When reviewing Brevin Jordan’s injury history, I noticed a series of injuries. When examined separating they might not mean much, however together one could argue that a pattern is forming. I elected to dive a little deeper into Jordan’s injury profile because his skillset along with his injury history reminded me of another athletic tight end – Evan Engram.
Injury History
- 2018: ankle/foot injury (speculating right) causing Jordan to miss one game
- 2019: left foot/ankle injury. Missed 4 games
- 2020 right shoulder injury. Missed 3 games
- Total of 8 games missed in college
The Injuries
(Speculated) Right Ankle Sprain
Based on what I’ve been able to dig up it looks like Jordan hurt his right ankle in 2018 In the video, it looks like his R foot gets rolled up on (common MOI) in football. It’s hard to know the specifics here because of the camera angle. It could have been a high ankle sprain or a classic inversion ankle sprain. Reports were that x-rays were negative. His return to play timeline would have been helpful for differentiating the injury but Jordan missed the ACC season finale and Miami’s next game was not until 6 weeks later in a bowl game.
Left Ankle Sprain
Right Shoulder Injury
Evan Engram Comparison
College Metrics
Evan Engram: 6’3, 235lbs
Brevin Jordan: 6’3, 245lbs
Evan Engram also has a history of lower body injuries that caused him to miss 6 games in college (high ankle sprain surgery and hamstring strain) Engram was able to record his 1st fully healthy season in 2020.
Summary
Jordan has been nicked up in college but there aren’t any red flags in his injury profile. From what I could see his injuries were common football injuries.
If I had to pick out one issue it’s that these slender/WR-type TEs who have a history of the lower body injuries in college can also have carryover to the NFL.
His injury history could have been the reason that the Brevin Jordan slipped so far in the draft.
Evan Engram struggled with knee and foot injuries in the NFL and had a similar profile to Jordan.
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