Jordan Howden, the Minnesota CB, sits at No. 204 on the consensus board across 1 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 9% elite, 23% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He’s quick to diagnose the run, but will need to improve his tackle technique.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Adequate patience when scraping with run play development.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Keys blocking scheme and immediately attacks run play.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-CB.
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“…Howden is a football-savvy free safety with good instincts and play recognition but a lack of acceleration, which could create a plethora of problems for him on the pro level. He’s quick to diagnose the run, but will need to improve his tackle technique. A lack of recovery juice could get him mismatched on the pro game, but he sees route combinations well when allowed to play as a two-deep safety. Howden has played a…”
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