Greg Johnson
Minnesota#99 overallDraft Movement
Down 3 spots since Jun 8
Scouting Report
Greg Johnson is one of the more intriguing interior offensive line prospects in the 2027 class, a 6'6", 325-pound Minnesota native who has started at left guard, center, and both tackle spots across four seasons in the program. A Prior Lake product who enrolled in January 2023, he started all 13 games at center in 2024 before sliding back to his natural left guard in 2025, a move he says he is far more comfortable with. A to Z Sports' scouting report hands him an early-third-round grade and calls him one of the most intriguing true guards in the class. Evaluators love his lateral quickness and ability to mirror rushers, his wide base and stout anchor that eliminates bull rushes (even freaky power profiles failed to drive him into the pocket in 2024), and the way he frames blocks and uses hand placement to win leverage despite his height. He is at his best on the move, generating significant displacement on angle blocks, transitioning cleanly on combos, and leading the charge on screens and wide zone. The downside is a tall frame whose long legs get trapped, putting him on the ground too often, plus inconsistent hand pop, a tendency to lunge and whiff in the run game, and trouble with smaller quick-twitch rushers who cross his face. Sam Teets' summer big boards placed him between No. 37 and No. 50, a Day 2 to early Day 3 interior projection whose ceiling rises if he plays meaner and finishes through the whistle.
Strengths
- Versatile 6'6"/325 frame with experience at left guard, center, and both tackle spots
- Wide base and stout anchor that rarely lets power rushers drive him into the pocket
- Lateral quickness and foot agility to mirror rushers and recover in pass sets
- Frames blocks and uses hand placement to win leverage despite his height
- Significant displacement on angle blocks and clean transitions on combo blocks
- Smooth enough mover to lead block on screens and wide-zone runs
- Arm length appears to surpass NFL interior thresholds per A to Z Sports
- Started all 13 games in 2025 protecting record-setting freshman QB Drake Lindsey
Weaknesses
- Tall frame with long legs that get trapped and twisted, lands on the ground too often
- Hands flash power but lack consistent pop to finish at the point of attack
- Lunges into and whiffs on run blocks when countered by club-swims
- Penalized seven times in 2024 and still learning to recognize stunts
- Struggles to mirror smaller, quick-twitch rushers who cross his face
- Sets his base too wide at times, hurting his ability to redirect
- Limited vertical displacement against stouter NFL-caliber interior defenders
- Needs more of a mean streak and finishes blocks too early on some reps
NFL Comparison
Tyler Smith (oversized, athletic guard convert who wins on the move more than with raw power); Cody Mauch (versatile zone-scheme interior blocker with movement skills and leverage questions); Trevor Penning (tall, long, high-effort blocker who must clean up balance and finishing)
College Stats
Minnesota: 2023 (Fr.) played 11 games, 2 starts at LG; 2024 (So.) started all 13 at center, allowed no sacks vs Maryland; 2025 (Jr.) started all 13 (11 LG, 1 LT, 1 RT) for an offense that ran for 1,572 yards.
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Awards & Honors
A to Z Sports early-third-round grade (C/G); Sam Teets summer big boards No. 37 to No. 50 (C/G); Academic All-Big Ten 2024 and 2025; 2025 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention; 247Sports No. 2 recruit in Minnesota and AP All-State out of Prior Lake