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Overview
\nPosition<\/strong>: Edge defender
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’4″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 251 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Florida State Seminoles<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data<\/strong>
\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.53 seconds (third among defensive linemen)
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 39.5 inches (best among defensive linemen)
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 10 feet, 4 inches (tied for third among defensive linemen)
\n20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.28 seconds (tied for fifth among defensive linemen)<\/p>\n

Josh Sweat 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Pretty much every major program in the nation had Josh Sweat<\/a><\/strong> on its recruiting radar. And a torn ACL\/dislocated knee suffered during his senior year at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake,\u00a0VA did very little to dissuade them from pursuing his commitment. Rated the 34th best prospect in the nation by Rivals, Sweat was part of Florida State’s consensus top-five recruiting class in 2015. He enrolled early which enabled him to take part in spring practices.<\/p>\n

Sweat showed no ill effects from the knee injury as a true freshman. He saw action in every game for the Noles that year, making nine starts. His five tackles for loss were fourth on the team and he added three fumble recoveries which ranked seventh in the nation. The following year, he played an even more prominent role on a defense which led the nation with 3.92 sacks per game. The fearsome foursome of Sweat, Demarcus Walker<\/a><\/strong>, Brian Burns<\/a><\/strong> and fellow 2018 draft prospect Derrick Nnadi<\/a><\/strong> combined for 37.5 sacks in 2016.<\/p>\n

Though Sweat’s sack numbers declined as a junior, his tackling productivity did not. Starting all 12 games for the first time in his career, he posted 56 total tackles and 12.5 tackles for loss. Both were career highs with the latter ranking second on the team behind Burns. At the conclusion of the regular season, he joined teammate Derwin James<\/strong><\/a> in declaring for the draft and announcing he wouldn’t play in FSU’s bowl game. He certainly allayed concerns about his injury history by putting up superb Combine measurables.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n