Jordan Genmark Heath
Swedish gridiron football player (born 1997)
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Jordan Alexander Moses Genmark Heath (born December 16, 1997) is a Swedish professional gridiron football running back for the Nordic Storm of the European League of Football (ELF). He played college football for Notre Dame and UCLA. He has also 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.
Stockholm, Sweden
| No. 2 – Nordic Storm | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 16, 1997 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cathedral Catholic High School |
| College | Notre Dame (2017–2020) UCLA (2021) |
| NFL draft | 2022: undrafted |
| CFL draft | 2022G: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
College career
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
| 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
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 the team on October 4, 2022,[6] but was cut on October 31.[7]
Genmark Heath signed with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL on January 11, 2023.[8] He was cut on June 8, 2023.[9]
Personal life
Genmark Heath moved from Sweden to the United States at age 14.[10] He grew up a fan of the San Diego Chargers.[11]
