Brett Favre, QB, S. Mississippi, 6’2” 225 LBS, 40 time: 5.25

Jordan: A shadow of his former self. Whatever leadership qualities he may still possess don’t really matter at this point, he just can’t do what he used to. He still shows flashes of the old Favre, his arm is still a rocket, his feel for the game, his aura…it’s still there. But he doesn’t have the consistent flair for the spectacular anymore. Once in a while, he’ll roll out and absolutely rifle it perfectly into someone. Once in a while, he’ll make a breathtaking beautiful deep pass right on the money. Once in a while he’ll lead a perfect drive throwing darts all over the field. But that used to be what he did all the time, when he was the greatest quarterback in NFL history. Right now, all I hear is “oh, he can’t win in domes” and “oh, he can’t beat Tampa Bay” and “oh, he doesn’t have the weapons” and all of these same excuses that people could’ve made back in the days when he was dominating the league. The bottom line is he doesn’t have enough magic touch left in him to take a team to the Super Bowl anymore. If he’s going to win, it’ll come from their ground game and defense carrying him, and they need to realize that.
Set Up-6
Delivery-6
Read Coverages-6
Throw Short-6
Throw Deep-6
Mobility-6
Leadership-6
Overall Rating: 6.3v
Ahman Green, RB, Nebraska, 6’0” 222 LBS, 40 time: 4.31

Jordan: He’s an incredibly powerful back. He puts his head down and plows through tacklers, and he has as much breakaway speed as you’re gonna find in a back other than perhaps Michael Bennett. Once he gets an opening, he’s going a LONG way. His build-up speed is absolutely ridiculous--you can tell he has long-distance running experience. He is a huge big-play guy. The only knock on him was fumbles, but he has fixed that problem. The guy has the work ethic and heart to match his talent, and you’re looking at a special football player. The other thing worth noting is he is one of the best pass blocking backs in football. It’s things like that that let you know when a player is truly great. Yes, Green Bay is a running back friendly team, but this guy gets yards after contact, he breaks away, AND he picks up the blitz. Yes, there are a slew of backs who could rush for 1400 yards in Green Bay right now (starting with the other two on their roster, Najeh Davenport and Travis Fisher). But Ahman, individually, is an awesome runner, regardless of what scheme you put him in. And he has heart, which is one of the most important aspects of any athlete.
Instincts-8
Inside Running-8
Outside Running-8
Hands/Receiving Skills-6
Block-7
Overall Rating: 7.4
William Henderson, FB

Jordan: He’s never been an explosive blocker...he doesn’t have much pop on contact, but he’s efficient and technically sound. He does a perfect job of reading his assignments and he keeps his feet moving at all times. He’s relentless…he works to finish and finds a way to finish blocks even when he initially seems to have a bad angle. He's not nearly as good as Nick Luchey, but he's still very helpful in the ground game. And he’s still a reliable receiver.
Instincts-6
Inside Running-4
Outside Running-3
Hands/Receiving Skills-6-
Block-6+
Overall Rating: 6.1v
Donald Driver, WR, Alcorn State, 6'0" 192 LBS, 40 time: 4.42

Jordan: Fast, fluid receiver. Good size. Has long strides with fluid hip movement, and he can shift gears smoothly. He makes good cuts in his routes, though he’s no Jerry Rice, Isaac Bruce, or Marvin Harrison. He will go up and catch the ball in traffic and is tough. He can be a big play guy, but he’s not really a creative receiver. He’s not overly elusive or agile. He’s more of a smooth technician than a stud game breaker. That’s perfect for Favre when he’s showing flashes of his old self…he just wants a good technician, especially one who can catch his 120 MPH bullets. This guy can put up comparable numbers to what Antonio Freeman did several years ago…but only if somehow the Favre of old miraculously returns.
Hands-6+
Patterns-6
Receive Short-6
Receive Deep-6
Catch In Traffic-7-
Run After Catch-6-
Block-6
Overall Rating: 6.1
Javon Walker, WR, Florida St., 6’3” 220 LBS, 40 time: 4.39

Jordan: He's never going to be the most agile guy--his cuts look horrendous. But it doesn't even matter. He has as much size and leaping ability as anyone, and he has tremendous downfield speed that he controls very well. He isn't likely to be mistaken for Randy Moss, but his timing on the deep ball is probably second best in the NFL. And he'll win virtually every jump ball there is. He goes up and snatches it out of the sky. He has strong, strong hands. This guy has every right to hold out--he has clearly emerged as a top 5 receiver in the NFC.
Hands-7-
Patterns-5-
Receive Short-5+
Receive Deep-8-
Catch In Traffic-8-
Run After Catch-6-
Block-5
Overall Rating: 7.0
Robert Ferguson, WR

Jordan: He’s got prototypical size and athletic ability. He can catch the ball over either shoulder and comes down with it in traffic. But he’s not a true big-play guy. He doesn’t have that second gear to run away from you and he’s pretty one-dimensional after the catch. He’s not going to make you miss and make a good catch into a great big play. He is, however, a respectable #2-type receiver right now.
Hands-6
Patterns-6-
Receive Short-6
Receive Deep-6
Catch In Traffic-6
Run After Catch-5+
Block-5
Overall Rating: 6.2
Rod Gardner, WR, Clemson, 6'2" 213 LBS, 40 time: 4.49

Jordan: Outstanding size and good athleticism. Has started to show that he can be a top #2 in this league. He can use his body to shield defenders from the ball like most big receivers, and he shows enigmatic athleticism down the field. He is able to run by defensive backs much more than you'd think and make the deep reception. He also has above average skills after the catch and will get maximum yardage out of a play. If they can stabilize the quarterback situation, he could be a real sleeper at receiver.
Hands-6
Patterns-5
Receive Short-6
Receive Deep-7-
Catch In Traffic-6+
Run After Catch-5+
Block-5+
Overall Rating: 6.5^
Bubba Franks, TE, Miami

Jordan: A huge target with good hands and a very solid blocker. Not the most athletic guy in the world, doesn’t run very fast and doesn’t have anywhere NEAR that fluidity of the other big guys (Tony Gonzalez, Algae Crumpler, Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow, etc.) But he’s a very good red zone target because of his size, he shoes good footwork in limited roles, and when you take into account the fact that he’s a solid if not dominant blocker, and you have a very good, second tier tight end.
Hands-6
Patterns-5+
Receive Short-6+
Receive Deep-4+
Catch In Traffic6+
Run After Catch-4+
Block-6+
Overall Rating: 6.5
Mike Flanigan, C, UCLA, 6'5" 297 LBS

Jordan: Converted defensive tackle. Despite a lack of size, plays with incredible strength. Outstanding technician who is one of the most functionally strong players in the game. Can just lock on and drive DTs 5 yards off the ball, can get to the second level and drive the MLB 5 yards into the secondary. Could be unmatched in terms of strength. Not quite as intimidating as Jeremy Newberry simply because he’s not nearly as big, but he pound for pound might be the strongest lineman in the game. Athletic and has played well at LEFT TACKLE when given the chance. That’s just absolutely sick. The guy can pull, but he’s even better downfield. He’s that rare kind of lineman you could see running 10 yards downfield making blocks. He moves effortlessly, he just runs like a linebacker. I’d rank him behind only Matt Birk right now, although I give the edge to Jeremy Newberry when I actually go through the rankings simply because you have to wonder how much of Flanigan’s success is the blocking scheme. Newberry is just a dominating in-line run blocker no matter what.
Run Block In Line-7+
Run Block On Move-8-
Pass Block-8
Ability to Adjust-8
Overall Rating: 7.7
Mark Tauscher, OT, Wisconsin, 6'4" 320 LBS

Jordan: Superb strong-side pass blocker. Not the greatest natural athlete in the world, but his technique is flawless. He plays with knee bend, he slides smoothly, he can recover, and he’s exceptionally strong. He has a good, deceptive hand punch and is focused and 100% dedicated every play of every game. With that, he can go an entire season without giving up a sack. In the running game, he makes great use of his strong hands and consistently gains positioning. If they didn’t have Flanigan and Rivera, he’d be their best lineman. But since they do, he’ll have to settle for being one of the most overlooked and underrated players in the league.
Run Block In Line-7
Run Block On Move-5+
Pass Block-7
Ability to Adjust-6+
Overall Rating: 6.9
Chad Clifton, OT, Tennessee, 6'5" 330 LBS

Jordan: He’s tall, athletic, and has excellent body control. Long arms, big hands, all of the measurables of the other elite tackles in the NFL, only he’s white. But he’s a big step below them, just in terms of taking full advantage of his tools. He’s very, very good, he has the intensity and effort, but he just hasn’t quite emerged as the ungodly force that Willie Roaf and Jonathan Ogden are. He holds his ground and is a premier left side pass blocker, but he doesn’t just lock on and own them all game, and he doesn’t come off the ball and just wipe out the entire left side of the line in the running game. He’s stuck on that very good-but-not-devastating level right now, and I suspect that’s where he’ll always be. Perhaps he just isn’t nearly as strong as Roaf and Ogden, and having watched all of these guys in detail, that seems to be the case.
Run Block In Line-6
Run Block On Move-6-
Pass Block-7-
Ability to Adjust-7
Overall Rating: 6.6
Clitidus Hunt, DT, Kentucky State, 6'4" 310 LBS

Jordan: If he’d dedicate himself just a little bit more, he could be an absolute MONSTER. He has tremendous strength, exceptional quickness, the obvious size component, and he has the ability to single-handedly take over games in the trenches. When he’s interested, he’s virtually unblockable. He’s a disruptive force. But he picks and chooses his spots too much, he kind of wears down as the game goes along and is a very tough guy to figure out, because you know he’s a Pro Bowl caliber player when he’s on.
Recognition-6+
Pursuit-7-
Run Defense (POA)-7-
Pass Rush-6+
Overall Rating: 6.5^
Grady Jackson, D, Knoxville, 6'2" 340 LBS

Jordan: Huge, fat, and powerful. Nearly impossible to move off the ball. I mean, let’s face it, the man is like 350 LBS. And he has quickness. Now, we’re not talking about huge burst or anything, but he shoes just a little movement skills and that helps him use his enormous, fat body to full advantage. As far as pass rushing is concerned, he’s a pure pocket pusher. He has tremendous strength generated from his fatness and can walk the guard back into the quarterback, or slip through a crack and just power his way to the QB. The main concern with this guy is stamina. Because he’s so fat and out of shape, he wears down and can’t go all out all the time. But he had an incredible rebound season as he caught on with the Packers after the Saints cut him for apparently having a bad influence on first round pick Jonathan Sullivan because of his laziness.
Recognition-5+
Pursuit-4+
Run Defense (POA)-8
Pass Rush-6
Overall Rating: 6.6
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, DE, San Diego State, 6'4" 252 LBS, 40 time: 4.62

Jordan: Has Jevon Kearse-like tools, but unlike Kearse, he can’t play the run. He’s purely finesse. His lack of strength comes into play. Kearse is UNGODLY strong, that’s why he’s “the freak” and not Gbaja-Biamila. But KGB does have comparable pass rushing abilities to Jevon Kearse. He’s not nearly as relentless, but he has 4.5-something speed and can just smoke OTs around the corner to the QB. But being perhaps the most one-dimensional end in the game, and not possessing quite the electric, unstoppable pass rushing abilities of Dwight Freeney, he’s going to be looked at as overrated and it’s really unfortunate for him, because he’s a good player when you let him do what he does best. A damn good one. Hell, I’d take him on my team and line him up on 3rd and long every time and just use him as that situational pass rusher and say “go get him.” He might average 10-17 sacks that way.
Recognition-6
Pursuit-7
Run Defense (POA)-4
Pass Rush-7+
Overall Rating: 6.5
Aaron Kampman, DE, Iowa, 6'4" 284 LBS

Jordan: Tough, consistent, hard working end. Sturdy run defender, lacks the kind of athletic ability to be anything more than a solid 2-down player. He’s definitely an excellent guy to have for depths and rotations and such, but he’s not a guy you ideally want starting for you, unless your other end is Michael Strahan or Andre Carter or a healthy and focused Jevon Kearse or something. However, on most teams, he IS a solid starting end, and there’s more than a dozen or so teams that would absolutely LOVE to have him.
Recognition-6
Pursuit-5+
Run Defense (POA)-6
Pass Rush-5
Overall Rating: 5.8
Nick Barnett, MLB, Orgeon St., 6'2" 233 LBS, 40 time: 4.52

Jordan: Extremely fluid MLB. Great speed, big hitter. Literally runs sideline to sideline and takes people down. Very intelligent player, reads blocks very well and gets a great jump towards the ball, and even when he doesn’t, he has the pure, unadulterated lateral AND straight-line speed to make up for it. One of the most pure pursuit linebackers in the game. Has 4.5 speed and an explosive closing burst to the ball. Despite not being very big, he holds his own when taking on. Stays low and holds his ground. Can scrape and flow with the best of them and make all kinds of tackles. Gets fluid drops in coverage and his great speed is a big asset. Should be a star in this league for a long time to come.
Read and React-7
Pursuit-8
Blitz/Rush-5+
Run Defense (POA)-5+
Pass Coverage-6
Tackle-7
Overall Rating: 7.2^
Na’ll Diggs, OLB, The Ohio State University, 6'4" 237 LBS, 40 time: 4.69

Jordan: Was an outstanding blitzer coming out because he can time it and has such an insane closing burst. At Ohio State all of his sacks would come off of this one little move where they’d sneak him up onto the line of scrimmage, and then just a split second later the QB would snap it and he’d just shoot through the backfield and pick up the sack. That led to opposing offensive coordinators coining the “where’s Diggs?” catch phrase for game plans against Ohio State. Can wrap the QB up before he even knows what hit him. Right now, though, they like him playing weakside linebacker. He has good 4.6 speed, has an excellent straight-line inside closing burst, and he’s a pretty big hitter and solid tackler. He’s still working on the other aspects of his game, including coverage, but he’s definitely a solid starting linebacker for them, and you always have to wonder, especially if you’re a brilliant NFL talent evaluator like me, what he could do if given a role in a 3-4 scheme where he got to blitz the hell out of QBs from either the inside or outside linebacker position. Probably 12-14 sacks a season, and if Green Bay were smart, they’d try to use him more on blitzes the way Ohio State did. I’m sensing they must’ve tried something like this before, though. He’s not a guy you can line up out of the 3-point stance and rush the passer, so he’d probably have to be an inside linebacker in a 3-4…but even today, on the few plays the Packers send him after the QB on, he’s on him like Jeff Garcia on a handsome guy at the bar.
Read and React-6
Pursuit-6+
Blitz/Rush-8
Run Defense (POA)-5+
Pass Coverage-5+
Tackle-6
Overall Rating: 6.4^
Robert Thomas, LB, UCLA

Jordan: Has good, not great speed. Stiff in the hips which hinders his ability to slip blocks and blow things up in the backfield. Simply a good MLB, but the Rams appear to like Tinoisamoa in that role. Not a great tackler nor much of an athlete nor is he a strong take-on guy. I just don’t see much natural playmaking ability out of him. Polley and Tinoisamoa are outstanding in the scheme, but Thomas weakens it if you ask me. They’d be better served to put Tinoisamoa in the middle and then let Thomas compete for the unimportant SLB spot on the defense, though he definitely doesn’t fit the mold of an OLB.
Read and React-5
Pursuit-5+
Blitz/Rush-5+
Run Defense (POA)-4+
Pass Coverage-5
Tackle-4+
Overall Rating: 5.2
Al Harris, CB, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6'1" 185 LBS

Jordan: A much better cover corner than I originally thought. Despite pedestrian foot speed, he is one of the better cover corners in the league. He is physical, quick, intelligent, tenacious, and confident. He has such a good feel for coverage that he plays better than almost everyone who has vastly superior physical tools to himself. Even if you do manage to get proper positioning on him and get the desired foot race, he can interfere and get away with it in order to really slow you down, or he can just smartly take the pass interference penalty and move on. He's so fiesty that it's really difficult to get into a situation where you can run by him, though. And there's also the fact that even if you do run by him, he's outstanding at recovering during the time frame in which the receiver has to slow down or adjust for the football, so it will take a really good throw or a ridiculously fast receiver to embarrass him (like Terrell Owens or Randy Moss).
Key and Diagnose-7
Man Coverage-7-
Zone Coverage-7
Hands-5-
Run Support-6-
Tackle-6-
Overall Rating: 6.8
Ahmad Carroll, CB, Arkansas

Jordan: Has the natural tools to be another small shutdown corner in the Aaron Glenn/Duane Starks mold. Blazing speed, an explosive short-area burst, acceleration, timing, and great ball skills. Tough and physical when he has to be. Definitely could emerge as their #1 corner within a matter of games. I don’t think this pick misses. He’s just too natural a cover corner.
Earl Little, S, Miami, 6'1" 205 LBS

Jordan: Has a nose for the ball. Has the kind of 6th sense you’re looking for in a safety. Usually a very disciplined player who does a good job of recognizing opposing offense’s looks and is where he’s supposed to be. Not a huge difference-maker, but someone who plays an intelligent brand of football and a stabilizing force in the middle of the field who will come away with some key turnovers.
Key and Diagnose-6
Man Coverage-5
Zone Coverage-5
Hands-5
Run Support-5+
Tackle-5
Overall Rating: 5.7
Ryan Longwell, K, California, 6'0" 202 LBS

Jordan: Has always been a very solid kicker. Not spectacular, definitely will miss some kicks, but he kicks outdoors and has been very reliable for a number of years. From 35 and in, he’s money.