Jordan Genmark Heath (born December 16, 1997) is a Swedish professional gridiron football linebacker. He played college football for Notre Dame and UCLA. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2022 and Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL) in 2023.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | December 16, 1997 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cathedral Catholic High School |
| College: | Notre Dame (2017–2020) UCLA (2021) |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| CFL Draft: | 2022G / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
| Player stats at CFL.ca | |
College career edit
Genmark Heath began his college career at Notre Dame in 2017 as a safety. In April 2018, he switched from safety to linebacker.[1]
In September 2020, Genmark Heath left the Notre Dame football team.[2]
In October 2020, he committed to UCLA.[3]
Statistics edit
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 13 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 13 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 13 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | DNP | ||||||||||
| 2021 | UCLA | 12 | 12 | 55 | 23 | 32 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 14 | 97 | 45 | 52 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Professional career edit
In May 2022, Genmark Heath attended rookie mini-camp with the Kansas City Chiefs as a tryout player.[4]
Genmark Heath was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2022 CFL Global Draft.[5] He signed with Saskatchewan in October 2022.[6] He signed with the team on October 4, 2022,[7] but was cut on October 31.[8]
Genmark Heath signed with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL on January 11, 2023.[9] He was cut on June 8, 2023.[10]
Personal life edit
Genmark Heath moved from Sweden to the United States at age 14.[11] He grew up a fan of the San Diego Chargers.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Genmark Heath Embracing New Role". Irish Sports Daily. April 24, 2018.
- ^ James, Tyler. "Linebacker Jordan Genmark Heath exits Notre Dame football program". South Bend Tribune.
- ^ Genmark, Jordan [@SwedishBlackGuy] (October 11, 2020). "Chapter IV. 🦋 https://t.co/Zq39NTlewj" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Dixon, John (May 7, 2022). "40 tryout players are participating in the Chiefs' rookie minicamp". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Roughriders Select Three In The 2022 Global Draft". May 3, 2022.
- ^ "Riders Sign Global Draft Pick Jordan Genmark Heath". October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Riders sign Global draft pick Jordan Genmark Heath". Riderville.com. October 4, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Riders re-sign linebacker Jones Jr., QB Lewis". Riderville.com. October 31, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ @USFLStars (January 11, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStars (June 9, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "UCLA newcomers Jordan Genmark Heath and Zach Charbonnet are bullish about Bruins". Los Angeles Times. May 31, 2021.
- ^ "UCLA's Jordan Genmark Heath returns to San Diego for Holiday Bowl". December 25, 2021.
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