Michael Jordan
Philadelphia EaglesModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 11 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
STM Take
Five career tier 8 STTM finishes across seven NFL seasons makes Jordan the textbook journeyman depth piece whose structural ceiling has never climbed above the tier 8 floor. The Ohio State Big Ten pedigree plus seven years of multi-team survival give him basic veteran value as plug-in depth. The 2026 question is whether Jordan holds an active-roster spot at age 28 or whether the role compresses to practice-squad rotation.
Jordan came out of Ohio State as the Cincinnati Bengals' 4th-round pick (136th overall) in 2019 and has bounced through the Bengals, Panthers, Patriots, and now Buccaneers across seven NFL seasons. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#85) rookie, tier 8 (#114) in 2020, tier 8 (#117) in 2021, tier 8 (#83) in 2024, and tier 8 (#95) in 2025, five career tier 8 finishes across his entire NFL window.
Strengths
- Seven years of NFL survival across four teams gives him the rare journeyman veteran-depth résumé.
- Ohio State Big Ten pedigree plus positional flexibility at guard and center gives him basic plug-in starter depth value.
Concerns
- Five career tier 8 STTM finishes across his entire NFL window confirms the structural ceiling has never climbed above the late-round-pick baseline.
- Age 28 plus seven years of journeyman travel pattern caps the 2026 contract upside even if the starter role holds.
What to watch: Whether Jordan holds an active-roster spot for the full 2026 season or whether the role compresses to practice-squad rotation.