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Jersey Number 2
Drew Jordan
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 255
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Suwanee, Ga.
- High School:
- North Gwinnett
- Prev School:
- Duke
Bio
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Graduate transfer from Duke played in 60 collegiate games (played in 48 games for the Blue Devils from 2017-20, including 21 starts at defensive end; played in 12 games for the Spartans in 2021, including one start) . . . collected 120 total tackles, 18 TFLs and 11.5 sacks in his collegiate career . . . compiled 102 tackles (47 solo, 55 assists), 15.0 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, four fumble recoveries and one forced fumble during his time at Duke . . . posted 18 tackles (seven solo, 11 assists) with 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks at MSU . . . played a total of 2,160 snaps with the Blue Devils . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2021 and participated in spring practice . . . graduated from Duke in December 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in evolutionary anthropology.
2021 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR AT MSU): Played in 12 games with one start (vs. Indiana) to earn his first Spartan letter, logging 18 tackles (seven solos, 11 assists), with 1.5 sacks, 3.0 TFLs, one pass break-up and two QB hurries in playing 418 overall snaps . . . had one solo tackle in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over No. 12 Pittsburgh . . . season-high tackle total incrementally increased four straight games (Rutgers, Western Kentucky, Nebraska, Miami) . . . posted one stop with 0.5 TFL in 28 snaps in Penn State game . . . registered one tackle with 0.5 TFL and one pass break-up at Ohio State, logging 37 snaps . . . tallied one tackle, going for 0.5 TFL in playing 22 snaps in Maryland game . . . posted first full sack of season at Purdue, with 1.0 for 3 yards in only tackle, while playing 38 snaps . . . notched one stop in Michigan game, in playing 39 snaps . . . made first start of Spartan career at Indiana, playing in 52 snaps . . . tallied season-high four tackles with 0.5 sack at Rutgers, logging 40 snaps . . . registered three stops and one QB hurry in 47 snaps in the Western Kentucky contest . . . logged two tackles in playing 21 snaps in Nebraska game . . . was in on 40 snaps at Miami and notched one tackle and one QB hurry . . . made Spartan debut in season-opening win at Northwestern, notching two tackles in playing 35 snaps.
2020 SEASON (SENIOR AT DUKE): Recorded career highs in tackles (35), tackles for loss (4.5), sacks (3.5) and fumble recoveries (3) in 11 games played, including two starts . . . played 662 snaps . . . had three tackles, including a 4-yard sack, in his final game as a Blue Devil against Florida State . . . compiled four stops against Miami . . . tallied four tackles, including a half TFL (4 yards), and a fumble recovery vs. Georgia Tech . . . had a 1-yard TFL and two stops overall against North Carolina . . . recovered a fumble and had two stops vs. Charlotte . . . posted three tackles and recovered a fumble vs. NC State . . . credited with a half tackle for loss (5 yards) vs. Syracuse . . . had five tackles, including a half TFL (4 yards), vs. Virginia . . . had a season-best seven stops, including a 3-yard sack against Boston College . . . posted two tackles vs. Notre Dame in season opener.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR AT DUKE): Played in all 12 games with eight starts . . . registered 18 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks and six QB pressures . . . was on the field for 616 snaps . . . posted season-high three tackles against both No. 2 Alabama and North Carolina . . . lone sack of the year came versus Middle Tennessee . . . notched season-best 1.5 TFL at North Carolina . . . recorded season-high three QB pressures at Virginia Tech.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT DUKE): Played in 12 games, missing only the Virginia Tech tilt . . . made 10 starts, including the final eight games of the year . . . totaled 33 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, one caused fumble and three QB pressures . . . on the field for 501 snaps . . .recorded a season-high five tackles in five games, including the Independence Bowl vs. Temple . . . logged single-game sacks against Northwestern (1.0), Virginia (0.5) and Temple (1.0) . . . credited with a season-high three QB pressures at Northwestern as Duke halted the Wildcats’ nine-game winning streak with a 21-7 victory . . . carded one caused fumble versus Temple.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT DUKE): Played in all 13 games and was the field for 381 snaps . . . totaled 16 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, one fumble recovery and two QB pressures . . . ranked third among ACC freshmen in sacks . . . posted a season-high six tackles against Pittsburgh . . . logged single-game sacks against N.C. Central (0.5), Northwestern (1.0), North Carolina (1.0) and Miami (0.5) . . . also against the Tar Heels, credited with a QB pressure as UNC QB Chazz Surratt’s errant throw was intercepted by Duke CB Bryon Fields Jr. and returned 61 yards for a TD to give the Blue Devils an unsurmountable 27-17 lead with 4:01 remaining in the fourth quarter . . . earlier in the fourth period, registered a sack of Surratt on third-and-12 to force a Tar Heel punt that ignited Duke’s eight-play, 74-yard go-ahead drive for RB Shaun Wilson’s 1-yard TD plunge with 6:09 on the clock . . . carded one fumble recovery versus Baylor.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports out of North Gwinnett High School in Georgia for Coach Bob Sphire . . . was a member of the ESPN 300 (No. 283 overall) . . . ranked the No. 17 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com . . . was also rated the No. 19 weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 21 by 247Sports . . . had 39 tackles, six TFLs and five sacks as a senior in 2016 . . . named to the USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Georgia Second Team . . . also received all-region honors in 2016 while helping North Gwinnett to a 6-5 record and state playoff berth . . . as a junior, logged 45 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks and one caused fumble to earn all-region honors . . . helped squad to an 8-3 record as a sophomore . . . also participated in track and field . . . born Nov. 11, 1998 . . . son of Candace and Daniel Jordan . . . graduated from Duke in December 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in evolutionary anthropology.
CAREER NOTES: Graduate transfer from Duke played in 60 collegiate games (played in 48 games for the Blue Devils from 2017-20, including 21 starts at defensive end; played in 12 games for the Spartans in 2021, including one start) . . . collected 120 total tackles, 18 TFLs and 11.5 sacks in his collegiate career . . . compiled 102 tackles (47 solo, 55 assists), 15.0 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, four fumble recoveries and one forced fumble during his time at Duke . . . posted 18 tackles (seven solo, 11 assists) with 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks at MSU . . . played a total of 2,160 snaps with the Blue Devils . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2021 and participated in spring practice . . . graduated from Duke in December 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in evolutionary anthropology.
2021 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR AT MSU): Played in 12 games with one start (vs. Indiana) to earn his first Spartan letter, logging 18 tackles (seven solos, 11 assists), with 1.5 sacks, 3.0 TFLs, one pass break-up and two QB hurries in playing 418 overall snaps . . . had one solo tackle in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over No. 12 Pittsburgh . . . season-high tackle total incrementally increased four straight games (Rutgers, Western Kentucky, Nebraska, Miami) . . . posted one stop with 0.5 TFL in 28 snaps in Penn State game . . . registered one tackle with 0.5 TFL and one pass break-up at Ohio State, logging 37 snaps . . . tallied one tackle, going for 0.5 TFL in playing 22 snaps in Maryland game . . . posted first full sack of season at Purdue, with 1.0 for 3 yards in only tackle, while playing 38 snaps . . . notched one stop in Michigan game, in playing 39 snaps . . . made first start of Spartan career at Indiana, playing in 52 snaps . . . tallied season-high four tackles with 0.5 sack at Rutgers, logging 40 snaps . . . registered three stops and one QB hurry in 47 snaps in the Western Kentucky contest . . . logged two tackles in playing 21 snaps in Nebraska game . . . was in on 40 snaps at Miami and notched one tackle and one QB hurry . . . made Spartan debut in season-opening win at Northwestern, notching two tackles in playing 35 snaps.
2020 SEASON (SENIOR AT DUKE): Recorded career highs in tackles (35), tackles for loss (4.5), sacks (3.5) and fumble recoveries (3) in 11 games played, including two starts . . . played 662 snaps . . . had three tackles, including a 4-yard sack, in his final game as a Blue Devil against Florida State . . . compiled four stops against Miami . . . tallied four tackles, including a half TFL (4 yards), and a fumble recovery vs. Georgia Tech . . . had a 1-yard TFL and two stops overall against North Carolina . . . recovered a fumble and had two stops vs. Charlotte . . . posted three tackles and recovered a fumble vs. NC State . . . credited with a half tackle for loss (5 yards) vs. Syracuse . . . had five tackles, including a half TFL (4 yards), vs. Virginia . . . had a season-best seven stops, including a 3-yard sack against Boston College . . . posted two tackles vs. Notre Dame in season opener.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR AT DUKE): Played in all 12 games with eight starts . . . registered 18 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks and six QB pressures . . . was on the field for 616 snaps . . . posted season-high three tackles against both No. 2 Alabama and North Carolina . . . lone sack of the year came versus Middle Tennessee . . . notched season-best 1.5 TFL at North Carolina . . . recorded season-high three QB pressures at Virginia Tech.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT DUKE): Played in 12 games, missing only the Virginia Tech tilt . . . made 10 starts, including the final eight games of the year . . . totaled 33 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, one caused fumble and three QB pressures . . . on the field for 501 snaps . . .recorded a season-high five tackles in five games, including the Independence Bowl vs. Temple . . . logged single-game sacks against Northwestern (1.0), Virginia (0.5) and Temple (1.0) . . . credited with a season-high three QB pressures at Northwestern as Duke halted the Wildcats’ nine-game winning streak with a 21-7 victory . . . carded one caused fumble versus Temple.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT DUKE): Played in all 13 games and was the field for 381 snaps . . . totaled 16 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, one fumble recovery and two QB pressures . . . ranked third among ACC freshmen in sacks . . . posted a season-high six tackles against Pittsburgh . . . logged single-game sacks against N.C. Central (0.5), Northwestern (1.0), North Carolina (1.0) and Miami (0.5) . . . also against the Tar Heels, credited with a QB pressure as UNC QB Chazz Surratt’s errant throw was intercepted by Duke CB Bryon Fields Jr. and returned 61 yards for a TD to give the Blue Devils an unsurmountable 27-17 lead with 4:01 remaining in the fourth quarter . . . earlier in the fourth period, registered a sack of Surratt on third-and-12 to force a Tar Heel punt that ignited Duke’s eight-play, 74-yard go-ahead drive for RB Shaun Wilson’s 1-yard TD plunge with 6:09 on the clock . . . carded one fumble recovery versus Baylor.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports out of North Gwinnett High School in Georgia for Coach Bob Sphire . . . was a member of the ESPN 300 (No. 283 overall) . . . ranked the No. 17 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com . . . was also rated the No. 19 weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 21 by 247Sports . . . had 39 tackles, six TFLs and five sacks as a senior in 2016 . . . named to the USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Georgia Second Team . . . also received all-region honors in 2016 while helping North Gwinnett to a 6-5 record and state playoff berth . . . as a junior, logged 45 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks and one caused fumble to earn all-region honors . . . helped squad to an 8-3 record as a sophomore . . . also participated in track and field . . . born Nov. 11, 1998 . . . son of Candace and Daniel Jordan . . . graduated from Duke in December 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in evolutionary anthropology.
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