STRENGTHS
Jordan is a linebacker with the speed, burst, explosion to the play, and the passion to tackle that every team needs. He could be used in multiple positions on your defense because of a high football IQ and the instincts to make plays. He does need to be in the right system but he is a playmaker. He shows on the film the quickness and decisiveness at the snap of the ball along with the effort on every play to be around the ball any place on the field. Jordan shows leadership skills through his play on the field. He is the type of football player who minimizes his athletic weaknesses with effort, passion and just good old football commonsense. Jordan has that innate ability to make decisions quickly and, on the run, and process what is happening in front of him on almost every play similar to Chiefs safety Tyrion Mathew and former Steelers/ Hall of Fame Safety Troy Polamalu.
CONCERNS
Jordan is undersized to play linebacker at the next level and might not have the athletic talent that others have in the draft. Some teams might not feel that Jordan will play linebacker and might not have the pure athletic talent to play safety so the label might be just as a special team’s player and we all know how the teams talk, out of both sides of their mouths when it comes to the importance of selecting special team players in a draft.
BOTTOM LINE 3.33
I’m not suggesting that Jordan will be as good as those two players I mention before but trust me when I say that those two players had the same athletic weaknesses as Jordan has the difference is, they both played safety. Troy ran the forty in the 4.3 range and was selected in the first round and Tyrion ran the forty in the 4.5 range and had some off-field issues to contend with and wasn’t selected till the 3rd round. I’m not sure how fast Jordan is but his workouts will decide for most teams for sure. I’m guessing he is in the 4.5 range but if he is slower than most teams will not rate Jordan as high as I have. That being said I have no doubt that whatever position Jordan plays that once he gets on the field he will not come off. That’s just the type of player he is because he plays fast enough and he is smart enough to make plays all over the field. Jordan has been used as a linebacker and I believe that might be his impact position because attacking the line of scrimmage seems to be in his blood. That being said as a safety, he can be moved around more and with the right coaching staff could become even more of an impact player. Jordan most likely won’t be selected early in this draft but if your team selects him or signs him as a rookie free agent, there is no doubt in my mind his potential to become a core player in that team’s defense.
