Ole Miss EDGE Jared Ivey 2025 NFL Draft Profile

Cons

• Uncertainty With His Exact NFL Role/Fit
  Yes, Ivey does possess versatility, but he's a bit lost between two potential roles at the next level. He wasn't always successful playing inside at three or five tech along the defensive line. And he's a bit thick to be playing true edge in the pros. It may take a moment for him to find his home in an NFL defense.
• Flexibility and Recovery Issues in Pass Rush
  It's understandably tough to be elite-pass-rusher flexible at 6'6", 285 pounds. While that wasn't often an issue in college, as he could win with strength and acceleration more than bend around the edge, that might not work as well in the NFL against bigger, stronger, tougher offensive tackles. When Ivey couldn't win with strength at Ole Miss he would sometimes wash himself out of the play due to his lack of top tier agility.
• Average Pass Rush Rate Stats
  Ivey was a huge part of the Ole Miss Rebels number one pass rush in all of college football last fall, but his pressure and wins rates weren't exactly special individually. Typically, NFL pass rushers can easily crest a 12% pressure rate, if not post something closer to 20%. Ivey's best complete season was just over 11%. Part of that was his deployment, but that speaks to a ceiling he may have in the pass rush department unless he changes his body composition.

Player Evaluation:

Jared Ivey does just about everything well, while not truly profiling as "elite" in any one category. He brings with him extremely impressive athletic traits for his size and can find success in a variety roles, both as a pass rusher and run defender.

However, he's a bit too big to play conventional edge rusher and a bit too small to shift inside full-time. The NFL will need to figure out where to play him at the next level.

Player Comparison:

Emmanuel Ogbah
Just like Ogbah, Jared Ivey may begin his NFL career splitting time between a number of roles as his team figures him out. Ivey and Ogbah can both play outside edge rusher, defend over the offensive tackle, or shift inside if necessary. However, if Ivey can shed just a little bit of weight, adding some bend to his pass rush, he might be able to eventually switch to full time edge defender exactly like Ogbah.

A to Z Rankings:

A to Z Big Board Ranking: 105

A to Z Draft Grade: 6.67 (out of 10)

Draft projection: Early Day Three (6.01-7.00)

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