Todd Jordan
American football punter and quarterback (born 1970)
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Todd Jordan (born June 18, 1970) is an American politician and former football player who is currently the mayor of Tupelo, Mississippi.[1] He was a punter for one season with the San Antonio Texans of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Mississippi State University.
Todd Jordan | |
|---|---|
| 29th Mayor of Tupelo, Mississippi | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jason Shelton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1970 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| No. 8 | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Punter • Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Mississippi State |
| Career history | |
| 1994 | Las Vegas Posse* |
| 1995 | San Antonio Texans |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
Football career
College career
Jordan played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs as a quarterback and punter from 1989 to 1993. He recorded 2,741 yards and fourteen touchdowns while completing 205 of 440 passes during his college career. He also accumulated 4,793 punting yards on 112 punts.[2]
College statistics
Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total offense | Punting | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | G | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | RAT | ATT | YDS | TD | TOFF | TDR | P | YDS | AVG |
| 1989 | 11 | 41 | 84 | 48.8 | 451 | 2 | 8 | 82.7 | 10 | -40 | 0 | 411 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 114.6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 1992 | 10 | 27 | 51 | 52.9 | 268 | 0 | 1 | 93.2 | 17 | -26 | 0 | 242 | 0 | 52 | 2,267 | 43.6 |
| 1993 | 11 | 131 | 294 | 44.6 | 1,935 | 11 | 9 | 106.1 | 42 | -13 | 1 | 1,922 | 12 | 56 | 2,403 | 42.9 |
| Totals[2] | 43 | 205 | 440 | 46.6 | 2,741 | 14 | 20 | 100.3 | 77 | -66 | 2 | 2,675 | 16 | 112 | 4,793 | 42.8 |
Professional career
Jordan was on the Las Vegas Posse's practice roster in 1994 and became a free agent when the team folded.[3] He played in eighteen games for the San Antonio Texans as the team's punter during the 1995 season. He recorded 4,459 punting yards on 107 punts.[3][4]