Jordan Wright: DB · UConn.
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Jordan Wright
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Chris Klieman and Jim Mora. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Syracuse — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UConn | 46 | 32 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 53 | 37 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-50@ Maryland | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Merrimack | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ Duke | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-3vs Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-20vs Temple | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Rice | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-27vs Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-23@ UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-14vs North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 32 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 63-17
vs Merrimack
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Merrimack.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%4 TFL46 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
44.4%
396 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #244 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Kansas State and UConn, 53 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Klieman and Jim Mora.
