Florida Football Recruiting: What does Jordan Seaton’s film show?

Florida football has been getting a number of offensive line prospects to visit Gainesville recently and Jordan Seaton is soon going to be the next prospect in town. He told On3 that he plans on making a visit to Florida next week on Monday, March 20.

Seaton is a highly sought-after prospect that is currently predicted to head to Ohio State, but what does Billy Napier see in the Washington D.C. prospect that would make him worth the effort to snag?

Let’s find out.

Florida Football: Have a Seaton

At 6’5″ and 290 pounds, Seaton is a touch smaller compared to other top-rated offensive linemen, but he very easily can make up that size gap given the proper training program.

His biggest asset is that he keeps his hands inside and once he engages with an opposing lineman or linebacker he very easily can have the upper hand. If he can get to your side or get you slightly off balance, odds are you are going to fall to the ground.

His clip at 1:15 probably best showcases the power he does have, as he takes a linebacker while in pass protection, keeps his hands in, and is essentially able to shove him to the ground effortlessly. He has a similar clip at 2:05.

He also has great downfield burst and if he doesn’t quite have the size needed to be a left tackle in the SEC, he can very easily plug in as a pulling guard.

There are some weird things in his film though. In his second clip from his junior season package, his hands get outside and while he throws his opponent down to showcase his physicality, he is also quite literally called for holding.

He also has a clip 30 seconds in where he is playing left guard and he pulls really well to get to his man, but he goes to give a cut block that doesn’t actually do anything to help the play.

But if you are looking for an athletic lineman that has no issue getting upfield, then skip to the 2:20 mark where he beats his receiver upfield to the endzone on a screen pass. Granted you could argue he had three different guys he could have blocked on the same play and blocked none. And no he doesn’t alter anyone’s pathway to the ball.

It’s this duality that makes Seaton an intriguing prospect that is hard to grade out.

All four major publications have him as one of the top four linemen in the country. If he puts on the size, combined with his built-in athleticism, it’s plausible to see him as a Day 1 pick in the NFL Draft.

It’s also possible he gets crossed up easily in protection as defensive schemes become more difficult.

We’ve said this every time we’ve covered a high school lineman though, Florida football can never have too many big bodies on campus.