Daunte Culpepper, QB, S. Florida, 6’5” 255 LBS, 40 time: 4.61

Jordan: Physically, he has everything you could ever ask for. A strong arm, pretty quick release, excellent mobility, and stature. He has the ability to make plays when things break down. The problem is he's not nearly as good at improvising as he thinks he is. He makes too many crucial mistakes when it matters most, and one can only wonder just how good he can be without Randy Moss. I happen to think his statistical outbreak last year was more a fluke than anything else. Now that Moss is done, I don't expect to see him top 4,000 yards again, much less 4,700. While he does that "roll" thing and has some personality, he doesn't really seem to take complete control in the huddle. You don't get the sense that he's quite as good a leader as he should be. Otherwise, they wouldn't fall apart down the stretch every year.
Set Up-5-
Delivery-6-
Read Coverages-4+
Throw Short-6
Throw Deep-7+
Mobility-7+
Leadership-6-
Overall Rating: 6.6
A.J. Feeley, QB, Oregon

Jordan: Has good size and a decent arm and did a good job running the efficiency Philadelphia offense, probably did a better job than Donovan McNabb. He’s definitely better than Jay Fiedler, but he’s going to need an actual NFL-caliber starting line, just as any quarterback aside from Vick would. He shows nice touch and good accuracy on all of his passes, and, while I think a 2nd round pick was a bit much for this guy, it’s understanding that they made this move when they actually had Ricky Williams…AND David Boston. They thought he’d just be that small upgrade over Fielder they’d need to get over the hump and win the Super Bowl; or at least get there. But with no running game and shit, Feeley-to-Chambers might be on hold for at least a year…maybe more.
Set Up-6
Delivery-5+
Read Coverages-6-
Throw Short-6-
Throw Deep-5+
Mobility-5+
Leadership-5
Overall Rating: 5.5^
Ronnie Brown, RB, Auburn, 6'0" 232 LBS, 40 time: 4.40
Jordan: He has the potential to be whatever he wants to be. His combination of power and speed is what everyone dreams about. He has Deuce McAllister-type power without being injury-prone. He has home run speed. He catches the ball well out of the backfield. He has such an explosive running style and such outstanding overall athleticism that it's difficult for me to invision him not being a superstar in this league. He already is one of the five or six most powerful runners in the game, and he has more speed and shiftiness than all of them. With Hudson Houck turning that offensive line around in one year, I expect 2002 Ricky Williams-type production out of him virtually every season.
Instincts-5+
Inside Running-6+
Outside Running-6+
Hands/Receiving Skills-6
Block-5
Overall Rating: 6.3^
Travis Minor, RB, Florida St.

Jordan: Wasn’t very impressive in college. A small back who doesn’t have big speed and has little power. Doesn’t have the ability to create on his own and doesn’t finish runs nor give you a breakaway threat. A decent receiver out of the backfield, and nothing more. I’m not going to bother rating him for the simple fact that there’s just not a whole lot to go on other than what I saw of him in college—in essence, he’s a rookie with only special teams experience.
NOT RATED
Rob Konrad, FB, Syracuse

Jordan: All-around solid fullback. He can lead up through the hole, keep a reasonably low pad level, make contact, and sustain. He’s not in the upper echelon of lead blockers, but he’s certainly more than adequate when you have a guy like Ricky Williams. And then what he adds as a receiver and runner is a tremendous asset. He has soft hands, a great feel for space after he catches the ball, and he’s a tough runner with vision. The comparison to John Riggins has been a popular one, but I don't really understand it.
Instincts-6
Inside Running-5+
Outside Running-4+
Hands/Receiving Skills-6+
Block-5+
Overall rating: 6.0
Chris Chambers, WR, Wisconsin, 6’0” 211 LBS, 40 time: 4.31

Jordan: This guy is ungodly. He has all of the superlatives—size, speed, strength, hands, leaping ability. And he plays to his measurables. He’s listed as 5’11” but he’s more like 6’4” on the field…part of that is his 45 inch vertical, and part of it is that he’s 211 LBS. He has improved his fundamentals such as route running each season he has been in the league, and while not perfect in transition coming out of his breaks, he has explosive speed to absolutely dust defenders once he gets to a straight-line point in his route. He has big, soft hands, ungodly hand-eye coordination and just arguably the best pair of hands in the game; he attacks the football, he has the frame to shield defenders from the ball...if they can find someone to get him the ball consistently, he’ll be a unanimous top tier receiver on people’s lists.
Hands-8
Patterns-6
Receive Short-6
Receive Deep-7+
Catch In Traffic-7
Run After Catch-7-
Block-5+
Overall Rating: 7.2
David Boston, WR, Ohio St. 6’2” 240 LBS 40 time: 4.55

Jordan: He’s a freak show. He’s enormous. He was always big and ripped but he has overdone it. He’s a 250+ LB receiver now before he comes to camp after losing the excess muscle, and contrary to what those idiots who claim he runs a 4.2 or 4.3 in the 40 say, he is NOT that fast. There is no way in hell this guy runs any better than 4.45…which is still fine, but I have a hard time believing he can run better than 4.5 after watching him play at his new weight. He has long strides but they're very, very slow developing and he has absolutely no burst whatsoever. He has one gear and it's in the "fast tight end" area. I don’t know who he pays to rig the stopwatches, but there is just no way. I would bet my life on it. At any rate, there is no denying this guy is a huge physical specimen. I mean, how many 250 LB guys can run a 4.5-4.6 in the 40 anyway? He’s not very physical, though. He’s a finesse guy who just likes the way his body looks, but he was big and sculpted at Ohio St. too when he was 6’2” 215. Anyway, he still has natural athleticism that makes him a huge threat. But he has terrible hands. With terrible hands and marginal speed, you have to wonder how he’s so good when he’s healthy…and then you just have to say that this guy is a playmaker. When he catches the ball after gaining some sort of separation somehow, he does a good job of finding the open field and making big plays. Guys don’t want to have to bring him down based on the fact that he IS probably bigger than them…linebackers aren’t likely to catch him once he’s in the open (4.5-4.6 is still fast enough to hold off most of them) and defensive backs, well, there aren’t many defensive backs over 220 who can run…4.5 is a great time for a safety. Top safeties who run 4.5s are drafted in the top 10 for a reason. You get guys who run 4.5s in the secondary and usually they are around 40 LBS lighter than David Boston, and so they’re like “what the hell am I gonna do…I have to catch him and then I have to bring him down…argh.”
Hands-3
Patterns-5
Receive Short-6
Receive Deep-6+
Catch In Traffic-6+
Run After Catch-6+
Overall Rating: 6.5X (for being a freak)
Marty Booker, WR

Jordan: Powerfully built receiver who shows up to play every game. Has huge, soft hands, but sometimes takes his mind off catching the football or it just sort of slips off of his fingers. He’s overall a very tough receiver and a good, underrated athlete. Very deceptively fast, shows excellent acceleration and burst when he has a seem and is a good runner after the catch. And get this—he’s elusive. That’s right, he has some moves and is a big-play threat. He will fight through traffic and make the tough catch. He runs smooth routes and is definitely a top #2 wideout and not a bad #1 if you needed him to be. But he’s just sort of an unreliable guy in other ways…the drops, mainly. But if you have the luxury of having him at #2, which the Dolphins have, he’s a great guy to have on the team.
Hands-6
Patterns-6
Receive Short-6
Receive Deep-5+
Catch In Traffic-7
Run After Catch-6+
Block-6
Overall Rating: 6.4
Randy McMichael, TE, Georgia, 6’3” 247 LBS, 40 time: 4.80

Jordan: Huge hands. Very big, athletic target. Lacks premier speed but will power through his routes and leaps well. Runs smoothly and will use his big, soft hands to full advantage. A tremendous, almost unstoppable red zone target and has the athletic ability to be pretty much as good as he wants to be. Has the ability to stretch zones. Blocking is definitely not one of his strong suits, and he really doesn’t show all that much interest in it. He basically just pushes at people but to no avail…but at least he tries.
Hands-7
Patterns-6+
Receive Short-7
Receive Deep-6
Catch In Traffic-6
Run After Catch-6
Block-4-
Overall Rating: 6.4^
Jeno James, G, Auburn

Jordan: A large reason for his success this past season was the blocking scheme in Carolina. He’s not particularly athletic or powerful but a solid technician who was effective when isolated on defenders on pulls. He shows solid knee bend, good hand punch, and he keeps his man in front of him. But there’s not a whole lot of teams that he could be a good starter for, and I don’t think Miami is one of them.
Run Block In Line-5
Run Block On Move-5+
Pass Block-5
Ability to Adjust-5
Overall Rating: 5.2
Damien McIntosh, OT

Jordan: Never developed the way they (San Diego) had envisioned. Not the kind of premier athlete that the elite left tackles of the game are. His footwork was lacking, his technique was weak. When a right end goes against him, it’s a huge sigh of relief. He is often off-balance and eaten alive in pass protection. He doesn’t match up well with the right ends of the league.
Run Block In Line-4+
Run Block On Move-5-
Pass Block-4
Ability to Adjust-4
Overall Rating: 4.9
John St. Clair, C/G/T, Virginia

Jordan: Drafted as a natural center but the Rams tried to make him something that he’s not—an offensive tackle. He is a short area powerhouse who can get to the second level and really be a plus in the running game, but for whatever reason, the Rams thought they could take a player who had already carved his niche and carve a new one for him. If the Dolphins plan on using him at center to replace the released Tim Ruddy, he could be a big addition and really stand out in paving the way for Ricky Williams. But if they want him to play tackle, his lack of large area burst and athleticism is going to kill him yet again.
Run Block In Line-6-
Run Block On Move-5
Pass Block-5
Ability to Adjust-4
Overall Rating: 5.3^
Seth McKinney

Jordan: I haven’t seen him in any sort of detail and I’m not going to BS you.
ROOKIE
Vernon Carey, G/T, Miami (Fla)

Jordan: Raw on technique but has intriguing talent. Enormous, powerful, flashes dominant ability. Can pull and whipe someone out, but will also pull and whiff altogether. Can engulf and drive people off the ball, flashes quick feet and body control, then gets poor leverage and loses sustain on other blocks. Basically, an inconsistent blocker, someone you just never know what you’re going to get with. Has the potential to be a perennial al-pro at guard if he works his ass off to improve his consistency, which can only be found once he masters proper technique. But at this point, he’s a block of clay that needs molding (cliché line, but absolutely true in his case).
Stockar McDougle, OT, Oklahoma

Jordan: Huge but hasn’t had any impact in the running game. Just a fat blob that can’t move NFL caliber defensive linemen off the ball. He doesn’t drive his legs, he shows know leverage or knee bend. He just stands up and lets defensive ends try to disengage from his fat body, although that’s a tough task. He’s not horrible, just not a presence as his tools would suggest (i.e. being fat and having been so dominant in college). They’ll pull him and on occasion he’ll totally wipe somebody out. Pass blocking, he has above average feet, especially for a fat man, and he does a good job of using his size to provide a barrier that defensive ends really struggle to get around. He uses his size well to shield the QB.
Run Block I Line-5-
Run Block On Move-5+
Pass Block-6
Ability to Adjust-6
Overall Rating: 5.6
Jason Taylor, DE, Akron, 6’6” 260 LBS, 40 time: 4.62

Jordan: Very strong player despite coming out as more of a finesse end. Plays with outstanding leverage, gets under the OTs pads and lifts as he comes off the edge. Has always had that sub-4.7 speed to run around them but it’s his technique that sets him apart from other fast defensive ends. He understands leverage and uses his long arms well to create separation and then close on the quarterback. He has great hip roll and arm usage around the corner and is extremely difficult to flatten downward, and that gives him a much higher success rate than other edge rushers. Against the run, he’s always been the type of guy to hold his ground and if an opportunity presents itself, he’s going to make a play. He’s very solid but he’s not really the type of guy to pose a whole lot of problems for an offense trying to run like a Michael Strahan will.
Recognition-7
Pursuit-7+
Run Defense (POA)-6-
Pass Rush-7
Overall Rating: 7.0
Kevin Carter, DT, Florida

Jordan: I don't know how much he had left, but he really fell off quickly. He was hands down the best DE in football in 1999. He was an underachiever who still posted 10.5 sacks in 2000. Then he went to Tennessee, had some DECENT years, and now he's basically looked at as a DT/DE tweener. He was always an extremely strong player, and perhaps the best end in football against the run. That led to coaches trying him out inside...no comment on how that works, since I haven't really watched him in the last couple years.
Recognition-?
Pursuit-?
Run Defense (POA)-?
Pass Rush-?
Overall Rating: ?
Recognition-6-
Pursuit-5+
Run Defense (POA)-6+
Pass Rush-5
Overall Rating-5.4
Vonnie Holliday, DE/DT, North Carolina

Jordan: Solid base DE, but just not much of an athlete. He’s not a pass rusher. He lacks the kind of speed and closing burst you’re looking for in a pass rushing DE. But he can hold the point and can get off the block, an anomaly for defensive ends. As far as pass rush is concerned, most of his sacks are gonna be coverage types. He’s gonna work to the QB but he’s a pure power rusher. That’s why he’ll often move inside on 3rd downs.
Recognition-6
Pursuit-6-
Run Defense (POA)-6
Pass Rush-5-
Overall Rating: 6.0
Keith Traylor, DT, 6'2" 340 LBS, Central Oklahoma

Jordan: Has always been a top-notch run defender. Stout, powerful, incredibly strong and plays with outstanding leverage. Can drive the guard into the backfield or even shoot through a gap and make the play. He was one of the stoutest run defenders in the league in his prime (Denver, for example). But as he has gotten older and fatter, and his stamina has gone down as a result, he has lost his effectiveness. He’s not longer the kind of guy that can disrupt the entire flow of a running game and make tackles in the backfield and do all of those things. He’s not nearly as good as Ted Washington at this point, and they probably made a mistake letting Ted go, even though it was smart from a salary cap perspective. They felt Wilfork was the replacement, but that’s just a lack of in-depth knowledge, because Wilfork doesn’t want to be Ted Washington and just a fat immovable object in the middle, he’s a superstar with a combination of strength, speed, quickness, and ungodly explosiveness. Anyway, Traylor seems to be playing on fumes.
Recognition-5
Pursuit-3+
Run Defense (POA)-6-
Pass Rush-3+
Overall Rating: 4.8v
Zach Thomas, MLB, Texas Tech

Jordan: Perennial overachiever who would not be very successful if not for the mammoth run stuffing DTs the Dolphins have had ever since he arrived. He’s not a bad take-on guy, but he can get overwhelmed by bigger blockers to the point where he becomes a real liability, and the main problem is his tendency to miss tackles in the open field. He doesn’t always take good angles of pursuit, nor does he have great speed, and he’s not particularly strong, so when he matches up with the stronger and quicker backs of the league, he can look like a fool out there. This isn’t to say he’s a bad MLB, however. He faces up on his tackles and has a real knack in pass coverage. He does an excellent job of reading the QB’s eyes and shows a very good feel for where all of the defenders’ zones are and makes a lot of plays down the field. He will pursue sideline-to-sideline if shielded and make a fair amount of plays. He doesn’t belong in the same breath as Ray Lewis, and he’s not invaluable to the Dolphins’ defense like some think (they might be even more effective with another guy in there) but he certainly brings his share of positives to the field.
Read and React-7
Pursuit-6-
Blitz/Rush-6-
Run Defense (POA)-5
Pass Coverage-6
Tackle-7-
Overall Rating: 6.5
Junior Seau, OLB, USC

Jordan: Arguably the greatest defensive player in NFL history, but all of that patented crazed maniac play that consumed him for over a decade as the best linebacker in the NFL—gone. He no longer has that spring in his legs, that “I am everywhere at all times, I will never tire, nothing gets by me” style of play. When he did, he was a one man wrecking crew, of course, and could single-handedly make a defense one of the top ranked units...or THE top ranked unit. He was a freak of nature athletically AND mentally. He DESTROYED blockers, even 300 LBers, he just blew them up, threw or pushed them aside, and made the tackle behind the line of scrimmage. He ran 4.5 flat, he could leap to the moon, and he left people needing wheel chairs after he hit them as the best tackler AND biggest hitter in the game. Plus, he was above average in coverage, not that he ever really needed to cover since he was such a devastating blitzer and made more men shit their pants than that one brand of low fat potato chips... Now he’s just a solid OLB, a guy who can take on and slip some blocks, and still turn it up as a pass rusher every once in a while. He used to be a freelancer, a guy who played his own game and said “the hell with conformity,” but now he’s just your average OLB because he realizes he’s not a shadow of his former self physically. Perhaps he’ll get a second wind…maybe that’s a third wind for him, but I have a feeling he’s only got one or two years left in the tank.
Read and React-7-
Pursuit-5
Blitz/Rush-6-
Run Defense (POA)-6
Pass Coverage-4+
Tackle-6
Overall Rating: 5.8v
Sam Madison, CB, Louisville, 5'11" 185 LBS

Jordan: Enjoys a physical style of play. Good size, excellent feet and hips, very strong corner. Tries to knock receivers off their routes and throw off the timing, and usually very successful at it. Very aggressive corner who knows just when to initiate contact with receivers and when to lay off. He isn’t the shutdown corner he was a few years ago before Surtain’s emergence—he can be beaten by double moves and gets called for pass interference more than he used to. But he’s still a very, very solid cover corner and the more physical of the Dolphins’ starting pair. It’s no wonder that Jim Bates lets these two press and play as much bump and run as they could ever want.
Key and Diagnose-7
Man Coverage-6
Zone Coverage-7
Hands-7
Run Support-6
Tackle-6
Overall Rating: 6.6v
Lance Schulters, FS, Hofstra, 6'2" 202 LBS, 40 time: 4.65

Jordan: Man, this guy has a lot of heart. You can never question whether he’s giving it his all, he lives for the game. He grew up on the streets and he carries that mentality to the playing field. He has an “us vs. them” approach. He is a hard hitter, but he’s not an annihilator like Rodney Harrison/Sean Taylor/Roy Williams. He’s just a tough, hard-nosed hitter who overachieves. He has extremely marginal speed, and that can make him a liability in the coverage aspects, but he usually makes up for it with instincts. He has good hands and is tremendous in zone, where he can either murder you after you catch the ball or he can break on it and take it the other way. He has always had a sensational break on the ball. And in this defense, which Jeff Fisher calls the 4-6, he gets to play the key 3-way position, which is part corner, part safety, and part linebacker. He’s the 4th linebacker and the 5th and 6th defensive back.
Key and Diagnose-6-
Man Coverage-4+
Zone Coverage-7-
Hands-7
Run Support-6
Tackle-6
Overall Rating: 6.2
Tebucky Jones, S

Jordan: Tremendous athlete. Fast and athletic former corner who can leap to the moon. But the Saints greatly overestimated his actual football playing. He may have appeared to be one of the top coverage safeties in the game in New England, but you have to understand, that was when he played for BILL BELICHICK. He does play away from the ball extremely well and has the closing speed to break on the ball with explosiveness. But he’s not the kind of impact hitter that makes a difference, and he doesn’t have the greatest hands for the interception or the biggest attitude either. He’s too quiet and too tactical, and that just doesn’t work for that many in the NFL. He will provide some solid contributions, but he isn’t likely to break your back any time soon.
Key and Diagnose-5+
Man Coverage-5+
Zone Coverage-6
Hands-5
Run Support-5+
Tackle-6-
Overall Rating: 5.8
Olindo Mare

Jordan: His accuracy has diminished in recent years. When he came into the league he was top 10 in that department. Now he’s just average, but he still has a good, quick leg.