Jordan Sterns: S · Oklahoma State · #13.
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Jordan Sterns
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the Oklahoma State secondary. On tape: 19 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma, Week 14, 2016.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
101 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 101 | 68 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 101 | 68 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-7vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-30vs Central Michigan | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-38vs Pittsburgh | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ No. 16 Baylor | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-31vs No. 22 Texas | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-20@ Kansas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-20vs No. 10 West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-37@ Kansas State | 12 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-44vs Texas Tech | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-6@ TCU | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-38@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 19 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 19 tackles |
 Bowl | W 38-8vs No. 11 Colorado | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 101 | 68 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
101tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%5 TFL101 tackles · 5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Mike Gundy — 27-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 10.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
49.2%
465 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
101 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oklahoma State, 101 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
