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2020 Football Roster

73 Johnny Jordan

  • Position Offensive Lineman
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 305
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Leesburg, VA
  • Highschool Gonzaga HS

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • 2020 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
  • 2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List
  • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2018-20)

As a Senior (2020): Started four of five games at center ... Honorable Mention All-Big Ten ...  Helped block for Big Ten's second-highest ranked passing offense, averaging 264 yards per game ... Parted way for Jake Funk, who averaged 8.60 yards per carry, the second-highest average in the FBS ... Protected for Taulia Tagovailoa, who threw for 1,011 yards in just four games, including the 10th highest passing total in a single game in program history with 394 in win over Minnesota (10/30)

As a Junior (2019): Started in six games at center (Howard, 8/31 - Penn State, 9/27 & at Purdue, 10/12 - Indiana, 10/19) ... Blocked for a team that scored 142 points in first two games of season, the most by a Maryland team over a two game span in program history and the third most by any FBS team ever ... Parted way for 100-yard rushing games by Javon Leake vs. Syracuse and Anthony McFarland Jr. at Temple ... Part of line that blocked for an offense that tallied second-most points in program history with 79 vs. Howard (8/31). 

As a Sophomore (2018): Appeared in 11 of 12 games, with six starts at center ... helped block for the 17th best rushing offense in the country and third best in the Big Ten, averaging 230.2 yards per game ... blocked for a team that tallied six games with over 200 rushing yards ... helped four different running backs record 100-yard games - most in program history ... contributed to freshman running back Anthony McFarland setting freshmen rushing records of season yards (1,022), single game yards (298) and 100-yard games (four) .. part of line that blocked the way for team to rush for 444 yards at Bowling Green (9/8) - the team’s most since 1999 against Virginia (445).

As a Freshman (2017): Appeared in six games, primarily on special teams ... made collegiate debut against Towson (9/9).

Before Maryland: A consensus 3-star prospect according to all major recruiting services … 2016 American Family Insurance/USA Today All-USA Washington D.C. First Team … 2016 Washington Post All-Metro First Team … 2016 WCAC All-Conference First Team … 2015 WCAC All-Conference First Team … 2014 WCAC All-Conference Third Team … helped paved the way for Gonzaga’s leading rusher Tyree Randolph to rack up 1,731 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2016 … also received offers from Louisville, Virginia Tech and Pitt … coached by Randy Trivers ... also won two National Championships as a member of the rugby team.

Personal: Full name is John T. Jordan III ... son of John T. Jordan, Jr., and Rebecca Jordan ... has two younger siblings, Madison and Sarah ... NFL idol growing up was Larry Allen - he watched a lot of his film ... listens to Beethoven's Fur Elise to calm down before games ... huge fan of the Bachelor ... majoring in Kinesiology. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 73

    2017Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'1" 307 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2018Sophomore

    Offensive Lineman
    6'1" 304 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2019Junior

    Offensive Lineman
    6'1" 305 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2020Senior

    Offensive Lineman
    6'1" 305 lbs
    73