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Washington Football Team: The “Trade up for Justin Fields” mock draft

By Damien Bartonek

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - JANUARY 09: Washington Football Team players run onto the field prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedExField on January 09, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - JANUARY 09: Washington Football Team players run onto the field prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedExField on January 09, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – SEPTEMBER 19: Brevin Jordan #9 of the Miami Hurricanes runs the ball against the Louisville Cardinals at Cardinal Stadium on September 19, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – SEPTEMBER 19: Brevin Jordan #9 of the Miami Hurricanes runs the ball against the Louisville Cardinals at Cardinal Stadium on September 19, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Round 3, Pick 1 – Miami TE Brevin Jordan

The first pick in this mock draft where Washington isn’t trading down or up. With pick No. 82, after John Keim recently tweeted Washington would like to add a “vertical threat” at tight end, Miami’s Brevin Jordan fits the bill.

Brevin Jordan is a 6’3″, 245-pound playmaker who, in space, can give you a serious home-run ability at any time.

He’s a tight end that you can scheme up to catch short in-breaking routes like a slant or a shallow cross, or someone who can target down the middle of the field and out wide for a big-time play.

Tying for eighth in deep yards last season with 153, while forcing the fourth-most missed tackles with nine, Jordan is an athlete. Someone Washington could use to simply “make plays”.

Jordan was targeted 16 times from 1-9 yards and brought in two touchdowns last season. His play from intermediate and deep was even better. From 10-19 yards last season, Jordan hauled in three touchdowns, while his quarterback had a 154.4 passer rating when targeting him in this area.

From 20-plus yards, Jordan hauled in another two touchdowns, while his quarterback had a passer rating of 125.0 when targeting him.

Jordan has the ability to be a three-level playmaker, but he’d also give Washington a formidable YAC threat, as he averaged nearly 10 yards after the catch per reception. His skill set would work wonders for this offense.

In addition to his work from short, his intermediate-deep ball skills would be an added dimension for the Scott Turner offense. Having a guy like Brevin Jordan, who can make a play with the ball in his hands at any level in the passing game, is something Washington currently doesn’t have now. This would be a much-needed dynamic opposite of Logan Thomas, should Washington look to run more two-tight end sets.

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