Greg Johnson OG Minnesota |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #65 SUB-POSITION: Guard/Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 5.25 seconds (63%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #65 | |
| SUB-POSITION: Guard/Center | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 5.25 seconds (63%*) | |
| Overall Rating: |
83.7 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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76% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Pass Blocking: |
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80% |
| Run Blocking: |
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70% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
4th
Overall Rank:
#109
Position rank:
#17 (OL)
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| College Games: 37 College Snaps: 1972 | ||
ESPN RATING: 75/100
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247 RATING: 90/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.7 (93%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Walter Rouse - Oklahoma |
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94% |
| Jaeden Roberts - Alabama |
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91% |
| Billy Schrauth - Notre Dame |
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89% |
Draft Profile: Bio
A team captain at Prior Lake in Minnesota who paved the way for a run game averaging nearly 240 yards a contest, Johnson earned Associated Press all-state honors and signed with the Gophers as a three-star and the No. 3 player in his state.He showed rare versatility on the line, starting at guard as a freshman, moving to center as a sophomore and sliding back to guard as a junior.
In 2025 Johnson started for Minnesota, taking more than 430 pass-blocking snaps and over 300 in the run game while allowing just ten pressures and three sacks across thirteen games. He announced a return to the Gophers for 2026, a steady, position-flexible interior blocker who can line up at three spots up front. The ability to play guard or center across his career gives a staff a plug-and-play interior option, and the all-state pedigree marked him early as a Gopher building block.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Minnesota's best-graded lineman while starting at three different positions.
- Full season at center in 2024 before the 2025 move to guard, real two-spot film.
- Tallest interior frame in the group with the reach advantage it implies.
- All-Big Ten honorable mention and a Shrine Bowl 1000 nod.
- Held up in protection across guard and tackle cameos alike.
- Academic honors and snap-versatility read like a future line captain.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- His ground game tape sits modest for the frame and the conference.
- Ohio State's interior was a two-way struggle, the season's clearest ceiling test.
- Ten pressures and three sacks allowed, ordinary numbers for the role.
- Position drift, center to guard, leaves him master of neither spot yet.
Scouting Report: Summary
Versatility is the product: Johnson started all thirteen games for Minnesota across left guard, tackle and the edge of the center conversation, graded as the team's best lineman, and owns a full prior season of center film from 2024. The tallest interior frame in this group brings real reach to every spot he visits, the pass protection held up everywhere, and the all-conference and Shrine Bowl recognition confirm the league has noticed.What the tour has cost him is a position. The run blocking tape sits modest for the frame and the conference, Ohio State's interior gave him a two-way struggle in the season's clearest ceiling test, and ten pressures with three sacks is ordinary output for a player whose calling card is steadiness. Drafting departments will ask the simple question: center or guard, and the honest answer right now is both and neither.
That answer is also the appeal. Interior linemen who can credibly snap, pull and swing to three spots are roster-construction gold in a league that dresses seven linemen on Sundays, and his 2026 return to Minneapolis should settle the home position. He projects as a mid-round pick whose flexibility gets him drafted a round earlier than either single-position grade would, with a backup-to-starter arc inside two seasons.
How other scouting services rate Greg Johnson (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
65.3
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
11.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.