was, face-to-face with a six-year old kid. Well, I just threw my guns down and walked away. Little bastard shot me in the ass.

by BirdGT on Feb 25, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions

Exactly

I also do not remember Dwyer ever being caught from behind. BeBe and Roddy Jones were sometimes caught from behind but the only times I saw Dwyer caught it was becasue some one had the angle on him, not because anyone ever outran him. Shoot, sometimes he even outran people who had the angle on him.

by Atlanta's original team on Feb 24, 2010 8:21 PM EST up reply actions