#11

Jordan Silva

Senior defensive end for Kent State. 2018: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 43 tackles.

DE · Kent State · Sr. · #11

6′4″ · 245 lb · Murrieta, CA

Kent State 2018 alumnus

The story

4 defensive end for Kent State. 2018: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 43 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Nevada in 2014.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

WDE recruit

No. 2952 nationally · Signed with Nevada

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Kent State, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2014

Signed with Nevada2-star out of Vista Murrieta

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2952 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

2 coaches

2016–2017

Paul Haynes

Kent State

2018

Sean Lewis

Kent State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Nevada5-7HC: Brian Polian · Run-leaning

2017Nevada3-9HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning

2018Kent State2-10HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#489 / 2662 · 78th pct

2.0

Solo tackles#733 / 2662 · 72nd pct

Tackles#819 / 2662 · 69th pct

QB hurries#730 / 2662 · 63rd pct

Tackles for loss#1030 / 2662 · 58th pct

3.0

Passes defended#1093 / 2662 · 48th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	3.7	0.3	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.1	0.3	0.1	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	5.2	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mark Carney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Kent State	43	27	3.0	2.0	1	--	--
2017	Nevada	26	8	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2016	Nevada	33	18	4.0	2.0	1	--	--
Career		102	53	9.0	5.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2018

W 54–14

vs Howard

4 TOT · 2 SOLO

Dominant 40-point win at home against Howard.

With J. Rankin — 147 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · G. Urenovitch — 30 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 46 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week