LAMONT JORDAN
By: Dave-Te' Thomas

#15-LAMONT JORDAN University of Maryland Terrapins 5:10.1-219

ANALYSIS
Positives... Powerful tackle-breaker who runs low to the ground with excellent body control...Shows superb hip swerve and strong leg drive...Catches the ball well coming out of the backfield, extending properly, rather than trying to body catch...Shows a strong arm for the option pass...Has the agility to spin away from tacklers and the power to gain yardage after initial contact...Can make defenders miss in the open with his juking moves...Has the in-stride quickness to adjust his direction...Displays the vision to find the seam on the move and runs with good body lean... Has the awareness to pick and slide through the holes...Maintains balance well while driving forward... Has a sharp outside burst and shows explosive acceleration around the corner...Can slide laterally with ease...Securely protects the ball running through traffic...Very flexible adjusting to the ball in flight...Solid-effort blocker who will face up and position properly in pass protection.

Negatives... Needs to drastically upgrade his work ethic...Not a student of the game and has very poor off-season conditioning habits...Indifferent player who needs to be prodded often by the coaching staff...Lacks classroom intelligence, basically because he does not apply himself... Needs to develop maturity in order to succeed at the next level...Lacks aggression when playing without the ball, tending to only get motivated when he's the focal part of the offense (poor supporting cast member).

CAREER NOTES
The anchor of the Terrapins' offense since the late stages of his freshman year, LaMont started 33 of 43 games he played in at Maryland...Shattered school game, season and career rushing records, gaining 4147 yards with 36 touchdowns on 807 carries (5.2 avg), surpassing the previous Terp marks of 769 attempts for 3317 yards by Charles Wysocki (1978-81)...Only Rick Badanjek (44, 1982-85) scored more touchdowns rushing in school annals...His 18 100-yard games rushing broke Wysocki's old Terrapins record of 17...Became only the fourth player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to gain over 4000 yards rushing in a career...Also gained 737 yards with a score on 76 receptions during his career...Holds the school career-records with 888 total plays from scrimmage for 4980 all-purpose yards, topping the previous marks of 788 plays by Wysocki and 3950 yards by Jermaine Lewis (1992-95).

REMIND ME OF... Washington's Stephen Davis.

GAZING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL... This is a player that I think will benefit from a "reality check." His questionable work ethic will probably keep him out of the first round, but once he realizes the amount of money that it cost him, he will settle down and rededicate himself to his craft. I keep seeing Purple (Vikings) on this guy in the second round. Hopefully, Dennis Green will agree that purple suits Jordan just fine.

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