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#40 Shawn Jordan Season 2024

Position
Fullback
Height
5'11
Weight
254
Class
Senior
Hometown
El Paso, Texas
High School
Riverside HS

CAREER
Played in 40 games with two starts … Mainly used as a blocking fullback and on special teams during his career … Graduated in the spring of 2007 with a degree in kinesiology … Goal is to become a doctor as he spent his senior season pursuing a second degree in chemistry.

SENIOR SEASON (2007)
Played in all 14 games with two starts this year (versus Ole Miss and Tennessee) … Against Louisiana Tech recorded the first rushing stats of his career … Ran the ball four times for a total of 32 yards … Also played on the Tigers’ kickoff return unit.

JUNIOR SEASON (2006)
A solid contributor on special teams, he played in each of the Tigers’ 13 games … Also saw action at fullback … Scored the first touchdown of his career on a two-yard pass from quarterback Matt Flynn against Kentucky.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005)
Played in 11 games, seeing most of the action on special teams … Did not record any statistics from the fullback position … Did return a pair of kickoffs for 22 yards in games against North Texas and Appalachian State.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2004)
Played in two games in a backup role … Saw action against Arkansas State and Mississippi State … Did not record any statistics in those games.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2003)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2003.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated among the nation’s top 10 true fullbacks (No. 7 by Rivals.com) … Named District 2-4A Co-Player of the Year in 2002, all-city linebacker in 2001 and an all-district fullback in 2000 … Capped prep career by rushing for 1,021 yards on 137 carries with nine touchdowns … Also showed his versatility coming out of the backfield by catching 18 passes for 326 yards and six touchdowns … Three-sport star who prepped in track, basketball and wrestling … Starting center for the varsity basketball squad, freshman through junior year … Coached by Thomas Work.

PERSONAL
Full name is Shawn Martin Jordan … Born on Oct. 21, 1984, in El Paso, Texas … Parents are Martin and Charlotte Jordan … Has three siblings – Joshua, Jamie and Jeremy … Two-time state champion wrestler in high school.

CAREER RUSHING HIGHS
Attempts: 4 vs. La. Tech, 2007
Yards: 32 vs. La. Tech, 2007
Touchdowns: 0
Long: 15 vs. La. Tech, 2007

JORDAN’S CAREER RUSHING AND RECEIVING STATISTICS

Rushing
Receiving

Year

G-GS
Att.
Yds.
TD
Lg
Rec.
Yds.
TD
LG

2004

2-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2005

11-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2006

13-0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2

2007

14-2

4

32

0

15

0

0

0

0

TOTALS

40-2
4
32
0
15
1
2
1
2

JORDAN’S CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS

Year

No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG

2004

0
0
0
0
0

2005

2
22
11.0
0
11

2006

0
0
0
0
0

2007

2

13

6.5

0

10

TOTALS

4
35
8.8
0
11

 

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