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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2018R4 · #130
DE· Round 4

Josh
Sweat.

Josh Sweat
Sickos Grade
56.8/100

Florida St. official athletic logoFlorida St.· 6'4"· 251 lb· 4.53s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★★★stars.9949
National · #8HS class · 2015
Oscar Smith, VA
247Sports composite via CFBD
R4 · #130 · PHI
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Josh Sweat is an explosive one-gap 4-3 penetrating front defensive end, excelling in schemes that prioritize speed and disruption off the edge.

Wide-9 DERushing DELeft EndRight End
Best role

He can immediately contribute as a rotational pass rusher with the ceiling to become a high-impact starting defensive end.

Wrong fit

He would be a poor fit for a two-gap 3-4 scheme that requires him to consistently hold the point of attack against double teams.

His athleticism and burst make him a dangerous weapon for teams seeking a dedicated pass-rush specialist in an attacking upfront system.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'4"
Weight
251 lb
40 yd
4.53s
Vertical
39.5"
Broad
10'4"
Shuttle
4.28s
Relative Athletic Score
9.71
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. DE on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
4.53sp50
Vertical
39.5inp50
Broad jump
124inp50
Three-cone
s
Shuttle
4.28sp50
Bench
rep
08College production
YrTeamGTklSkIntPDFF
2015Florida State1300100
2016Florida State12417010
2017Florida State12565.5030
Career379712.5140

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
1
All-Pro
0
Seasons
8
Career AV
37
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