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2021 Football Roster

94 Nelson Jordan

  • Position Defensive End
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 251
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Starkville, Miss.
  • Previous School Starkville HS

Biography

2021 Spring Second Team All-SoCon
2018 HERO Sports Freshman All-American
2018 SoCon All-Freshman Team

2021 (Spring): Played in all seven games . . . was a starter at defensive end . . . named second team All-SoCon by both the coaches and media . . . tallied 22 tackles, including 14 solo stops . . . led the team with 7.5 tackles for loss . . . also had a team-high 4.0 sacks . . . had a season-high six tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks at ETSU . . . had four tackles at Furman . . . tallied five tackles against VMI. 

2019 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games . . . tallied 25 total tackles, including 12 solo tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss . . . had five tackles and one tackle for loss against Youngstown State . . . also tallied five tackles at Tennessee Tech . . . had four tackles against The Citadel and four more against Chattanooga. 

2018 (Freshman): Named Freshman All-American by HERO Sports . . . named to the SoCon’s All-Freshman team . . . finished the season with 33 total tackles, including 17 solo stops, 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks . . . also had five quarterback hurries and one pass break up . . . had four tackles and a sack each against VMI and Furman . . . totaled nine tackles and a sack at The Citadel.

High School: Tallied 173 total tackles in his career at Starkville High School in Mississippi . . . also had 37 tackles for loss, 26 sacks and four forced fumbles . . . additionally, scored one defensive touchdown . . . helped lead his team to the 2015 state title . . . was a three-time team captain, and three-time Defensive Player of the Week . . . also played basketball, helping to lead his team to the 2014 state championship.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 94

    2017Freshman

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 230 lbs
    94
  • 94

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Lineman
    6'1" 252 lbs
    94
  • 94

    2019Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 253 lbs
    94
  • 94

    2020-21Junior

    Defensive End
    6'2" 253 lbs
    94
  • 94

    2021Senior

    Defensive End
    6'2" 251 lbs
    94