Jordan Dean Zumwalt (born October 13, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at UCLA.
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 13, 1991 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 | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editZumwalt 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.
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]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (MLB) Rivals: 205 (National), 4 (ILB), 29 (Cal) | ||||||
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College career
editZumwalt 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 60 tackles, 1 interception and 1 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
editOn 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, he was waived by the Steelers.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "UCLA Profile". uclabruins.com.
- ^ "2010 BEST IN THE WEST FOOTBALL BIOS". presstelegram.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "2009 Times' all-star team". latimes.com. January 3, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ "Edison's Zumwalt earns county's top defensive honor". ocvarsity.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ^ "Edison's Jordan Zumwalt chooses ..." hbindependent.com. 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. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Rivals.com Pac-10 all-freshman team". rivals.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ "UCLA Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "The 2011 Pac-12 All-Bowl team". ESPN. 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. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ^ "Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt ends UCLA career with MVP-worthy performance". dailynews.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers Select UCLA Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt in the Sixth Round of the NFL Draft".
- ^ Bryan, Dave (August 28, 2016). "Steelers Begin Roster Cuts; Place Rookie T Jerald Hawkins On IR". Steelers Depot. Retrieved March 9, 2024.