Jonathan Greenard


Jonathan Greenard is an American football outside linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football at Florida.

Early life and high school

Greenard grew up in Hiram, Georgia and attended Hiram High School, where he played basketball and football. As a senior, he was named the 5-A regional defensive player of the year. Rated a three-star recruit, Greenard committed to play college football at Louisville over Missouri.

College career

Greenard was a member of the Louisville Cardinals, redshirting his true freshman season. He was a key reserve at linebacker as a redshirt freshman recording 22 tackles and 2.5 sacks along with two passes broken up and an interception, which he returned 42 yards for a touchdown. He made his first career start in the 2016 Citrus Bowl, making five tackles. Greenard became a starter for the Cardinals in his redshirt sophomore season and led the team with 15.5 tackles and tied for the team lead with seven sacks. Greenard dislocated his wrist in the first series of first game of his redshirt junior season against Alabama and was forced to miss the entire season. He announced that he would be transferring to the University of Florida at the end of the season.
While injured as a redshirt junior, Greenard took extra courses in order to graduate a semester early and was able to enroll at Florida in January 2019 as a graduate transfer. He was named the Southeastern Conference co-Defensive Lineman of the Week after making six tackles with 1.5 sacks against Miami in his first game as a Gator. Greenard finished the season with 52 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks with three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, four passes defended and an interception.

Professional career

Greenard was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round, 90th overall, of the 2020 NFL Draft.
On May 14, 2020, Greenard signed a four-year contract with the Texans that including a nearly $900,000 signing bonus.