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|BlackJesus| Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Jordan Evans 6'2 233 lbs Overview Evans followed in his father's footsteps as an all-conference player for the Sooners; Scott was a three-time all-conference defensive tackle for Oklahoma in the late 1980's. Jordan earned his own All-Big 12 honors the past two seasons, starting with a second-team effort in 2015 despite missing two games due to injury. (83 tackles, five for loss, sack, four pass break-ups). He was a second-team pick in his senior year, as well, leading the Sooners with 98 tackles and four interceptions (also had 10 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and eight pass break-ups). Evans started all 13 games as a sophomore, making 93 stops, 6.5 for loss, and two pass break-ups, one year after contributing in eight games in 2013 (12 tackles, missed five with an injury). Analysis Strengths Carries prototypical NFL frame for the position with low body fat and good length. Flexible and athletic. Productive tackler. Able to turn the corner sharply and track down running backs looking to burst between the tackles. Plus reactive quickness for sudden lateral explosion as a tackler. Has the twitch-trigger to fire downhilll and make plays. Carries outstanding play speed and has the potential to range around the field if kept clean. Fluid cover man in space in man or zone. Possesses ball skills and physical tools to play all three downs. Had twelve passes defensed this season including four interceptions. Weaknesses Finesse player. Scouts say he turns down too many opportunities to bang when it is in front of him. Often at the mercy of blockers. Needs to play stronger to maintain control of the rep in run support. Struggles to leverage his gap. Inconsistent angles to the football takes him out of some plays. Needs to be a more squared, physical finisher as a tackler. Allowed too many missed and broken tackles this season. Draft Projection Rounds 5-6 Bottom Line Productive, three-year starter who will garner attention as a height, weight, speed prospect especially after his strong pro day workout. Evans may lack the physical nature to hold up inside so he may have to find his way as a backup outside linebacker. Evans has enough traits and talent to become an eventual starter if he can play with better toughness and consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strengths Carries prototypical NFL frame for the position with low body fat and good length. Flexible and athletic. Productive tackler. Able to turn the corner sharply and track down running backs looking to burst between the tackles. Plus reactive quickness for sudden lateral explosion as a tackler. Has the twitch-trigger to fire downhilll and make plays. Carries outstanding play speed and has the potential to range around the field if kept clean. Fluid cover man in space in man or zone. Possesses ball skills and physical tools to play all three downs. Had twelve passes defensed this season including four interceptions.
Weaknesses Finesse player. Scouts say he turns down too many opportunities to bang when it is in front of him. Often at the mercy of blockers. Needs to play stronger to maintain control of the rep in run support. Struggles to leverage his gap. Inconsistent angles to the football takes him out of some plays. Needs to be a more squared, physical finisher as a tackler. Allowed too many missed and broken tackles this season.
Bottom Line Productive, three-year starter who will garner attention as a height, weight, speed prospect especially after his strong pro day workout. Evans may lack the physical nature to hold up inside so he may have to find his way as a backup outside linebacker. Evans has enough traits and talent to become an eventual starter if he can play with better toughness and consistency.
|BlackJesus| Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Evans with his dad, who also played for Oklahoma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|Tigers Johnson| Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Another Taylor Mays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicoli Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, Tigers Johnson said: Another Taylor Mays? yeah likely that same role...but Evans is much better in coverage and a better blitzer IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 10 minutes ago, spicoli said: yeah likely that same role...but Evans is much better in coverage and a better blitzer IMO. But how does he feel about his girlfriend? Eh.. If he can avoid knocking out his own teammates I guess that'll work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripesEarned Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 42 minutes ago, T-Dub said: But how does he feel about his girlfriend? Eh.. If he can avoid knocking out his own teammates I guess that'll work. Lol Mays was all world in that aspect. I will give him credit, he wasn't scared to bang. I'll never forget him blowing up the fb in that pre season game on Sunday or Monday night football against the Falcons the one year. Sucked he took out I think it was Burfict or Rey M a little while later in same game though. I think he may of taken out someone else with friendly fire in that same game as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SooneraBengal Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Jordan's problem can be summed up in one word: Meanness; or in this case, a lack thereof. He was totally going through the motions up until & including the Tech game (the one where Mahomes went berzerk). It took an ass chewing from his dad (which is a bit ironic because Scott was one of the toughest DT's we've had in my 35+ years of watching OU & is way underrated) to get Jordan to get his mind/attitude/effort right. From that point on, he was a totally different player. IF he can maintain & improve on that, he'll stick because he's already one of the best pass D LB's in this draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrid Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 13 hours ago, SooneraBengal said: Jordan's problem can be summed up in one word: Meanness; or in this case, a lack thereof. He was totally going through the motions up until & including the Tech game (the one where Mahomes went berzerk). It took an ass chewing from his dad (which is a bit ironic because Scott was one of the toughest DT's we've had in my 35+ years of watching OU & is way underrated) to get Jordan to get his mind/attitude/effort right. From that point on, he was a totally different player. IF he can maintain & improve on that, he'll stick because he's already one of the best pass D LB's in this draft. Good info. I like the pick in the 6th round. A 6'2, 232 pound guy who is great in coverage and runs in the low 4.5s has a pretty special skill set. If it was all there with the toughness and mentality, he's a guy who would have gone in round 2. I'd rather take a small risk (pick #193) on a guy like this with upside than to take a crap athlete with no special physical traits just because he's tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kochman Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 If im not mistaken Flowers fell because he was soft, great coverage just soft.. Now every time I see him on the field (mainly preseason) he looks mean. Hopefully this dude can get a mean streak in him also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Speaking of Flowers, has he been totally forgotten? The small sample size I have seen of him in recent years, I like what I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kochman Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 13 minutes ago, Le Tigre said: Speaking of Flowers, has he been totally forgotten? The small sample size I have seen of him in recent years, I like what I see. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatternMaster Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Game film on Evans.. http://draftbreakdown.com/video/jordan-evans-vs-baylor-2016/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarpenter62 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 If the dude is smart enough to do it, he could carve out a pretty good living by embracing special teams. He should take a look at Cedric Peerman and think about his longevity on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SooneraBengal Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Funny you should mention ST's. I know it's not what you meant when you brought them up, but Jordan was actually one heck of a return man in H.S. I'm thinking we've probably got somebody who's a little better at that now though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 On 4/29/2017 at 4:34 PM, Tigers Johnson said: Another Taylor Mays? He's Jewish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningpoint Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 23 hours ago, rcarpenter62 said: If the dude is smart enough to do it, he could carve out a pretty good living by embracing special teams. He should take a look at Cedric Peerman and think about his longevity on this team. I think you're discounting him too much, reason he wasn't off the radar because apparently he played too nice, if anything he should take a look at vontez burfict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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