No. 95 Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | March 5, 1990 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | San Francisco, California | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Chandler (AZ) | ||||||||||
College: | Oregon | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Non-football injury | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 46 |
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Sacks: | 3.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Pass Deflections: | 3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Dion Rory Jordan (born March 5, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dolphins third overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon.
Jordan attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona. He played both tight end and defensive end. He caught 54 passes for 804 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior. As a senior, he caught 13 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns in six games before the remainder of his season was curtailed while recovering from a serious off-the-field accident. He was a four-star prospect, and was ranked as the 10th overall tight end in the country by Scout.com.
In track & field, Jordan was one of the state's top performers in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles. He recorded times of 14.24 seconds and 38.27 seconds in those events respectively. At the 2008 5A I Fiesta Region, he won the shot put (14.27 m) and placed fourth in the long jump (6.40 m).
Jordan attended the University of Oregon, where he played for the Oregon Ducks football team from 2008 to 2012. He redshirted in 2008. In 2010, he switched from tight end to defensive end. He finished the season with 33 tackles and two sacks. As a first-year starter in 2011, Jordan was a first-team All-Pac-12 Conference selection after recording 42 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks. He was also named a first-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2012, after recording 44 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks.