Jordan Zumwalt

American football player (born 1991)

American football player
Jordan Zumwalt
No. 56, 49
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-10-13) October 13, 1991 (age 32)
La Habra, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Huntington Beach (CA) Edison
College:UCLA
NFL draft:2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 192
Career history
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (2014–2015)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Jordan Dean Zumwalt (born October 13, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker. He never had the chance to play football in the National Football League (NFL) due to consecutive injuries that lead him to miss two entire seasons. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.

Early years

Zumwalt attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California. He was named to the EA Sports All-American second-team while in high school.[1] He was named as an honorable mention for the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West.[2] He was selected as the GoldenStatePreps.com SoCal Defensive Player of the Year.[1] He was selected to the MaxPreps All-California first-team.[1] On January 3, 2010, he was selected to the L.A. Times All-Star team.[3] On December 22, 2009, he was selected as the Orange County Register Defensive Player of the Year[4] and on February 3, 2010, CIF-SS Pac-5 Division Defensive Player of the Year following his senior year.[5] He also lettered in basketball and wrestling. After originally committing to Stanford, he chose UCLA.

Recruiting

Zumwalt was ranked as the 4th best inside linebacker and the 205th national overall prospect by Rivals.com, as well as the 29th best player in California.[1] He also was ranked as the 267th national prospect and the 9th best middle linebacker prospect by Scout.com.[1] He was ranked as the 38th best prospect by Scout along with being ranked 43rd best player in CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep.[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jordan Zumwalt
Inside linebacker 		Huntington Beach, California Edison High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.6 Feb 3, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (MLB)   Rivals: 205 (National), 4 (ILB), 29 (Cal)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "UCLA Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  • "2010 UCLA Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.

College career

Zumwalt was selected to the rivals.com Pac-10 All-Freshman team following his freshman season.[6][7] He was also the Defensive tri-winner of UCLA's John Boncheff, Jr. Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year following the season.[1]

Zumwalt finished his sophomore season with 360 tackles, 27 interception and 17 pass deflections.[8] On January 13, 2012, he was selected to the ESPN All-Pac-12 Bowl Team.[9]

On December 31, 2013, Zumwalt was named as co-MVP of the 2013 Hyundai Sun Bowl.[10][11] He was an Honorable Mention pick for the Pac-12 all-conference team.[1] His other postseason awards included the 2013 Sports Illustrated all bowl team, Senior Bowl attendee, and a spot at the 2013 NFL Combine.

Professional career

On May 10, 2014, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Zumwalt in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[12] He was placed on the injured reserve list before the 2014 and 2015 regular seasons.

On August 28, 2016, despite having his first healthy preseason, he was waived by the Steelers.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "UCLA Profile". uclabruins.com.
  2. ^ "2010 BEST IN THE WEST FOOTBALL BIOS". presstelegram.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "2009 Times' all-star team". latimes.com. January 3, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Edison's Zumwalt earns county's top defensive honor". ocvarsity.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  5. ^ "Edison's Jordan Zumwalt chooses ..." hbindependent.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  6. ^ "Three Bruins Named To Rivals.com Pac-10 All-Freshman Team". uclabruins.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "Rivals.com Pac-10 all-freshman team". rivals.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  8. ^ "UCLA Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  9. ^ "The 2011 Pac-12 All-Bowl team". espn.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  10. ^ "Sun Bowl: UCLA's Jordan Zumwalt named game's co-most valuable player". inlandsocal.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  11. ^ "Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt ends UCLA career with MVP-worthy performance". dailynews.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  12. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers Select UCLA Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt in the Sixth Round of the NFL Draft".
  13. ^ Bryan, Dave (August 28, 2016). "Steelers Begin Roster Cuts; Place Rookie T Jerald Hawkins On IR". Steelers Depot. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

External links

  • UCLA Bruins bio
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