Jordan Carrell (born June 30, 1994) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Colorado.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 30, 1994 Elk Grove, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Roseville (CA) |
| College: | Colorado |
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 7 / pick: 246 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editCarrell attended Roseville High School, where he was a two-way player. He became a starter as a junior, playing center and defensive end.
As a senior, he contributed to an offense that averaged 439 yards (231 rushing) and 33.4 points per game, while not allowing a quarterback sack. On defense, he registered 31 tackles (6 for loss), 2 sacks, 10 quarterback hurries and 2 interceptions (in one game). He suffered a wrist injury in the playoffs and had to wait seven months to get surgery, while he was saving for the procedure.[1]
He was also a three-year letterman in baseball (pitcher, first baseman and third baseman).
College career
editCarrell didn't receive any college offers and moved on to American River College, becoming a defensive starter as a freshman, making 30 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 4 passes defensed, 11 quarterback hurries, one interception, 2 fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal.
The next year, he posted 80 tackles (19 for loss), 8 quarterback sacks, 24 quarterback hurries, 2 passes defensed and one forced fumble, while receiving ACCFCA All-American, All-California Region I, All-Norcal Conference and the conference's Defensive Player of the Year honors. At the end of the year, he transferred to the University of Colorado Boulder.
As a junior, he started in 12 of 13 games at defensive end in the team's 3–4 defense, registering 52 tackles (seventh on the team), 8 tackles for loss, 11 quarterback hurries and 3 forced fumbles (led the team) and one fumble recovery. He had a career-high 10 tackles in the season finale against the University of Utah.
As a senior, he started all 14 games, making 51 tackles, 5½ sacks (second on the team) and 13 quarterback hurries. He had a career-high 1.5 sacks and 7 tackles (3 for loss) against the University of Oregon. He finished his career with 26 starts out of 27 games, while posting 103 tackles, 24 quarterback hurries and 5½ sacks.
Professional career
editCarrell was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (246th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft,[2] to assure obtaining his rights, after he was considering signing with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.[3] On May 11, he signed a four-year, $2.46 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $67,484.[4] He was waived on September 2.[5]
Personal life
editIn 2016, he dedicated his senior season in memory of his father, who had died from a heart attack.[6]
References
edit- ^ Gosset, Brian (May 31, 2017). "Jordan Carrell has a special motivation with the Dallas Cowboys". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Eatman, Nick (April 29, 2017). "Cowboys Complete Draft With Trio of Seventh-Round Picks; How Do They Fit?". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Jordan Darrell contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2017). "Cowboys Make 38 Moves, One Trade To Reach 53; Kellen Moore Released". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ Cowboys Finest (August 23, 2017), Special Edition: La'el Collins Tackles the Position Change | Dallas Cowboys, retrieved August 24, 2017