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Jordan Magee NFL.com Player Profile

 

Jordan Magee

LB Temple

 

HEIGHT 6’ 1’’

WEIGHT 228 lbs

ARM 32’’

HAND 8 3/4’’

 

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Overview

There are occasions when it can be tough to discern between Magee's instincts and his willingness to take aggressive tracks downhill at the first sight of an opening. He will void run-fit responsibilities at times but will also make more plays near the line of scrimmage. Magee lacks ideal size but plays with good strength and aggression and is able to bounce off bigger bodies to find his way to tackle tries from challenging angles. He has a good early trigger, but his sideline-to-sideline range is average. Magee needs to prove he can make plays with better discipline in order to become more than a solid backup with special teams value.

Strengths

Play demeanor is active and consistently aggressive.

Praised for high football character and on-field intelligence.

Has strong base for his size and is capable of taking on blocks.

Steps downhill into gaps and constricts space for runners.

Pinballs around interior while keeping eyes peeled for tackle tries.

 

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Guys on ESPN Liking this pick for the Commanders 

 

 

 

 

[illone]

Recent interview:

 

 

[Blanka]

On quick glance at the highlights reminds me of Zaire Franklin 

[method man]

Charles Davis clued me on to him when he was on Take Command. I suspected he’d be a candidate in rd 5 given how CD was gushing about him. As others have said, no one is better at finding unheralded LBs than Peters

[Renegade7]

Speed kills : )

[xxprodigyxx]

1 hour ago, illone said:

Recent interview:

 

 

okay, he's motivating me to work on my beach body for 2024. I'm more of a marshall faulk body right now.

Edited April 27 by xxprodigyxx

[Veretax]

I like his gritty way of attacking the plays.

[Bifflog]

Excerpt from Dan Brugler's The Beast Draft Guide:

8. JORDAN MAGEE | Temple 6013 | 228 lbs. | 5SR Dover, Del. (Dover) 3/24/2001 (age 23.09) #6
BACKGROUND: Jordan Magee, the middle child of three (two boys, one girl), was born in Towson, Md. He picked up football at a young age an d was a do-everything
player throughout youth levels. Magee attended Dover High School, where he was a four-year varsity letterman. After playing wide receiver and linebacker as a
freshman, he transitioned to quarterback as a sophomore. As a junior, Magee completed 53.5 percent of his passes for 854 yard s and 13 total touchdowns (11
passing, two rushing), adding 33 tackles on defense as a safety. After Dover finished 2-8 his junior year, Magee led the team to a 9-2 finish as a senior and a spot in
the 2018 state playoffs. He earned second team All-State and first team All-Conference honors with 1,208 passing yards and 18 touchdowns. Magee also lettered in
baseball, basketball and track at Dover, taking second place at the 2019 Delaware State Championships in the high jump (6 fee t, 2 inches) and shot put (49-5.5).
A three-star recruit, Magee was the No. 200 athlete in the 2019 recruiting class and the No. 2 recruit in Delaware. He received his first (and only) FBS offer the
summer before his junior season (Temple), and he also FCS offers (Delaware, Delaware State and Morgan State. Indiana showed interest in Magee as a quarterback,
but he told them he wanted to play defense in college. He officially committed to former Owls head coach Geoff Collins in May 2018. Six months later (a few weeks
before signing day), Collins left to take the Georgia Tech head coaching job. Temple hired Manny Diaz as the next head coach, and a week later Magee signed with the
program as the No. 16 recruit in the Owls’ 2019 class. After less than a month on the job, Diaz left to take the head coachin g job at Miami following Mark Richt’s
retirement, and Temple hired Rod Carey as the new head coach. Magee was an AAC All-Academic honoree and graduated with his degree in advertising (May 2023).
He was invited to the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl but was unable to play because of his bicep injury.
YEAR (GP/GS) TKLS TFL SACK FF PD INT NOTES
2019: (4/0) 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 Redshirted; Enrolled in July 2019
2020: (5/0) 15 1.5 0.0 0 1 1 Pandemic-shortened season
2021: (12/9) 54 6.5 0.0 0 3 0 Started the final nine games
2022: (12/12) 86 9.0 4.5 1 3 0 Led team in tackles; Team captain
2023: (11/11) 80 14.0 3.5 1 4 0 Second Team All-AAC; Led team in tackles and TFL; Team captain; Missed final game (bicep)
Total: (44/32) 235 31.0 8.0 2 11 1
HT WT HAND ARM WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP
COMBINE 6013 228 8 3/4 32 76 4.55 2.63 1.57 35 1/2 10’4” - - - (no shuttle, 3-cone, bench press — choice)
PRO DAY 6014 232 8 7/8 31 7/8 75 7/8 - - - - - 4.16 6.90 - (stood on combine run and jumps)
STRENGTHS: Athletic mover with good foot quickness and pursuit speed … flashes an acceleration burst off the edge as a blitzer or backsi de chaser (led Temple with
14.0 tackles for loss in 2023) … shifty in space to slip blockers on his way to the football … showed i mproved balance on the move in 2023, which resulted in more
controlled open-field tackle attempts … displays the stride speed to cover wheel/seem routes … drives fast from depth on screens/curls … hard -nosed competitor
with a reliable play motor … voted a two-time team captain and developed into an emotional leader in college … was a regular on punt -coverage teams as a senior
(307 career special-teams snaps) … started 32 straight games before his bicep injury in the second to last game on the 2023 schedule.
WEAKNESSES: Sleek, athletic build, but lacks ideal bulk, especially in his lower half … below-average play strength, and his arm tackles usually result in him sliding off
the ball carrier … more of a hug-and-wrestle tackler than a stick-and-drive finisher … eyes can be a beat late sorting through the action, hindering his ability to stay
ahead of blocks … needs to be more proactive attacking lead blocks instead of catching them … plays physical, but his hand usage is undeveloped … suffered a right
bicep injury and underwent surgery (November 2023), which sidelined him for much of the draft process; tore his meniscus befo re his junior year of high school
(spring 2017).
SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Temple, Magee was the Mike linebacker in defensive coordinator Everett Withers’ 4 -2-5 base scheme. A high school quarterback,
he fully transitioned to linebacker for the Owls, leading the team in tackles each of the last two season s and earning a single-digit jersey number as a two-time
captain. Although anticipation isn’t a true strength of his game, Magee trusts his keys and flies to the football once he loc ks onto his target. However, he feels small
working downhill and his take-on skills leave a lot to be desired, which is why he projects to be more of a Will in the NFL. Overall, Magee’s average play strength will
stand out versus pro competition, but his athletic range and competitive play style are NFL-quality assets. He should be an outstanding special teamer as a rookie
while he competes for defensive snaps.
GRADE: 4th-5th Round

[DogofWar1]

 

[Skinsinparadise]

 

 

[OtisDriftwood25]

It’s funny how Jordan Magee is so undersized but arguably best linebacker in NFL was 6’1 236 coming out. I am in no way saying Jordan Magee is Roquan Smith but this undersized thing is old. I think a lesser version of Patrick Queen is not a bad comp. Same size and good blitzer. 

[COWBOY-KILLA-]

One word pops in my mind with this guy.....UNDERRATED.... Another guy this team identified as a necessary get.  Excited for what he can bring to table.

[Est.1974]

Basked on what Peters said on that call, Magee was clearly our primary target with this pick and we’ve been fortunate to land him having sat out the 4th round.

[Koolblue13]

What a perfect spot for him to land. A year of ST and learning behind Norton and Wagner (I still can't believe he's on our team), with Walker and Luvu.

 

LBer is a serious strength for the first time in a while.

[bird_1972]

11 hours ago, Koolblue13 said:

What a perfect spot for him to land. A year of ST and learning behind Norton and Wagner (I still can't believe he's on our team), with Walker and Luvu.

 

LBer is a serious strength for the first time in a while.

 

Getting Wagner, even towards the end of his career, was such a coup for this front office.

[Koolblue13]

16 minutes ago, bird_1972 said:

 

Getting Wagner, even towards the end of his career, was such a coup for this front office.

and fanbase.

[bird_1972]

1 minute ago, Koolblue13 said:

and fanbase.

 

True that - for the real coup for the fanbase was Harris and Co. as owners and GMAP as leader of the FO.

[Koolblue13]

1 minute ago, bird_1972 said:

 

True that - for the real coup for the fanbase was Harris and Co. as owners and GMAP as leader of the FO.

Getting some of the position coaches that we did and seeing a player like that at the end of his career, want to be here speaks volumes for how we're seen around the league.

[Skinsinparadise]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/06/26/inside-commanders-draft-jayden-daniels/

 

Inside the first Commanders draft of the Adam Peters regime

How the ‘Commanders Caucus,’ the ‘Commander’ tag and a spirit of collaboration guided Washington’s 2024 draft.

 

Before the final day of April’s NFL draft, Washington Commanders GM Adam Peters called a morning meeting. It had been an intense three months since his hiring, as he started to rebuild the organization while also preparing for the draft, and now Peters wanted to gather his staff. Executives, scouts and coaches huddled in the draft room, away from the cameras, for what they called the “Commanders Caucus.”

 

The idea — which Peters brought with him from San Francisco, where it was called “Table Talk” — was to give everyone involved a chance to advocate for any lesser-known prospects they thought the organization should either draft or compete to sign as priority free agents.

 

By the end of the caucus, the room had a clear favorite: Temple linebacker Jordan Magee.

 

 

Early in the draft process, “there were a lot of people that didn’t know a lot about him,” assistant GM Lance Newmark said. But then Northeast college scout Ron Rose gave a presentation on the athletic, two-time captain who had shined even as the Owls struggled.

“When we met on [Magee], his film and the conversation opened a lot of people’s eyes,” Newmark said. “He really kind of burst on the scene for us.”

 

During the caucus, Newmark recalled, at least one person from every department stumped for Magee. The Commanders didn’t have a fourth-round pick, so they sweated for a couple hours, but early in the fifth, at No. 139, Washington was on the clock and he was still there. Peters asked Rose to pull Magee’s name off the board.

“It was the ultimate organizational pick,” Newmark said, and he considered it a symbol of the most “open, collaborative process” he had been around in nearly three decades in the NFL.

[Always A Commander Never A Captain]

There was another article recently (maybe Standig or Keim?) that basically said Magee popped enough in OTA's that Jamin Davis might convert full time to Edge.

 

I thought Jamin Davis had improved enough to be an alright LB, but there's gotta be something Magee does that Davis doesn't, and the coaching staff really wants.

[skinsfan66]

2 hours ago, Skinsinparadise said:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/06/26/inside-commanders-draft-jayden-daniels/

 

Inside the first Commanders draft of the Adam Peters regime

How the ‘Commanders Caucus,’ the ‘Commander’ tag and a spirit of collaboration guided Washington’s 2024 draft.

 

Before the final day of April’s NFL draft, Washington Commanders GM Adam Peters called a morning meeting. It had been an intense three months since his hiring, as he started to rebuild the organization while also preparing for the draft, and now Peters wanted to gather his staff. Executives, scouts and coaches huddled in the draft room, away from the cameras, for what they called the “Commanders Caucus.”

 

The idea — which Peters brought with him from San Francisco, where it was called “Table Talk” — was to give everyone involved a chance to advocate for any lesser-known prospects they thought the organization should either draft or compete to sign as priority free agents.

 

By the end of the caucus, the room had a clear favorite: Temple linebacker Jordan Magee.

 

 

Early in the draft process, “there were a lot of people that didn’t know a lot about him,” assistant GM Lance Newmark said. But then Northeast college scout Ron Rose gave a presentation on the athletic, two-time captain who had shined even as the Owls struggled.

“When we met on [Magee], his film and the conversation opened a lot of people’s eyes,” Newmark said. “He really kind of burst on the scene for us.”

 

During the caucus, Newmark recalled, at least one person from every department stumped for Magee. The Commanders didn’t have a fourth-round pick, so they sweated for a couple hours, but early in the fifth, at No. 139, Washington was on the clock and he was still there. Peters asked Rose to pull Magee’s name off the board.

“It was the ultimate organizational pick,” Newmark said, and he considered it a symbol of the most “open, collaborative process” he had been around in nearly three decades in the NFL.

 (Rose pull Magee's name off the board). Rose brought the player to the caucus the boss let him do the Honors at the draft and the scout gets rewarded for a player they all like, little things do matter. Peters has changed everything, The players, coaches, front office and he is doing his best to bring back the fans with his leadership. It's a great start for the new owners too. 

[RandyHolt]

1 hour ago, Always A Commander Never A Captain said:

There was another article recently (maybe Standig or Keim?) that basically said Magee popped enough in OTA's that Jamin Davis might convert full time to Edge.

 

I thought Jamin Davis had improved enough to be an alright LB, but there's gotta be something Magee does that Davis doesn't, and the coaching staff really wants.

It doesn't look good for Jamin. No surprise really with seeing all the backers we brought in, coupled with suggestions he may change positions - it will be telling if learn he is bulking up. IMO to utilize him he has to be able to attack using his speed and converting to a pass rush specialist sure seems within the realm of possibilities WRT what Quinn wants on D.

 

Its worth a shot to try to mold him into a poor mans Parsons, who Quinn called a pass rushing linebacker.

[Warhead36]

Davis will be at his best as an attacking Edge/LB hybrid type. Think Hassan Reddick or Micah Parsons. Not saying he'll be as good as those two, but that's what his role needs to be.

[Always A Commander Never A Captain]

49 minutes ago, Warhead36 said:

Davis will be at his best as an attacking Edge/LB hybrid type. Think Hassan Reddick or Micah Parsons. Not saying he'll be as good as those two, but that's what his role needs to be.

 

Aren't Reddick and Parsons almost exclusively Edge's now?

 

But yeah, that sounds ideal for Jamin Davis. Less thinking and more attacking.

Edited June 26 by Always A Commander Never A Captain

[Warhead36]

1 hour ago, Always A Commander Never A Captain said:

 

Aren't Reddick and Parsons almost exclusively Edge's now?

 

But yeah, that sounds ideal for Jamin Davis. Less thinking and more attacking.

Parsons lines up all over the place. Reddick is a hybrid since Philly has real good traditional DEs already.