Jordan can help the Texans fill their void at slot receiver, Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle reports.
The Texans have a big-framed tight end in Pharaoh Brown, who can handle in-line blocking assignments, so they don't necessarily need Jordan in that role. Houston head coach Lovie Smith said the 2021 fifth-round pick can block "a little bit" -- the tight end acknowledges he has a "long way to go" as a blocker -- but the coach sees Jordan's potential in multi-tight end and fullback packages. One potential spot for the athletic 22-year-old is in the slot, where the Texans had planned on John Metchie (illness) being the starter before his unfortunate cancer diagnosis. Whatever the coaches decide, there will be a role for Jordan, who became a go-to target on third down and in red zone situations in 2021, when he had 20 catches, 178 yards and three touchdowns over nine games.