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91 Jonah Jordan

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 255
  • Hometown Spokane, Wash.
  • High School Mead HS '14

Biography


*** 2018 Academic Honors Candidate ***



Career: Jordan has a total of 42 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks in 28 career games (seven as a starter).

2018: Listed as a starter at defensive tackle on the preseason depth chart.

2017: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Started six games as a defensive tackle and played in all 11. He had 24 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks as a junior. He had five tackles and 1 1/2 sacks versus Fordham (9/16/17) when EWU had a school record 10 sacks. Jordan had three tackles with a sack versus Southern Utah (10/21/17).

2016: He played in 13 games as a sophomore, finishing with 13 tackles and a pair of sacks. His season high of four tackles came versus Cal Poly (11/5/16) when he also had a sack and was selected as the team’s defensive player of the week. He had a sack the next week versus Idaho State (11/12/16).

2015: His Eagle debut came as a starter at Oregon (9/5/15) against the FBS runner-up from the year before. He had a season-high three tackles in that game and five for the season. He played in four games, but missed two games with an ankle injury. Was selected as the team’s defensive scout team player of the week once.

2014: Redshirted. He was the team’s defensive scout team player of the week once.

HS: Graduated from Mead HS in 2014. Named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. He was also rated as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. He earned All-Greater Spokane League honors as a first team defensive lineman. As a senior in 2013, Jordan was a two-way starter on the offensive and defensive lines. He finished with 64 tackles (41 solo), 16 tackles for loss, five sacks, 13 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. The Panthers finished the season with a 5-5 record. He was named to Ron Siegel’s preseason All-State team (for all classifications) as a second team offensive lineman. As a junior in 2012, Jordan was a first team All-GSL selection as an offensive lineman. He helped the Panthers amass nearly 3,000 rushing yards in the nine-game regular season. Jordan was a two-way starter for the Panthers, also starting on the defensive line. Mead lost 21-7 to Auburn in the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs. As a sophomore in 2011, Jordan was an honorable mention selection as an offensive lineman on the All-GSL squad. The team’s MVP as a senior in 2013, he helped the Panthers win the GSL title in 2011 and 2012. He also competed in track and field in the shot put and discus. He won the shot put title at the State 4A Championships as a senior with a throw of 55-0 3/4, and had a career-best throw of 55-3 3/4 one meet earlier. He also placed third in the State in the discus with a throw of 159-5 and had a career-best of 164-2. As a junior in the spring of 2013, Jordan finished fifth at regionals and had a best of 51-3 during the season. He also had a best throw in the discus of 140-11 to place 10th at the district meet.

Personal: Management major with a 3.31 grade point average at EWU. Born 1/16/96 in Seattle, Wash. Full name is Jonah Fredrick Jordan. His parents are Fredrick and Roselie Jordan.

 
Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds
2015 4 5 3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
2016 13 13 4 2 2-10 1-1 0 0-0
2017 11 24 5 3.5 5-20 0-0 0 0-0
Totals 28 42 4 5.5 7-30 1-1 0 0-0

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Historical Player Information

  • 53

    2014Freshman

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    6'2" 250 lbs
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  • 53

    2015Freshman

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    6'2" 250 lbs
    53
  • 91

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'2" 250 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2017Redshirt Junior

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    6'1" 255 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2018Redshirt Senior

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    6'1" 255 lbs
    91