Jordan Pollard is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at San José State.
Pollard is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at San José State. That makes three seasons with an honor, the latest All-Mountain West in 2025. One game to point at: 19 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Fresno State — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
108 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | 108 | 58 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | San José State | 115 | 59 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | San José State | 79 | 52 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -- | 2 |
| 2022 | San José State | 40 | 20 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 342 | 189 | 25.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-16vs Central Michigan | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-38@ No. 7 Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28vs Idaho | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-30@ Stanford | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-28vs New Mexico | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-35@ Wyoming | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 25-30@ Utah State | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-38vs Hawai'i | 8 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-26vs Air Force | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-55@ Nevada | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-25@ San Diego State | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-41vs Fresno State | 19 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 19 tackles |
| Total | 108 | 58 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
108tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
4%4 pass breakups108 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 10.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
61.1%
486 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
66.3
12 games
Team sack rate
1.7%
518 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #61 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #5 of 45 Mountain West LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,535 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mountain West as a senior.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
