Drew Jordan

Drew Jordan makes a tackle against Syracuse in Duke's victory over the Orange.

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
270
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Suwanee, Ga.
High School:
North Gwinnett

DUKE CAREER: In 48 games (21 starts), compiled 102 tackles, 15.0 TFL, 10.0 sacks, one caused fumble, four fumble recoveries and 12 QB pressures ... had 25 games with 2+ tackles and eight contests with 5+ stops, including a career-high seven tackles against Boston College in 2020 ... recorded 1.0 TFL in 11 games with a career-best 1.5 versus North Carolina in 2019 ... garnered a career-high three QB pressures at Northwestern in 2018 and Virginia Tech in 2019 … tallied seven games with 1.0 sacks ... played 2,160 career snaps.

2020: Saw action in all 11 games, making two starts … recorded 35 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, one QB pressure and a team-best three fumble recoveries … posted 2+ tackles in 10 games, including a season-best seven against Boston College … registered 1.0 TFL versus Boston College, North Carolina and Florida State … tallied 1.0 sacks opposite Boston College and Florida State … garnered fumble recoveries against NC State, Charlotte and Georgia Tech … earned lone QB pressure versus Virginia … on the field for 662.

2019: Played in all 12 games with eight starts ... registered 18 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks and six QB pressures ... 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 ... on the field for 616 snaps.

2018: 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 ... recorded a season-high five tackles in five games, including the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl versus 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 ... on the field for 501 snaps.

2017: Played in all 13 games ... 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 3rd-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 ... on the field for 381 snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Played at North Gwinnett High School for coach Bob Sphire ... four-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... member of the ESPN300 (No. 283) ... charted as the No. 17 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN.com ... listed as the No. 19 weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com ... charted as the No. 21 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports.com ... in senior season, registered 39 tackles, 6.0 TFL and 5.0 sacks ... 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.

PERSONAL: Born November 11, 1998 ... graduated from Duke in December, 2020 with an evolutionary anthropology degree and a sociology minor ... son of Candace and Daniel Jordan.