Jordan Battle

Alabama SAF

Games Watched: Texas, Tennessee, Kansas State

Summary: Jordan Battle is a prototypical strong safety. He has good size and movement skills for that size. He reads plays well and has the speed to quickly converge on the ball. He had good production on the ball, and as a tackler he delivered some big hits. That came at the cost of consistency, as Battle frequently failed to wrap up and make tackles. He also took bad pursuit angles and struggled to disengage from blockers.

Pros

  • Fluid mover
  • Reacts and closes quickly on the ball
  • Above average route anticipation skills and instincts
  • Good ball tracking skills
  • Can deliver the big hit

Cons

  • Takes bad pursuit angles
  • Inconsistent tackling technique leads to missed tackles
  • Sometimes struggles to avoid and disengage from blockers

Grade: Jordan Battle gets an early 3rd round grade. His tackling issues are fixable and outside of that he does a lot of things pretty well.