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Burton, Jordan

Jersey Number 20
Jordan Burton
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Longview, Texas
- High School:
- Longview
Bio
2015 First-Team All-Big 12
Career Highs
Tackles - 15 vs. Baylor, 2015
TFL - 2.0, twice, last vs. TCU, 2015
Sacks - 1.0, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss, 2015
Fumble Recoveries - 1 vs. UTSA, 2015
A safety in junior college who moved to outside linebacker and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors during his debut season at Oklahoma State ... On track to earn a degree in psychology and university studies/education in December of 2016.
2015 (Junior): First-team All-Big 12 selection by the Associated Press and the San Antonio Express-News ... Started every game in his first year at the FBS level ... Second on the team with 98 total tackles, including 64 solo tackles ... Recorded 9.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, an interception, two quarterback hurries, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble ... Recorded his first career interception when he picked off Trevone Boykin on TCU’s second drive of the game ... He later sacked Boykin as well ... Logged a career-best 15 tackles at Baylor, 13 tackles vs. TCU and 12 at Iowa State ... Recorded seven tackles and a sack against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl ... Amassed at least eight tackles in five games.
Junior College: Played for head coach J.J. Eckert and defensive coordinator Nick Dobler at Kilgore College … 2014 first-team all-Southwest Junior College Football Conference … Led Kilgore and finished eighth in the NJCAA in total tackles with 108 in 2014 … His 10.8 tackles per game also ranked eighth nationally … Added three tackles for loss, one forced fumble, three fumbles recovered and four pass break ups … Recorded at least 10 tackles in seven of his 10 games played, including highs of 17 vs. Tyler Junior College and 15 vs. Trinity Valley CC and Cisco College.
Previous College: Attended Stephen F. Austin in 2012 and 2013 … Played in 11 games in 2013, ranking fourth on the team in tackles with 74, including 36 solo and 3.5 tackles for loss … Recorded a season-best 20 stops against Prairie View A&M with nine solo and 1.5 for loss … Posted 13 tackles against Nicholls State with a pass breakup … Tallied 11 stops with an interception in an upset victory over Montana State … Played in three games before redshirting in 2012, recording a season-high three tackles against Southwestern Oklahoma … Also had a tackle at SMU and Montana State.
High School: Played high school football for coach John King and coach Casey Pearce at Longview HS … As a senior, he totaled 106 tackles, three tackles for loss and four pass break ups playing linebacker … A standout punt returner as a senior, averaging 12 yards on 17 returns with one touchdown … A first-team selection on the 2011 all-district team and a second-team selection in 2010 … Played safety as a junior, totaling 110 tackles, an interception and forcing two fumbles … Had 28 stops during Longview’s run to the 2009 state title game … Named team defensive MVP and a team captain as a senior … Also recognized off the field as an academic all-state selection … Was a member of the National Junior Honor Society, People to People Student Ambassadors and Top Teens of America … Also competed in track and field.
Personal: Jordan Daquon Burton was born Nov. 1, 1993, in San Diego … Son of Audrey Burton and the late Marion Burton … Chose Oklahoma State over offers from Memphis, Minnesota, Troy, Southern Miss, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech and others.
Career Highs
Tackles - 15 vs. Baylor, 2015
TFL - 2.0, twice, last vs. TCU, 2015
Sacks - 1.0, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss, 2015
Fumble Recoveries - 1 vs. UTSA, 2015
A safety in junior college who moved to outside linebacker and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors during his debut season at Oklahoma State ... On track to earn a degree in psychology and university studies/education in December of 2016.
2015 (Junior): First-team All-Big 12 selection by the Associated Press and the San Antonio Express-News ... Started every game in his first year at the FBS level ... Second on the team with 98 total tackles, including 64 solo tackles ... Recorded 9.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, an interception, two quarterback hurries, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble ... Recorded his first career interception when he picked off Trevone Boykin on TCU’s second drive of the game ... He later sacked Boykin as well ... Logged a career-best 15 tackles at Baylor, 13 tackles vs. TCU and 12 at Iowa State ... Recorded seven tackles and a sack against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl ... Amassed at least eight tackles in five games.
Junior College: Played for head coach J.J. Eckert and defensive coordinator Nick Dobler at Kilgore College … 2014 first-team all-Southwest Junior College Football Conference … Led Kilgore and finished eighth in the NJCAA in total tackles with 108 in 2014 … His 10.8 tackles per game also ranked eighth nationally … Added three tackles for loss, one forced fumble, three fumbles recovered and four pass break ups … Recorded at least 10 tackles in seven of his 10 games played, including highs of 17 vs. Tyler Junior College and 15 vs. Trinity Valley CC and Cisco College.
Previous College: Attended Stephen F. Austin in 2012 and 2013 … Played in 11 games in 2013, ranking fourth on the team in tackles with 74, including 36 solo and 3.5 tackles for loss … Recorded a season-best 20 stops against Prairie View A&M with nine solo and 1.5 for loss … Posted 13 tackles against Nicholls State with a pass breakup … Tallied 11 stops with an interception in an upset victory over Montana State … Played in three games before redshirting in 2012, recording a season-high three tackles against Southwestern Oklahoma … Also had a tackle at SMU and Montana State.
High School: Played high school football for coach John King and coach Casey Pearce at Longview HS … As a senior, he totaled 106 tackles, three tackles for loss and four pass break ups playing linebacker … A standout punt returner as a senior, averaging 12 yards on 17 returns with one touchdown … A first-team selection on the 2011 all-district team and a second-team selection in 2010 … Played safety as a junior, totaling 110 tackles, an interception and forcing two fumbles … Had 28 stops during Longview’s run to the 2009 state title game … Named team defensive MVP and a team captain as a senior … Also recognized off the field as an academic all-state selection … Was a member of the National Junior Honor Society, People to People Student Ambassadors and Top Teens of America … Also competed in track and field.
Personal: Jordan Daquon Burton was born Nov. 1, 1993, in San Diego … Son of Audrey Burton and the late Marion Burton … Chose Oklahoma State over offers from Memphis, Minnesota, Troy, Southern Miss, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech and others.
Burton's Career Stats | ||||||||||
Year | GP | UT-AT-TT | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | QBH | FF | FR | BK |
2015 | 13 | 64-34-98 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 13 | 64-34-98 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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