#40

Jordan Veneziale

Senior linebacker for Georgia State. 2023: 53 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Georgia State · Sr. · #40

6′0″ · 232 lb · Dallas, GA

CFB Index 41 · #368 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceGeorgia State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 2117 nationally · Signed with Georgia State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Georgia State. 2023: 53 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Georgia State, 280 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20195 games

Signed with Georgia State3-star out of North Paulding

202313 games

The role got bigger.

All-Sun Belt

2024

All-Sun Belt

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2117 national

CFB

College

Georgia State

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-SUN BELT

All-Sun Belt mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Shawn Elliott

Georgia State

Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 32-29 over that span.

2019Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2020Georgia State6-4HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2022Georgia State4-8HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #368 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (87th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (86th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#338 / 2842 · 87th pct

6.5

Solo tackles#372 / 2842 · 86th pct

Tackles#503 / 2842 · 82nd pct

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th 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

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.0	0.7	0.0	0.0
Road7g	3.3	0.4	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.0	0.4	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	0.6	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dell McGee

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Georgia State	53	34	6.5	1.0	--	--	--
2022	Georgia State	98	55	5.5	2.0	3	--	--
2021	Georgia State	96	53	8.5	4.0	1	--	--
2020	Georgia State	18	11	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Georgia State	15	9	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		280	162	22.0	7.0	4	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 42–35

vs Rhode Island

0 TFL · 1 SOLO · 3 TOT

Edged out Rhode Island at home in a shootout.

With K. Loggins — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG · D. Grainger — 193 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 40.4 · 51 rush yds (12 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 42-35vs Rhode Island	3	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 35-14vs UConn	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 41-25@ Charlotte	4	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 30-17@ Coastal Carolina	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 7-28vs Troy	6	5	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 41-24vs Marshall	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 20-17@ Louisiana	3	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 27-44@ Georgia Southern	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 14-42vs James Madison	8	6	2.0	0.0	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 11	L 14-42vs App State	8	3	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 14-56@ LSU	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 24-25@ Old Dominion	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	W 45-22@ Utah State	5	3	1.0	1.0	—
Total		53	34	6.5	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology