Javon Hargrave
Green Bay PackersModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
2021 1st-team All-Pro plus the tier 1 (#2) STTM peak plus the South Carolina State FCS 3rd-round origin makes Hargrave one of the most outlier-positive draft-slot-vs-outcome career arcs at the position. The 2025 tier 3 (#20) Vikings finish confirms the structural top-25 ceiling is still reachable. The 2026 question is whether Hargrave earns his second Pro Bowl plus holds tier 3 or whether the structural late-career decline reasserts.
Hargrave came out of South Carolina State (FCS) as the Pittsburgh Steelers' 3rd-round pick (89th overall) in 2016 and earned 2021 1st-team All-Pro recognition with the Philadelphia Eagles. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2023 free agency for $84M then with the Minnesota Vikings in 2025. His STTM career runs tier 1 (#2) peak in 2021, tier 2 (#9) in 2022, tier 3 (#22) in 2023, and tier 3 (#20) in 2025 with Minnesota.
Strengths
- 2021 1st-team All-Pro plus tier 1 (#2) STTM peak as an FCS 3rd-round pick puts him in the most outlier-positive class at the position.
- 10 years of NFL survival across three systems plus the 2025 tier 3 (#20) Vikings finish gives him real veteran market value.
Concerns
- Career STTM trajectory from tier 1 peak to tier 3 in three years confirms the structural age-related decline is real.
- Age 32 plus 10 years of interior-line wear puts the late-career structural decline question on every 2026 projection.
What to watch: Whether Hargrave earns his second Pro Bowl in 2026 plus holds tier 3 or better with the Vikings, the threshold for confirming the late-prime ceiling is sustained.
Javon Hargrave Injury StatusNot listed
Javon Hargrave is not on the injury report as of Oct 7. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Of the 410 players taken as a third-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 51% earned a second contract and 39% became starters. The median one started 21 career games.