2020 NFL Draft: Florida Gators prospects to watch in Week 1

EDGE Jabari Zuniga

Zuniga is one of the most dynamic edge rushers in the 2020 draft class. He measures at 6-foot-4, 246-pounds and he’s very explosive coming off the edge.

Zuniga times his jump well and uses his explosive first-step quickness to gain leverage on the outside coming off the snap. His go-to move is a dip and rip and he bends the edge and closes on signal-callers with impressive quickness.

Zuniga is more of a finesse rusher, relying more so on agility to make tackles miss with their initial punch than using his hands to free himself, although there are flashes.

Zuniga is versatile and can rush from a variety of spots. Although he is undersized and might not be able to do it consistently at the next level, he can kick inside to the three-technique and win one-on-one against guards. He has impressive quickness going across the face on stunts and twists and has had success on loops, but he’s at his best as a 4 or 5-technique.

Zuniga is an interesting evaluation as a run defender.

He has a lean body and doesn’t possess a ton of strength at the point-of-attack. He keeps his pads down and makes tackles fight to move him off the ball, although he really struggles to collapse double teams and struggles to consistently set the edge when he’s engaged.

Zuniga has exceptional speed coming around the backside and had a series against Georgia last season where he made two consecutive plays in a row on the goal line late in the game. He takes really good angles to the ball and offers value in pursuit.

He’ll be facing off against an inconsistent offensive line in Miami, and he really has the opportunity to solidify himself as a premier name in this class early on. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see a multi-sack performance from Zuniga.