Jaden Crumedy NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for Mississippi State DL
HEIGHT: 6'4"
WEIGHT: 301
HAND: 9½"
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ARM: 33"
WINGSPAN: 77½"
40-YARD DASH: 4.97
3-CONE: N/A
SHUTTLE: 4.66
VERTICAL: 29.5"
BROAD: 8'9"
POSITIVES
— Good size and tested well with an 8.87 RAS out of 10.
— Has a nice burst off the ball, as evidenced by his 1.69-second 10-yard split.
— Good pad level/knee bend and physicality at the point of attack. Takes on blocks with good leverage. Also has a solid spin move to help get off blocks.
— Shows decent quickness as a pass-rusher and flashed the ability to catch guards off-balance as the penetrator in line games.
— High-motor hustle player.
NEGATIVES
— Often plays with his hands down by his waist, allowing offensive linemen to get to his chest.
— Has a narrow base when taking on blocks, which leads to him struggling to hold ground against down blocks and double-teams.
— Below-average arm length leads to him getting stuck on blocks; offensive linemen with good hand placement can keep him from spinning inside to escape.
— Just barrels his head down into the offensive linemen when bull-rushing, which won't work in the NFL.
— Isn't accurate with his hands when he uses them as a pass-rusher.
2023 STATISTICS
— 12 G, 35 TOT, 2.5 SK, 3.5 TFL, 2 PD
NOTES
— Born July 30, 2000
— 4-star recruit in the 2018 class, per 247Sports
— Injuries: 2022 (Wrist, missed 8 games)
OVERALL
Jaden Crumedy has the size and athletic testing numbers to be worthy of a late-round pick. He has a good get-off that can help him be disruptive, along with the movement skills and quickness to grow as a pass-rusher.
He does need to use his hands more often, but that could be tied to the wrist injury he suffered a few years ago.
Crumedy is an older prospect—he'll be 24 heading into his first training camp—which could cause NFL teams to view him as a low-ceiling prospect. However, he has upside as both a pass-rusher and run-defender to be a valuable backup/rotational 3-technique.
GRADE: 5.7 (Backup/Draftable — 6th-7th Round)
OVERALL RANK: 211
POSITION RANK: DL22
PRO COMPARISON: Quinton Dial
Written by B/R NFL Scout Matt Holder
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