Jonah Monheim NFL Draft 2025 Scouting Report for Jacksonville Jaguars IOL

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected USC IOL Jonah Monheim with the No. 221 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

Jordan Monheim has been a four-year starter at multiple positions at USC, most recently in 2024, when he started 12 games at center inside the Trojans' 60-40 pass-run split, multiple-run scheme. Monheim has a lean, athletic build with marginal arm length, good athletic ability, and adequate play strength.

Monheim is a loose, fluid run blocker with good quickness out of his stance, pad level and tight hand placement. This allows him to hook the shade on zone, get inside/underneath his target on double-teams and close space quickly on back blocks. Monheim's burst allows him to establish first meaningful contact more often than not despite a sawed off frame and once latched has solid grip strength, active feet and a firm understanding of the play's intent to secure rush lanes just long enough before getting stacked and/or pried open. He is an asset on screens, pulls and climbs where his angles and quicks allow him to close space and regularly intersect smaller targets. When Monheim does get stacked it is a chore for him to close space and regain full control, leaving him scrambling, edged and/or into compromising positions as the rep progresses, especially against hulking nose tackles. He strains hard to finish and stay attached to blocks but rarely finishes defenders to the ground or delivers body blows.

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In pass protection Monheim's movement skills allow him to shift his weight laterally and mirror speed moves and sub-package rushers with the processing skills to pass and pick up basic line games and stunts. He has a solid anchor due to his leverage skills and mobility but a lack of mass and girth leave him susceptible to power clubs and push-pull techniques from bigger rushers.

Overall, Monheim offers good athletic ability, use of leverage, experience and proven versatility to be an asset on the move in the run game and matched up against speed/sub-package rushers in pass protection while bringing enough play strength to compete for a backup role on the interior as a rookie with most of his upside coming at center. His sawed-off, lean build and middling power will make it a chore to maintain his base and balance when isolated against NFL defensive tackles, but he should carve out a role due to his movement skills and experience.

MEASUREMENT AND WORKOUT RESULTS

HEIGHT: 6'4"

WEIGHT: 302

HAND: 9¼"

ARM: 30⅛"

WINGSPAN: 77"

40-YARD DASH: NA

3-CONE: NA

SHUTTLE: NA

VERTICAL: NA

BROAD: NA

POSITIVES

— Good movement skills, burst and quickness

— Plays with good pad level and leverage to get inside and underneath targets at the point of attack

— Solid grip strength and active, quick feet help him stay in the fight and die slowly against shed attempts

— An asset on climbs, screens and pulls with precise angles to close ground and intersect smaller targets

— Loose, fluid mover in pass protection allows him to matchup and mirror against speed moves and sub-package rushers

— Good lower half mobility and mechanics to timely transition into his anchor

— Proven versatility at several positions

NEGATIVES

— Sawed off frame saps his ability to maintain full control through stack-shed attempts

— Below average square power leave him scrambling to keep nose tackle body types latched and secured

— Rarely see physical dominance, finishes to the ground or body blows being delivered on film

NOTES

— Born June 7, 2002

— 3-star recruit from the 2020 class, per 247Sports

— 46 career starts at right tackle (18), left tackle (12), center (12) and right guard (four)

— Two-time team captain

— Accepted his invite to the 2025 Senior Bowl

GRADE: 6.4 (Developmental Prospect - Round 5)

OVERALL RANK: 179

POSITION RANK: IOL18

PRO COMPARISON: Robert Hainsey

Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn