| No. -- | |
| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: October 13, 1991 | |
| Place of birth: La Habra, California | |
| Career information | |
| College: UCLA | |
| NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 192 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2014– 2016)* | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jordan Dean Zumwalt (born October 13, 1991) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. 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. Zumwalt was named to the EA Sports All-American second-team while in high school.[1] He was ranked as the 4th best inside linebacker and ranked as the 205th national overall prospect by rivals.com.[1] He also was ranked as the 267th national prospect and also was ranked the 9th best middle linebacker prospect by scout.com.[1] He was ranked as the 29 best player in the state of California by rivals.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] He was among the players on the Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100.[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 in high school.[5] Homecoming King, Scholar athlete, basketball and wrestling letter winner. After originally committing to Stanford, he chose UCLA.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Zumwalt Inside linebacker |
Huntington Beach, California | Edison High School | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.6 | Feb 3, 2010 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (MLB) Rivals: 205 (National), 4 (ILB), 29 (Cal) | ||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "UCLA Profile". uclabruins.com. http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207914040.
- ↑ "2010 BEST IN THE WEST FOOTBALL BIOS". presstelegram.com. http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/20100201/2010-best-in-the-west-football-bios. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "2009 Times' all-star team". latimes.com. January 3, 2010. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/03/sports/la-sp-football-all-stars3-2010jan03. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Edison's Zumwalt earns county's top defensive honor". ocvarsity.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054828/http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/zumwalt-18942-edison-season.html. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Edison's Jordan Zumwalt chooses ...". hbindependent.com. http://articles.hbindependent.com/2010-02-03/news/doc4b6938cabb1d0289206766_1_arizona-state-edison-high-ucla. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Three Bruins Named To Rivals.com Pac-10 All-Freshman Team". uclabruins.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302085038/http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207896539. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ↑ "Rivals.com Pac-10 all-freshman team". rivals.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101216120803/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1165251. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ↑ "UCLA Statistics". sports-reference.com. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jordan-zumwalt-1.html.
- ↑ "The 2011 Pac-12 All-Bowl team". espn.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/tag/_/name/2011-all-bowl-team. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Sun Bowl: UCLA’s Jordan Zumwalt named game’s co-most valuable player". inlandsocal.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. https://archive.is/20140227004434/http://inlandsocal.com/2013/12/31/sun-bowl-uclas-jordan-zumwalt-named-games-co-most-valuable-player/. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt ends UCLA career with MVP-worthy performance". dailynews.com. http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20131231/linebacker-jordan-zumwalt-ends-ucla-career-with-mvp-worthy-performance. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh Steelers Select UCLA Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt in the Sixth Round of the NFL Draft". http://www.sportsmedia101.com/pittsburghsteelers/2014/05/10/pittsburgh-steelers-select-ucla-linebacker-jordan-zumwalt-in-the-sixth-round-of-the-nfl-draft/.
- ↑ Steelers Begin Roster Cuts; Place Rookie T Jerald Hawkins On IR
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