Layton Jordan: LB · Temple · #13.
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Layton Jordan
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Temple. First career honor, 2022: All-AAC. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against North Texas — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Akron | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-36@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-9vs Norfolk State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41vs No. 20 Miami | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-48@ Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-49vs UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-45@ North Texas | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 0-55vs SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-27@ South Florida | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-34@ UAB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-45vs Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups24 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Stan Drayton
Pass share
61.1%
508 pass / 324 run
Plays / game
69.3
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
521 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #386 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Temple, 103 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Stan Drayton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
