High school career

Jordan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of former Minnesota Vikings tight end Steve Jordan. He attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona, where he was a two-sport star in football and track for the Chandler Wolves. In football, he earned All-State honors his senior year after registering 85 tackles and 17.5 quarterback sacks. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jordan was listed as the #37 strongside defensive end of the class of 2007.

Also an outstanding track & field athlete, Jordan was one of the state's top performers in the discus throw. He captured the state title in the discus at the 2007 5A I State Meet, recording a top-throw of 53.54 meters (175 ft 7 in), while also placing 10th in the shot put event, with a throw of 14.01 meters (45 ft, 11 in).

College career

Jordan primarily played defensive end for the University of California at Berkeley. He was coached by head coach Jeff Tedford and Defensive coordinator, Bob Gregory. He played in 50 of 51 possible games and made 32 starts at Cal from 2007-10. Jordan achieved honorable mention All-American (Pro Football Weekly) and first-team All-Pac-10 choice as a senior in 2010 after two consecutive honorable mention All-Pac-10 campaigns in 2008 and 2009. He finished his collegiate career with 175 tackles, while adding 34.0 tackles for loss (-122 yards) and 16.5 sacks (-89 yards) to rank just outside the school's all-time top 10 in each of the latter two categories He also had one interception that he returned for three yards, five pass breakups, four forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries that he returned for a total of 41 yards and two touchdowns.

Professional career

2011 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 4⅛ in	287 lb	35 in	11⅛ in	4.74 s	1.64 s	2.72 s	4.37 s	7.07 s	31 in	9 ft 9 in	25 reps	x

New Orleans Saints

2011

Jordan was selected as the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. On August 2, 2011, Jordan signed a four year, $7.7 million deal with the Saints. Jordan's first year was relatively quiet, as he played in all 16 games but only recorded a single sack along with 24 tackles. He also recovered a fumble. The Saints made the playoffs that year and Jordan started 1 of 2 playoff games and recorded 6 tackles overall while deflecting a pass.

2012

Jordan had a good year as he started all 16 games while recording 8.0 sacks and 54 tackles. He forced 3 fumbles and recovered 2. He recorded 3.0 sacks in a Week 8 win against the Philadelphia Eagles.

2013

Jordan had a breakout year in 2013 as he made his first Pro Bowl. He recorded 12.5 sacks and 43 tackles. He forced 2 fumbles as well as recovering 2. The Saints again made the playoffs and Jordan started both games they played. He recorded 2.5 sacks and 8 tackles during the playoffs. He had multi-sack performances in Weeks 3, 11, and 13.

2014

Jordan's production dipped compared to 2013, but he was a solid contributor nonetheless. He recorded 7.5 sacks and 40 tackles, along with a fumble recovery. Jordan also recorded an interception. He only had one multi-sack game and that was in Week 7, in a win against the Green Bay Packers. He recorded an interception in the Saints' Week 12 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

2015

Jordan had another solid year as he recorded 10.0 sacks and 38 tackles, as well as making his second Pro Bowl. He forced a fumble and recovered two. He had two dominant performances, both coming in consecutive weeks. In Week 6, against the Atlanta Falcons, Jordan recorded 3.0 sacks. The next week, against the Indianapolis Colts, Jordan recorded 2.0 sacks. These would be Jordan's only two multi-sack games in 2015. At one point, Pro Football Focus ranked Jordan as the number one defensive end in the league.

NFL stats

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	FR YDS	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG	TD	PD
2011	NO	16	31	18	13	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
2012	NO	16	67	41	26	8.0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2013	NO	16	47	29	18	12.5	2	2	11	0	0	0	0	0	4
2014	NO	16	51	32	19	7.5	0	1	0	1	6	6	6	0	5
2015	NO	16	45	32	13	10.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	5

Personal

Jordan's father, Steve, played his entire 13-year NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]