PensBurgh · Aug 5, 2022
PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: #23 - Jonathan Gruden
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe 2022 version of our Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 countdown list continues with a player thought to be the throw-in in the Matt Murray trade.
#23: Jonathan Gruden - LW
2021 Ranking: 16
Age: 22 (May 4, 2000)
Acquired Via: 2020 Matt Murray trade with Ottawa Senators
Height/Weight: 6’0” / 170 pounds
Coming into his second professional season, it’s not like expectations were at skyscraper height for Jonathan Gruden. Now, that’s not to say he’s not a good player or unworthy of his spot in the lineup, but given the Penguins’ prospect pool, even with its shallowness, Gruden has never been labeled as a “can’t miss” player.