Analytics website Pro Football Focus rates Miami tight end Brevin Jordan as one of the top tight ends in the country going into the 2020 season.

But PFF still wants to see him make improvements to his game.

PFF ranks Jordan as the third best tight end in the country, amongst players that are eligible for the 2021 NFL Draft, behind Floridas Kyle Pitts and Penn States Pat Freiermuth.

Heres what PFF has to say about Jordan going into this year:

At this point in time, Jordan is more a big athlete than he is a real tight end. Listed at 6-foot-3, 235 pounds, Jordan is quite firmly an H-back body type and decidedly not an inline blocker. What he does have, though, is athleticism you cant teach.

Hes unfortunately not close to the two guys above him in the ball skills department. There are body catches all over his tape, and he caught only two of his 11 contested catch opportunities last season. That screams the type of tight end teams would use on crossers or flat routes, but I wouldnt count on him to make plays on third down or in the red zone.

During his two seasons at Miami, Jordan has totaled 782 yards and six touchdowns.

PFF wants to see him make more plays in the red-zone this season:

Theres a lot we still want to see from Jordan, as outlined above. Besides getting his weight up, we desperately need to see his ball skills improve to warrant a top-two round grade from us. While athleticism is a prerequisite at tight end nowadays, and Jordan certainly has that, it will only get you so far.

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At 6-feet-3 and 235 pounds, Jordan is the size of a tight end. He plays with the speed of a bigger receiver and has the balance and shiftiness of a running back.

As a freshman in 2018, Jordan caught 32 passes for 287 yards and four touchdowns.

In 2019, Jordan led all Power Five tight ends that had a minimum of 45 targets in yards after catch per reception. Jordan averaged 8.9 yards after catch per reception.

The new spread offense that Rhett Lashlee is installing figures to feature the tight end prominently.

Lashlees spread offense may not ask the tight ends to be in-line blockers as much, but thew new offensive coordinator does view the position as a versatile weapon that can dictate things to an opposing defense.

To me, tight end is a versatile position because they flex out, put their hand in the dirt, and they play off the ball, Lashlee said while at SMU. We will play to their strengths. They are important in our offense even when they arent catching the ball.

In 2019at SMU, tight end Kylen Granson was targeted 63 times and caught 43 passes for 721 yards and nine touchdowns.

They can be weapons and because of the defensive players that line up on the outside, some times tight ends can get better match-ups, Lashlee said earlier this year.

Jordan (and Will Mallory) will have plenty of opportunities to produce in 2020.

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