Miami Hurricanes TE Brevin Jordan 2021 ceiling
Miami Hurricanes star tight end Brevin Jordan was a backbone for Miami’s rollercoaster offense in 2019 before having his season ended by a foot injury. What can Canes fans expect from the junior in 2020?
The Miami Hurricanes offense in 2019 was a representation of its season, wildly inconsistent. But while the Hurricanes struggled to figure out a reliable answer at quarterback, tight end Brevin Jordan was a dependable target throughout the season before his season was cut short.
Jordan caught the first Miami Hurricanes touchdown of the 2019 season against Florida. Jordan was Miami’s receiving yardage leader before suffering a foot injury against Florida State in November. Jordan finished the season with 32 receptions for 495 yards and two TDs.
Despite not playing in the Miami Hurricanes final three games, Jordan was still named one of the three finalists for the Mackey Award, given to college football’s best TEs. Jordan was additionally a First-Team All-ACC Selection. It is easy to believe why the best is yet to come for the Hurricanes star TE.
Miami fixed its quarterback problem when highly-touted Houston transfer quarterback D’Eriq King announced his move to the Hurricanes back in January. The addition of new offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee’s spread offense certainly won’t hurt, either.
Jordan received national recognition last year while playing on an offense ranked 99th of 130 teams in scoring offense per game in the Football Bowl Subdivision at 22.6. Lashlee’s 2019 SMU Mustangs were quite the opposite, ranked fifth in the FBS in points per game at 41.8 PPG.
It’s no coincidence that Miami’s offense hit a wall in the season’s final three games with Jordan injured. Without the TE’s consistency on the field, Miami scored just three points in the first three quarters against FIU. Miami before doing the same in the second half against Duke in another loss.
Without Jordan in the Independence Bowl against Louisiana Tech, the Miami Hurricanes were shutout for the first time in 25 years in a 14-0 loss. Sports Illustrated slotted Jordan as the third-best TE in the 2021 draft class.
"Rob Rang, Sports Illustrated: “Miami’s Brevin Jordan and Washington’s Cade Otton do not generate as much national attention but each has already stood out for programs well known in the scouting community for producing quality prospects and could be on the verge of monster campaigns.”"
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As Miami’s most reliable target since stepping foot on campus, how much the Hurricanes improve in 2020 may depend a lot with how successful Jordan is in Miami’s new offense. Expect the tight end to reach uncharted territory on the stat sheet in potentially his final season at The U.