STRENGTHS
Jordan is big, fast, and smart. He shows more pure cover skills than most safeties in this draft. He does a good job tackling when playing in the box and does an excellent job coming from deep making a tackle and in general, shutting down sweeps and screens. Jordan can be used to play multiple positions in your defense because of his high football IQ, size, and leadership qualities. He can play in the box as a strong safety, as a hybrid LB/Safety, as a slot cover corner against those bigger slot receivers, and as a single free safety because of his speed to go sideline to sideline. He is a good tackler because if he wasn’t, he would not play or start for a coach that prides himself on his back-field coaching. Jordan has the potential to be the same type of Defensive Back/Safety as the Seahawks’ Jamal Adams.
CONCERNS
Jordan did not play in the Senior Bowl because of injuries so that will have to be addressed at the combine and if still lingering, could affect his draft status. Jordan was not THE standout star for his team because of all the talent and because of the way he was used and coached. That’s not a knock-on Alabama, a team that prides itself on holding everyone on the field accountable and not just its star players.
BOTTOM LINE: 1.46
In case you have forgotten, Jamal Adams was the 6th pick of the 2017 draft and then traded to the Seahawks, the Jets received 2 first-round draft picks. That means, interviews, workouts, and medicals will be important for Jordan at the combine. The question you might have for me is, do I really think Jordan will be selected in the first round? I don’t have a clue. All I can tell you is on my board yes, I would select him in the first round if I had to but…if Jordan is not listed until a later round in this draft I know I can wait and draft him later and get more value for my selection. Nevertheless, no matter what round he is selected in understand this…I believe your favorite team has selected a player who will play as if he was selected in the 1st RD. You see, no matter where a player is selected, my talent board rating will not change. If that player does happen to prove me wrong, you can bet I’ll never bring up his profile ever again. You’ll just have to find it for yourself in the archives and then you’re free to say, “That Boylhart’s an Ass.
