Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona
Size:
Height: 6’5”
Weight: 311 pounds
Arm Length: 32 7/8’’
Hand Size: 10 7/8’’
Accomplishments:
First-Team All-Pac-12 (2023, 2022)
“Jordan Morgan is a big, strong offensive tackle prospect with the foot quickness to live on an island at the next level.”
Strengths:
Well-experienced (more than 2,400 snaps)
Combination of power and athleticism
Light and nimble-footed
Lateral agility and quickness
Concerns:
Low and wide hand carriage
Inconsistent waist bending
Inconsistent leveraging
Film Analysis:
Jordan Morgan is a physically gifted LT prospect. He has a nice combination of a well-filled frame, functional power/strength, arm length, and athleticism.
Morgan uses his arm length well with well-timed punches to sustain separation versus edge rushers on passing plays. He has a strong pair of mitts. Morgan can shut an edge rusher down with his hand strength once they’re fitted into his defender. With his strength and foot quickness, Morgan can take the wind/air out of a pass rush. He is not the easiest OT to bullrush or attempt to overpower. He possesses the athleticism to explode out of his stance and meet the defender at the apex of their rush, limiting their progress. Morgan is a consistent hand fighter. He will set and re-set his hands during blocking exchanges for better leverage.
As a run blocker, Morgan brings value to both gap and zone schemes. He can explode off the ball and quickly up to the second level of the defense to pick off linebackers if left uncovered. With his hand/grip and functional strength, Morgan can wash defenders down the LOS. In addition, he is capable of latching and torquing defenders to create a running lane. He is quick enough to cut off backside defenders and their pursuit of the football. Morgan is an effective lead puller—he looks to punish second and third-level defenders in space.
Morgan can be a bit too aggressive in the run game, leading to bending at the waist which opens him up for the push/pull technique or a defender using his momentum against him. Morgan plays with a low and wide hand carriage. When it is time to engage, he either forklifts by bringing his hands from low to high or claps them together to make contact. Either way, it is a risky process because it leaves him susceptible to quick counters. He also leaves his chest exposed to a powerful-handed rusher to easily access.
Morgan projects as a high-end starting left tackle. He is run scheme versatile with his experience but is ideally a zone scheme fit. He brings the power, arm length, and athleticism to become a long-term starter in the NFL.
Prospect Projection: Day 1 — Pro Bowl Caliber
Written By: Damian Parson
Exposures: UCLA (2023), Washington (2023), USC (2023), Oregon State (2023)
