Dre Greenlaw
Keaundre "Dre" Greenlaw[1] (born May 25, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas.
Greenlaw in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
No. 57 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born: | Conway, Arkansas | May 25, 1997||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Fayetteville (AR) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 148 | ||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (1.82 m) |
237 lb (108 kg) |
32 1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9 7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
33.0 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
24 reps | ||||||
All values from NFL Combine[2] |
Greenlaw was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[3] Greenlaw was drafted after the 49ers traded linebacker Dekoda Watson to acquire the 148th pick.[4]
2019 season: Rookie year
During Week 9 against the Arizona Cardinals, Greenlaw recorded his first sack off of Kyler Murray. In the next against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, he recorded his first NFL interception off Russell Wilson in a 27–24 overtime loss.[5] In the regular-season finale against the Seahawks on Sunday Night Football, Greenlaw recorded a team-high 13 tackles and made a critical stop on tight end Jacob Hollister inside of the one-yard line on the final play of the game which sealed a 26–21 road victory, securing the one seed for the 49ers in the 2019 playoffs.[6] Greenlaw credited review from the 49ers Week 15 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, which ended in a similar scenario where wide receiver Julio Jones was barely able to break the plane into the endzone, for giving him the correct technique to hit Hollister high.[7][8]
In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Minnesota Vikings, Greenlaw recorded a forced fumble during the 27–10 win.
References
- "Fayetteville free safety KeAundre Greenlaw, right, brings down Greenwood recover Kolton Hughes during the first half Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, at Harmon Stadium in Fayetteville". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Keaundre Greenlaw Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- Holloway, Patrick (April 27, 2019). "49ers draft Arkansas linebacker Dre Greenlaw 148th overall". Niners Nation. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- Fann, Joe (April 27, 2019). "49ers Select LB Dre Greenlaw with No. 148 Pick in 2019 NFL Draft". San Francisco 49ers. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- "Seahawks knock 49ers from unbeaten ranks with 27-24 OT win". www.espn.com. November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- "49ers win NFC West, No. 1 seed with 26-21 win over Seahawks". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- Witt, Brian. "How Dre Greenlaw's technique saved 49ers' win vs. Seahawks by inches". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- Hutchinson, Jacob. "Unburdened by history, Dre Greenlaw and Deebo Samuel ushered in new 49ers era in Seattle". KNBR. Retrieved December 20, 2019.