Former Penn State captain whose versatility and toughness have kept him NFL-relevant
Jonathan Sutherland’s biggest calling card is versatility: Penn State used him at both linebacker and safety, and he finished his Nittany Lions career as a respected sixth-year captain with a reputation for toughness, leadership, and dependable special-teams value. In his 2022 Penn State season, he played 12 games at linebacker with eight starts and recorded 35 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a fumble recovery, and a pass breakup. He is a fit for teams needing a physical, high-effort depth piece and locker-room stabilizer, even if he is not a headline-grabbing stat producer.[6][8][1]
