Jacob Jordan

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-3
Weight:
280
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Cathedral

2006 (Jr.): Played in all 12 games to earn third letter . . . tied his career high with two tackles at Toledo . . . credited with two tackles for loss against Toledo . . . also managed a tackle for loss at Central Michigan . . . managed one tackle in six additional games.

2005 (So.): Played in nine games to earn second letter . . . started three games -- at Iowa, at Boston College and at Western Michigan . . . tied his career high with two tackles at Iowa, at Western Michigan and at Ohio . . . credited with one tackle for loss vs. Toledo . . . forced a fumble at Northern Illinois.

2004 (Fr.): Played in nine games to earn first letter . . . earned a scholarship . . . credited with a career-high two tackles at Toledo . . . managed one tackle in four additional games . . . had one pass break-up at Toledo . . . registered one tackle for loss at Bowling Green . . . totalled six tackles on the season.

2003: Redshirted as a walk-on.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for Coach Jim O’Hara . . . also earned one letter in rugby . . . Football: Helped team to a 6-5 overall record as a senior and a 45-13 mark in his career . . . managed 70 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and six sacks as a senior . . . all-city and all-state as a senior . . . named Cathedral’s Most Valuable Defensive Player as a senior . . . Rugby: Named all-state after helping team to a 7-2 record as a senior . . . helped team finish third in the state as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of John and Candace Jordan . . . born July 23, 1984, in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . one brother and one sister . . . father played football at Indiana University and for the New York Giants . . . cousins, Scott (1980-82) and Wally (1979-82) lettered in football at Ball State and were teammates of BSU head coach Brady Hoke . . . full name is Jacob Patrick Jordan.