An in depth and complete scouting report and draft prospect profile of Arizona Offensive Tackle Jordan Morgan for the NFL Draft.

Player: Jordan Morgan

School: Arizona

Age: 22

Jordan Morgan Measurables:

• Height: 6’5” (NFL Combine)
• Weight: 311 (NFL Combine)
• 40: 5.04 (NFL Combine)- T-9/49
• 10 Yard Split: 1.7 (NFL Combine)- 3/49
• Vertical Jump: 28” (NFL Combine)- T-16/53
• Broad Jump: 9’2” (NFL Combine)- T-8/50
• Other Notes:
  • 14 lbs lighter at Combine than ESPN had listed
  • Good time for him in the 40
  • His build looked good at Combine

Film Watched: Washington x2, Utah

Prospect Grade: 56% with upside

Projected Draft Day: Early Round 2, Late Round 1 to the right team

Player Comparison:  Lower end Dion Dawkins

Best Team Fits: Teams who develop linemen/Run heavier teams

Jordan Morgan Summary:

The Positives

• Flashes what he’s capable of
• Not a bad puller
• Really good with reach blocks

The Negatives

• Good not great footwork. Footwork is not good enough to recover when beat
• Inconsistency shows in multiple areas.
  • Inconsistent punch and hand placement
  • Inconsistent second level blocker
• Heavy leaner when he feels himself start to lose
• Speed around the edge gives him issues
• In the Washington game, once he got beat by speed his technique goes out the window
  • Flailing arms and kick slide turns almost into a side run 
  • They get him to run then come back and win inside
  • Sekai Asoau-Afoa gave him issues, and not even sure he was a three down starter
• Hands are a major factor in reps lost

Side Note

• Not really positive or negative, but they had him hinge block a lot

Jordan Morgan is a prospect that despite the list of negatives we actually liked. We thought that his highs were able to flash what he’s capable of as a prospect. The problem is the flashes came in spurts due to inconsistencies in both upper and lower body mechanics. We don’t know that we’d call him a “gem”, but if the right team is able to snag him on day two, we think they could be very happy. We also think he’s a guy who, if asked, could transition to guard. Expect Morgan to sit at least year one, but also be able to step in if needed and handle himself relatively effectively. 

Updated 3/14/24: The above summary stands true and actually continues to picture him really well. The one thing we noticed this time around that became more obvious in our quick rescout was that his punch, hand placement, and overall hand usage is a major reason why he loses reps. Improvement in his hand usage and initial punch/contact could do wonders for him. Yes, the list of negatives increased for Morgan, but we believe they should be relatively quick fixes. We still think he is closer to starting than the negatives suggest. 

Updated 3/13/24:

• Combine numbers and rank added to measurable portion of profile
• Best Team Fits “Teams who develop linemen” to “Teams who develop linemen/Run heavier teams”
• Grade changed from “47%” to “56% with upside”
• Projection switched from “Day 2” to “Early Round 2, Late Round 1 to the right team”
• Comp changed from “Shades of Cody Ford” to “Lower end Dion Dawkins”
• Positives Added
  • Really good with reach blocks
• Negatives Added
  • Speed around the edge gives him issues
  • In the Washington game, once he got beat by speed his technique goes out the window
    • Flailing arms and kick slide turns almost into a side run 
    • They get him to run then come back and win inside
    • Sekai Asoau-Afoa gave him issues, and not even sure he was a three down starter
  • Hands are a major factor in reps lost