Jordan Strachan: DE · South Carolina · #7.
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Jordan Strachan
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. Played for two head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Shawn Elliott and Shane Beamer. The first career honor came in 2020: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Jacksonville State — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Carolina | 20 | 15 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 10 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 23 | 16 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 41 | 24 | 14.0 | 9.5 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia State | 36 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 131 | 78 | 32.5 | 18.5 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-31vs No. 21 North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-21vs Furman | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-24@ No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-30vs Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 20-41@ No. 21 Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 39-41vs Florida | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 12-34@ No. 20 Missouri | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-28vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-14vs Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 7-16vs Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 15 | 8.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 17-14
vs Kentucky
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
25%5 sacksTFL rate
40%8 TFLHurry rate
10%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
71%5 of 7 pressures20 tackles · 8 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
53.4%
411 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
64.1
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #173 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Georgia State and South Carolina, 18 sacks — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Shawn Elliott and Shane Beamer.
