Texans tight end Brevin Jordan delivers daily highlight plays: ‘Playing so fast, decisive, making really tough catches’

HOUSTON – Brevin Jordan was off to the races and no one was going to catch him. Definitely not the Cleveland Browns’ overwhelmed secondary.

The Texans’ athletic tight end channeled his inner running back on an epic touchdown in an AFC wild-card playoff victory, dashing away from pursuit on a 76-yard score in a 45-14 win over the Browns at NRG Stadium.

The Las Vegas native reached a top speed of 20.03 miles per hour for the third-fastest speed by a tight end carrying the football last season as he ran for 72 yards after the catch, according to Next Gen Stats analytics.

The Texans’ tight end channeled his inner running back on an epic touchdown in an AFC wild-card playoff victory, dashing away from pursuit on a 76-yard score in a 45-14 win over the Browns at NRG Stadium in January.

And Jordan hasn’t stopped delivering impactful plays for the Texans. During spring practices, Jordan did enough that Texans coach DeMeco Ryans singled him out for praise on a daily basis with his series of highlight catches.

“Brevin, I joke with the guys, I show plays from practice, from the previous practice in our team meetings. I say, ‘I have my daily Brevin clip.’' Ryans said. “I show a clip of Brevin every day. He has a highlight of just, Brevin’s playing so fast, so decisive and he’s making some really great catches, tough catches.

“He’s done a great job for himself over this offseason as well. Man, he’s improved. I see him, he’s confident and he believes that he’s a dude, and he can be for us and he is. And I’m excited to see that confidence that Brevin is displaying throughout.”

A 6-foot-3, 245-pound former fifth-round draft pick from the University of Miami, Jordan displayed an extra gear on his pivotal touchdown.

“I felt somebody on my hip, so when I felt somebody on my hip after I made the cut, I just got my knees up,” Jordan said. “Because he was there, I felt an extra boost, push on me or something. It was crazy.”

Jordan scored his third touchdown of the season. He caught 17 passes for 219 yards and two scores in 14 games and six starts during the regular season. The backup to Dalton Schultz, who also scored a touchdown, now has six career touchdowns through three NFL seasons.

“If you go on YouTube, I was a running back growing up my whole life,” Jordan said. “I really moved to receiver my freshman year of high school. I was a running back my whole life. So, I feel like that’s one of those things I really carry with me as a tight end. I like to say I’m a different type of guy. I’m smaller, so I like to be fast and stuff.”

The touchdown set off a raucous celebration.

“Whenever you make a big play, the whole team is going to be electric,” Jordan said. “The energy is going to be unmatched.”

Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com