Jordan Whittington 2024 NFL Draft Profile
The Texas Longhorns are sending out a trio of Wide Receivers into the 2024 NFL Draft, and after covering AD Mitchell’s profile and Xavier Worthy’s profile, we now come to Jordan Whittington. His running mates surely overshadowed Whittington, but he is the type of gritty, nose-to-the-grindstone player that typically finds a way onto a roster. What does his draft profile look like? Let’s talk about it.
Whittington, a former four-star recruit out of Texas, committed to the Longhorns in 2019, but wouldn’t see more than eight games during his first three seasons. His final two seasons is where he became a decent part of the offense, accumulating 92 receptions for 1,157 yards but only two touchdowns. Worth noting, the QB rating when he was targeted was 104.1, pretty solid.
Jordan Whittington is a big-body slot guy. That might be because of who he played with, but I think he leaned into the role nicely. He does a solid job running after the catch. Doesn’t necessarily have breakaway speed but can move well laterally with the ball. The routes are crisp, which is a necessity if you’re the slot guy on a team. Really solid in run blocking and will always run with his running back to be the convoy.
I’m just not sure there is anything that Whittington does that is special. That might sound harsh, but it’s the truth. He’s good at quite a few things but there isn’t really anything that pops out. Learning to feel zone coverage better and find the open spots is a must. The in, out, and slant routes are all solid, but flipping the hips and sinking down on comeback routes feels very rounded, needs to get sharper.
I have an undrafted grade on Jordan Whittington, but I am definitely putting in the call to bring him into camp. He just has that competitiveness to him and is willing to get dirty on every play that I want on my team. Not a lot of guys coming out are willing to put in the time to be good at run blocking, and I love that commitment. You know what, I’ll take him in the seventh to make sure I get my guy. Why not.
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