#13

Layton Jordan

Senior linebacker for Temple. 2023: 24 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

LB · Temple · Sr. · #13

6′2″ · 220 lb · Mckeesport, PA

CFB Index 39 · #386 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceTemple 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 2177 nationally · Signed with Temple

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Temple. 2023: 24 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Temple, 103 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with Temple3-star out of McKeesport

202212 games

All-AACsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2177 national

CFB

College

Temple

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM

All-AAC 2nd team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Rod Carey

Temple

2022–2023

Stan Drayton

Temple

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Stan Drayton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Temple8-5HC: Rod Carey · Balanced

2020Temple1-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning

2021Temple3-9HC: Rod Carey · Balanced, slow tempo

2022Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning

2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

39Below cohort / limited sample #386 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#421 / 2842 · 84th pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#904 / 2842 · 66th pct

3.5

Solo tackles#1508 / 2842 · 45th pct

Tackles#1663 / 2842 · 40th pct

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road5g	2.6	0.5	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

K.C. Keeler

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #386 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #386 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Temple	24	14	3.5	2.5	--	--	--
2022	Temple	53	37	18.5	9.0	1	2	--
2021	Temple	18	11	5.0	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Temple	4	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Temple	4	2	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		103	66	28.0	13.5	1	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 41–9

vs Norfolk State

1 TOT

Dominant 32-point win at home against Norfolk State.

With E. Warner — 238 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.9 · 24 rush yds (3 car) · J. Smith — 142 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 24-21vs Akron	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 2	L 7-36@ Rutgers	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 41-9vs Norfolk State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 7-41vs Miami	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 26-48@ Tulsa	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 34-49vs UTSA	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 14-45@ North Texas	6	4	0.5	0.5	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 8	L 0-55vs SMU	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 23-27@ South Florida	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 12	L 24-34@ UAB	1	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 21-45vs Memphis	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		24	14	3.5	2.5	—

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

Layton Jordan

2018

202212 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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