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2021 Football Roster

Jalen Jordan
Jalen Jordan
Jalen Jordan
Jalen Jordan
Jalen Jordan
2020 Football Headshots
Jersey Number 2

Jalen Jordan

  • Position:
    DB
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Lake Cormorant, Miss.
  • High School:
    Lake Cormorant
  • Major:
    Sport & Recreation Administration
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2019, Spring 2020)

2020 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games with six starts at the star position ... Tallied 53 total tackles, including 31 solo stops ... Registered one pass breakup and one forced fumble ... vs. #5 Florida (9/26/20): Appeared in the season opener as both a reserve defensive back and on special teams ... Tallied a career-best five total tackles ... at Kentucky (10/3/20): Saw action on defense as a reserve strong safety and special teams ... Tied his career-high with five tackles, including four solo stops ... vs. #2 Alabama (10/10/20): Made his first career start, and tallied one total tackle at the cornerback position ... at Arkansas (10/17/20): Started at strong safety, tallying a career-high 11 tackles, including one for a loss ... Was the Rebels highest-graded rush defender ... vs. Auburn (10/24/20): Picked up seven total tackles, including one tackle for loss, at the defensive back position ... at Vanderbilt (10/31/20): Ranked third on the team with six total tackles, playing 57 snaps as the starting strong safety ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28/20): Started at free safety and played all 81 defensive snaps ... Tallied six total tackles in the Egg Bowl victory ... at LSU (12/19/20): Played 44 snaps as a reserve cornerback and registered seven total tackles ... vs. #7 Indiana (1/2/21): Recovered a fumble and recorded five total tackles as the starting slot cornerback.

2019 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 10 games as a true freshman, primarily on special teams ... Tallied two tackles on the season ... at Memphis (8/31/19): Saw action in punt coverage in Rebel debut ... vs. Arkansas (9/7/19): Recorded first career tackle in 31-17 triumph in SEC opener ... at #2 Alabama (9/28/19): Played on kick and field goal coverage ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/5/19): Appeared at corner and on punt returns on 16 total plays ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19/19): Saw time on five punt returns ... at #11 Auburn (11/2/19): Appeared in eighth contest of the season ... vs. New Mexico State (11/9/19): Tallied first solo stop as a Rebel ... at Mississippi State (11/28/19): Battled the Bulldogs on eight special teams plays ... Member of the 2019 signing class ... Enrolled early and participated in spring drills.

HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus 3-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN ... Played in Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game ... Named First-Team All-State in 2017 and 2018 ... Named Region 1 Class 5A Defensive Player of the Month (Nov.  2018) ... Totaled over 100 tackles in his freshman, junior and senior seasons at Lake Cormorant ... Notched 105 tackles and two TFL as a freshman, adding three interceptions and 11 pass deflections (2015) ... Racked up 141 total tackles, 10 TFL and five sacks, four interceptions, eight pass deflections and four forced fumbles as a junior (2017) ... Racked up 125 tackles, 2.0 TFL as a senior, adding seven interceptions, four pass deflections and four forced fumbles (2018) ... Excellent athlete, won powerlifting national title in 2018 with 555-pound deadlift in 163-pound weight class ... Coached by Nick Nester.

PERSONAL: Son of Clifton and Leotasha Jordan ... Full name is Jalen Jacques Jordan ... Born June 9, 2001 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2019 and spring 2020 ... Sport and recreation administration major.