Temple University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Jordan Magee
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Dover, Del.
- High School:
- Dover
2023 (Graduate): Named a preseason second team All-ACC lineback (Phil Steele and Athlon) ... added to Butkus Award watchlist prior to the season ... was week one starter at linebacker vs. Akron and earned co-defensive player of the week (Tywan Francis) ... named weekly captain (Norfolk State, Miami, Tulsa, North Texas, SMU, USF) ... earned defensive player of the game honors vs. Norfolk State with 6 tackles and a sack ... set career high in solo tackles (8) and tackles for loss (4.5) in the win also the most in a single game in the AAC this season vs. Navy earning defensive player of the game ... ranked third in the AAC in tackles 7.89/game) and second in TFLs (1.39) ... named a College Football Networks Midseason All-AAC Honorable Mention ... missed final game vs. Memphis due to injury ... led the team in tackles (80) for second consecutive year and TFL (14), also second in the AAC ... earned second team All-AAC ... lettered
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Named preseason fourth team All-AAC by Athlon Sports ... earned All-AAC Honorable Mention (Pro Football Network) … earned fourth-team All-AAC (Phil Steele) … earned a single digit - a Temple tradition given to those who lead by example on and off the field ... voted by teammates as one of five captains (Xach Gill, Adam Klein, David Martin-Robinson, and Darian Varner) for the season ... tied a career-high in tackles (8) in the season opener at Duke … had first career sack against Lafayette while also tallying 3 tackles for loss ... earned Football Stories Defensive Player of the Week for performance against Lafayette ... set career-high in tackles in consecutive weeks with 9 vs. Tulsa and 12 at Navy ... finished as the team leader in tackles with 86, including nine TFL and 4.5 sacks, both good for third most on the team, his 86 tackles were good for 10th most in the conference ... lettered.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Rotated in at linebacker, had career and team highs in tackles (8) and TFLs (2.5) at Rutgers ... became the starting WILL linebacker in week 4 vs. Wagner ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman): Started his first career game at BUBO in the season opener at Navy ... recorded his first fumble recovery and single-game career-high in tackles (6) at Tulane ... set a new career-high in TFL (1.0) while also making his first career interception (off QB Holton Ahlers), which he returned 45 yards vs. ECU ... missed SMU and UCF games due to COVID protocols ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2019 (Freshman): Was part of the 2019 recruiting class ... made his career debut on special teams in a win at ECU ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Buffalo) ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Tulane) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... redshirted.
High School: Played quarterback and safety for coach Rudy Siminotti at Dover (Del.) High … went 9-2 his senior year and made second team all-state and first team all-conference ... threw for 1,208 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior … also lettered in basketball for three years.
Personal: Born Jordan Machai Magee in Towson, Md. … parents are Kevin and Pamela Magee … sister Keyonna (26), and brother Josh (17) … list of favorites include: Killers (movie), Gravity Falls (TV show), Hunger Games (book), Baltimore Ravens (NFL team) and Rome (place in the world) … hashtag to describe himself: #Dangerous ... university studies major.
