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Today we examine Jordan Morgan’s rookie season.
Green Bay Packers rookie offensive lineman Jordan Morgan only played a handful of games in 2024. Morgan split time between right tackle and left guard as a rookie, leveraging his athleticism in the Packers’ zone-blocking scheme. In the games he did play, he rotated in and out on a series-by-series basis with right guard Sean Rhyan. In Week 9, Morgan kicked over to left guard when Elgton Jenkins had to play center.
However, Morgan’s rookie season might be mostly defined by injury rather than position versatility. He battled a shoulder injury through the first nine weeks, appearing in just six games before being listed on season-ending injured reserve the day before their game in Week 11 after a bye week.
Morgan showed flashes of his college agility, using quick feet to mirror speed rushers. He allowed only seven pressures over six games with four of them versus the Lions. He gave up zero sacks. In true pass sets (no play action or screens), he gave up four pressures. He also had a 3.2% blown block rate per Sports Info Solutions.
Here, Morgan shows off his play strength, one of his best attributes in college. Often he could be seen on film latching onto defenders and stonewalling their pass rush. Here that’s no exception with the pass rush from Jordan Davis early in the third quarter.
He’s aided by the scheme here as it slows down Davis on the flee-flicker. Morgan catches the defender by the shoulders up high and Davis is unable to get any extension of his arms and immediately loses leverage.
Perhaps the biggest trait that stands out on tape is his play strength. On several pass protection reps, Morgan stonewalls and drives defenders away from the quarterback and keeps the pocket clean.
While not a great rep, it is nonetheless a good rep that shows Morgan’s strength and ability to recover. The Cardinals defensive tackle bull rushes him into the backfield so Morgan leans forward and anchors to slow down the rush. The defender pulls him to the side and Morgan anchors his feet, stops his momentum, and recovers to drive his defender past the pocket.
One underrated aspect to his pass protection ability is the awareness he shows to keep his head on a swivel and looking for work with no immediate threats.
The Packers offensive line is full sliding to their left here with six potential pass rushers along the front in “70-71” pass protection. 70-71 is similar to jet pass protection (halfback + five offensive line) but instead of the halfback, the protection keep the Y tight end in to block with the five offensive line instead of the running back.
The offensive line is squeezing down to the left with the front away from the tight end. Morgan has the A-gap and would be responsible for the MIKE linebacker (No. 51) if he rushed, but with no threat as the MIKE bails to...
