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2027 NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report: Waymond Jordan, RB, USC

· Yahoo Sports

Summer is here, sort of, and it is everyone’s favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football for Vikings fans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Minnesota. 

Are we going to write about quarterbacks? Offensive tackles? Edge rushers? You know it, but why? Because other NFL teams will draft them, just as they will draft every other position. It all matters whether these players end up on the Vikings, the Bears, or the Steelers. We write these so Vikings fans can be the most informed fans. 

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So if you are still with us, enjoy our latest Summer Scouting report as we prepare you for the Fall.

Film

  • Georgia Southern
  • Illinois

Background Info

  • Listed at 5-9/210 lbs.
  • 0-Star Recruit according to 247 Sports
  • Transferred to USC from Hutchinson Community College
  • NJCAA DI Football Offensive Player of the Year as a Sophomore

Notable career stats heading into 2026

  • 88 Carries
  • 576 Rushing yards
  • 6.5 Yards per carry
  • 7 Receptions
  • 55 Receiving yards
  • Received 25.7% of the carries out of the backfield in 2025

Notable numbers from PFF heading into 2026

  • 5.15 Yards per carry after contact
  • 29 Missed tackles forced

Strengths

  • Contact balance
  • Runs and plays bigger than he is
  • Bot afraid of contact
  • Good vision at the line
  • Burst once he picks a lane

Player Summary

Waymond Jordan doesn’t give you a lot to be uber excited about on film, but in moments, he flashes good traits. Among those is his strength and vision as a runner, especially considering his size he has. He plays bigger than he is listed, which is interesting, but his style is different than most players with his build. He is a complicated study, but is someone who could be a riser with a strong 2026. 

This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: 2027 NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report on USC's Waymond Jordan

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Jayden Reed chooses extension with Packers over free agency gamble

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GREEN BAY – Before signing his extension this spring, Green Bay Packers receiver Jayden Reed said there was "a lot of talk" with his camp on whether he should.

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His three-year, $50.25 million extension tacked on longevity with the team beyond his rookie contract. But Reed knew he could have played this season out and tested the market for potentially more money next spring. It would have been a gamble for a receiver who missed 10 games because of injury last season, but Reed was healthy in his first two years.

When healthy he's proven to be one of the Packers' best playmakers, evidenced by a franchise rookie record 64 receptions in 2023.

Reed took the more certain path, including a $16.5 million signing bonus, with a deal that made him the NFL's 29th highest paid receiver.

"There was a lot of talk of, do I play it out?" Reed said. "It was a lot of talk. But this is a place I wanted to be, so I don't think it was really any issue. I do this for the love of the game and my teammates, and I work very hard for it. So it was just my decision just to be in Green Bay. This was something I wanted to happen, and that was the decision we agreed on, my agent and the front office."

Reed said the Packers receiver group knew for years decisions were coming. There was no way the team could pay everyone at its loaded receiver position.

General manager Brian Gutekunst made his choices this spring, letting Romeo Doubs sign as a free agent with New England, trading Dontayvion Wicks to Philadelphia and re-signing Reed. The Packers still hope to re-sign tight end Tucker Kraft and receiver Christian Watson.

"We knew that as a group," Reed said. "A lot of things panned out the way they were supposed to. That's kind of how I look at it, to be honest. It's a blessing, I do appreciate this organization for everything they've done, and me being able to stay here is a huge blessing. But at the end of the day, it is a business. There's no way to pay everybody. I don't know the conversations that are being had upstairs, so I just kind of have to live with what I have.

"So kind of how I live, just take advantage of the opportunity and run with it."

This article originally appeared on Packers News: Jayden Reed chooses extension with Packers over free agency gamble

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