Jordan Whittington (born October 1, 2000) is an American professional

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and

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for the

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in the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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Early life

Whittington grew up in

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and attended Cuero High School where he lettered in football and basketball. In his high school career, Whittington completed all 14 of his passing attempts for 301 yards and two touchdowns. Whittington would also rush 104 carries for 1,100 yards and 18 touchdowns, while also completing 164 receptions for 3,157 yards and 40 touchdowns. He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Texas over offers from schools such as Alabama, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, TCU, and West Virginia.

College career

During Whittington's true freshman season in 2019, he played in the season opener against

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where he caught two passes for 17 yards before suffering with a torn adductor muscle and was ultimately redshirted. During the 2020 season, he played in five games and started two of them (the season opener against

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and the AT&T Red River Showdown against

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). After the game against Oklahoma, Whittington sat out for the next three games due to an injury he suffered during that game which required surgery. He finished the season with 21 caught passes for 206 yards and rushed three times for 50 yards and one touchdown. During the 2021 season, he played in eight games and started three of them. During the Red River Showdown against Oklahoma, he made three receptions for 35 yards and one rush for eight yards before suffering an injury that would have him leave the game and the next four games. He finished the season with 26 caught passes for 377 yards and three touchdowns along with career high records of seven receptions and 113 yards and a 14 yard touchdown reception. During the 2022 season, he played in 13 games and started 12 of them. He finished the season with 50 receptions for 652 yards and one touchdown along with hauling in three passes for 26 yards and one returned kickoff for 18 yards while playing against Louisiana–Monroe. Whittington announced that he would be returning for the 2023 season.

Professional career

Whittington was drafted by the

213th overall in the sixth round of the

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. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Personal life

Whittington is the nephew of former NFL Super Bowl champion,

Arthur Whittington Arthur Lee Whittington (September 4, 1955 – April 22, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs. Selected in the seventh ro ...

References

External links

Los Angeles Rams bio

Texas Longhorns bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whittington, Jordan 2000 births Living people Players of American football from DeWitt County, Texas Sportspeople from Cuero, Texas American football wide receivers Texas Longhorns football players Los Angeles Rams players