2020 Football Roster
Roster
Jordan, Jawhar

Jersey Number 25
Jawhar Jordan
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Farmingdale, N.Y.
- High School:
- Hamilton (Ariz.)
Bio
Career Overview: Explosive all-purpose runner who played in four games during his redshirt season of 2019 and the first three games of 2020 before suffering a season-ending injury.
Freshman Year (2020): Appeared in three games, with three starts at running back, before suffering a season-ending injury against Georgia Tech … Carried the ball 29 times for 72 yards on the season, while adding five receptions for 34 yards and one kickoff return for 22 yards … Had a career-high 14 carries for 26 yards at North Carolina (9/12) … Ran 13 times for 40 yards at Pitt (9/10).
2019: Redshirt season ... Appeared in four games, racking up 306 all-purpose yards (105 rushing, 87 receiving, 114 return) ... Rushed 15 times for 105 yards (7.0 avg.) and a touchdown, while catching two passes for 87 yards (43.5 avg.) ... Returned four kickoffs for 114 yards (28.5 avg.) ... Made his collegiate debut versus Holy Cross (9/28) and carried the ball twice for 18 yards ... Rushed for 28 yards on four carries against Boston College (11/2) ... At Duke (11/16), ran twice for 24 yards and scored his first career touchdown on a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter ... Amassed a career-high 223 all-purpose yards at Louisville (11/23) ... Jordan gained 35 yards on seven rushing attempts, had two receptions for 87 yards, including an 81-yard catch-and-run, and returned three kickoffs for 101 yards against the Cardinals.
High School: Running back for head coach Dick Baniszewski … No. 13 all-purpose back in the Class of 2018, according to 247Sports.com … Rated No. 46 among running backs in the class by ESPN … Considered one of the top prospects in Arizona by 247Sports.com (No. 8), Rivals.com (No. 10) and ESPN (No. 12) … 2017 American Family Insurance All-USA Arizona Honorable Mention selection by USA Today … Named to the 2017 Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) 6A Premier All-Conference First Team … PrepStar All-West Region pick … Rushed for 3,501 yards and 48 touchdowns in his scholastic career and had 39 receptions for 426 yards (10.9 avg.) and five touchdowns … Returned 20 kickoffs for 499 yards (25.0 avg.) and one touchdown, and eight punts for 131 yards (16.4 avg.) and a touchdown in his career …. As a senior, carried the ball 185 times for 1,774 yards and 27 touchdowns … Rushed for 100+ yards in eight out of 12 games, averaging 9.6 yards per carry and 147.8 yards per contest … Also caught 16 passes for 177 yards (11.1 avg.) and a touchdown … As a junior, totaled 175 carries for 1,269 yards (7.3 avg.) and 17 touchdowns, including five 100-yard games … Contributed 14 receptions for 135 yards (9.6 avg.) and a touchdown … As a sophomore, ran for 458 yards and four touchdowns on 90 carries (5.1 avg.), and caught nine passes for 114 yards (12.7 avg.) and three scores … Two-year captain … Team MVP … Sprinter for the Hamilton track & field team.
Personal: Jawhar Kenyatta Jordan Jr. … Born on August 18, 1999 in Long Island, New York … Son of Rosaline and Jawhar Jordan … One sister … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Freshman Year (2020): Appeared in three games, with three starts at running back, before suffering a season-ending injury against Georgia Tech … Carried the ball 29 times for 72 yards on the season, while adding five receptions for 34 yards and one kickoff return for 22 yards … Had a career-high 14 carries for 26 yards at North Carolina (9/12) … Ran 13 times for 40 yards at Pitt (9/10).
2019: Redshirt season ... Appeared in four games, racking up 306 all-purpose yards (105 rushing, 87 receiving, 114 return) ... Rushed 15 times for 105 yards (7.0 avg.) and a touchdown, while catching two passes for 87 yards (43.5 avg.) ... Returned four kickoffs for 114 yards (28.5 avg.) ... Made his collegiate debut versus Holy Cross (9/28) and carried the ball twice for 18 yards ... Rushed for 28 yards on four carries against Boston College (11/2) ... At Duke (11/16), ran twice for 24 yards and scored his first career touchdown on a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter ... Amassed a career-high 223 all-purpose yards at Louisville (11/23) ... Jordan gained 35 yards on seven rushing attempts, had two receptions for 87 yards, including an 81-yard catch-and-run, and returned three kickoffs for 101 yards against the Cardinals.
High School: Running back for head coach Dick Baniszewski … No. 13 all-purpose back in the Class of 2018, according to 247Sports.com … Rated No. 46 among running backs in the class by ESPN … Considered one of the top prospects in Arizona by 247Sports.com (No. 8), Rivals.com (No. 10) and ESPN (No. 12) … 2017 American Family Insurance All-USA Arizona Honorable Mention selection by USA Today … Named to the 2017 Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) 6A Premier All-Conference First Team … PrepStar All-West Region pick … Rushed for 3,501 yards and 48 touchdowns in his scholastic career and had 39 receptions for 426 yards (10.9 avg.) and five touchdowns … Returned 20 kickoffs for 499 yards (25.0 avg.) and one touchdown, and eight punts for 131 yards (16.4 avg.) and a touchdown in his career …. As a senior, carried the ball 185 times for 1,774 yards and 27 touchdowns … Rushed for 100+ yards in eight out of 12 games, averaging 9.6 yards per carry and 147.8 yards per contest … Also caught 16 passes for 177 yards (11.1 avg.) and a touchdown … As a junior, totaled 175 carries for 1,269 yards (7.3 avg.) and 17 touchdowns, including five 100-yard games … Contributed 14 receptions for 135 yards (9.6 avg.) and a touchdown … As a sophomore, ran for 458 yards and four touchdowns on 90 carries (5.1 avg.), and caught nine passes for 114 yards (12.7 avg.) and three scores … Two-year captain … Team MVP … Sprinter for the Hamilton track & field team.
Personal: Jawhar Kenyatta Jordan Jr. … Born on August 18, 1999 in Long Island, New York … Son of Rosaline and Jawhar Jordan … One sister … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
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