Jordan Battle, the Alabama CB, sits at No. 92 on the consensus board across 25 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 9% elite, 20% starter.
Athleticism
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Battle offers the size, speed and pedigree to become a starter early in his NFL career.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Film study shows a certain sageness to his game.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He is usually where he needs to be on the field and helps his defense move on to the next play.”
Instincts
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “As a big hitter with outstanding range, vision and instincts, the Alabama product is a perfect down safety in a single-high scheme.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-CB.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Battle offers the size, speed and pedigree to become a starter early in his NFL career. Film study shows a certain sageness to his game. He is usually where he needs to be on the field and helps his defense move on to the next play. He’s athletic enough for man coverage and is field-aware as a split safety. He’s not a thumper in run support and will miss tackles when he’s slow to find his positioning, but he typicall…”
“…Battle is an old-school box safety with an enforcer's mentality and A+ tackling skills. As a big hitter with outstanding range, vision and instincts, the Alabama product is a perfect down safety in a single-high scheme.…”
Sourced synthesis from 4 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →