Jorden Starling: DT · Middle Tennessee · #2.
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Jorden Starling
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A two-star recruit with six seasons on the field at Middle Tennessee since. On tape: 3 tackles against UTEP, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 30 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 100 | 52 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 30-45vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-23vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-42@ Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-30vs UTEP | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 20-23@ Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2023
W 40-6
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against Florida International.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%3 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
25%3 hurries12 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
6 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 34-39 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
53.6%
438 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
68.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
471 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Six seasons at Middle Tennessee, 100 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rick Stockstill.
