Jordan Dean Zumwalt (born October 13, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker. He never had the chance to play football in the National Football League (NFL) due to consecutive injuries that lead him to miss two entire seasons. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.
Zumwalt attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California. He was named to the EA Sports All-American second-team while in high school.[1] He was named as an honorable mention for the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West.[2] He was selected as the GoldenStatePreps.com SoCal Defensive Player of the Year.[1] He was selected to the MaxPreps All-California first-team.[1] On January 3, 2010, he was selected to the L.A. Times All-Star team.[3] On December 22, 2009, he was selected as the Orange County Register Defensive Player of the Year[4] and on February 3, 2010, CIF-SS Pac-5 Division Defensive Player of the Year following his senior year.[5] He also lettered in basketball and wrestling. After originally committing to Stanford, he chose UCLA.
Recruitingedit
Zumwalt was ranked as the 4th best inside linebacker and the 205th national overall prospect by Rivals.com, as well as the 29th best player in California.[1] He also was ranked as the 267th national prospect and the 9th best middle linebacker prospect by Scout.com.[1] He was ranked as the 38th best prospect by Scout along with being ranked 43rd best player in CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep.[1]
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
"UCLA Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
"2010 UCLA Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
"Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
"2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
College careeredit
Zumwalt was selected to the rivals.com Pac-10 All-Freshman team following his freshman season.[6][7] He was also the Defensive tri-winner of UCLA's John Boncheff, Jr. Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year following the season.[1]
Zumwalt finished his sophomore season with 360 tackles, 27 interception and 17 pass deflections.[8] On January 13, 2012, he was selected to the ESPN All-Pac-12 Bowl Team.[9]
On December 31, 2013, Zumwalt was named as co-MVP of the 2013 Hyundai Sun Bowl.[10][11] He was an Honorable Mention pick for the Pac-12 all-conference team.[1] His other postseason awards included the 2013 Sports Illustrated all bowl team, Senior Bowl attendee, and a spot at the 2013 NFL Combine.
Professional careeredit
On May 10, 2014, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Zumwalt in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[12] He was placed on the injured reserve list before the 2014 and 2015 regular seasons.
On August 28, 2016, despite having his first healthy preseason, he was waived by the Steelers.[13]
^"The 2011 Pac-12 All-Bowl team". espn.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
^"Sun Bowl: UCLA's Jordan Zumwalt named game's co-most valuable player". inlandsocal.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^"Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt ends UCLA career with MVP-worthy performance". dailynews.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^"Pittsburgh Steelers Select UCLA Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt in the Sixth Round of the NFL Draft".
^Steelers Begin Roster Cuts; Place Rookie T Jerald Hawkins On IR
External linksedit
UCLA Bruins bio
February 16, 2024
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Jordan Dean Zumwalt born October 13 1991 is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker He never had the chance to play football in the National Football League NFL due to consecutive injuries that lead him to miss two entire seasons He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft He played college football at UCLA Jordan ZumwaltNo 56 49Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1991 10 13 October 13 1991 age 32 La Habra California U S Height 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight 231 lb 105 kg Career informationHigh school Huntington Beach CA EdisonCollege UCLANFL draft 2014 Round 6 Pick 192Career historyPittsburgh Steelers 2014 2015 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early years 1 1 Recruiting 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editZumwalt attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach California He was named to the EA Sports All American second team while in high school 1 He was named as an honorable mention for the Long Beach Press Telegram Best in the West 2 He was selected as the GoldenStatePreps com SoCal Defensive Player of the Year 1 He was selected to the MaxPreps All California first team 1 On January 3 2010 he was selected to the L A Times All Star team 3 On December 22 2009 he was selected as the Orange County Register Defensive Player of the Year 4 and on February 3 2010 CIF SS Pac 5 Division Defensive Player of the Year following his senior year 5 He also lettered in basketball and wrestling After originally committing to Stanford he chose UCLA Recruiting edit Zumwalt was ranked as the 4th best inside linebacker and the 205th national overall prospect by Rivals com as well as the 29th best player in California 1 He also was ranked as the 267th national prospect and the 9th best middle linebacker prospect by Scout com 1 He was ranked as the 38th best prospect by Scout along with being ranked 43rd best player in CA NV HI region by SuperPrep 1 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit dateJordan ZumwaltInside linebacker Huntington Beach California Edison High School 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 220 lb 100 kg 4 6 Feb 3 2010 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N AOverall recruiting rankings Scout 9 MLB Rivals 205 National 4 ILB 29 Cal Refers to 40 yard dash Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height weight and 40 time In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources UCLA Football Commitments Rivals com Retrieved September 4 2016 2010 UCLA Football Recruiting Commits Scout com Retrieved September 4 2016 Scout com Team Recruiting Rankings Scout com Retrieved September 4 2016 2010 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved September 4 2016 College career editZumwalt was selected to the rivals com Pac 10 All Freshman team following his freshman season 6 7 He was also the Defensive tri winner of UCLA s John Boncheff Jr Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year following the season 1 Zumwalt finished his sophomore season with 360 tackles 27 interception and 17 pass deflections 8 On January 13 2012 he was selected to the ESPN All Pac 12 Bowl Team 9 On December 31 2013 Zumwalt was named as co MVP of the 2013 Hyundai Sun Bowl 10 11 He was an Honorable Mention pick for the Pac 12 all conference team 1 His other postseason awards included the 2013 Sports Illustrated all bowl team Senior Bowl attendee and a spot at the 2013 NFL Combine Professional career editOn May 10 2014 the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Zumwalt in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft 12 He was placed on the injured reserve list before the 2014 and 2015 regular seasons On August 28 2016 despite having his first healthy preseason he was waived by the Steelers 13 References edit a b c d e f g h UCLA Profile uclabruins com 2010 BEST IN THE WEST FOOTBALL BIOS presstelegram com Retrieved September 4 2016 2009 Times all star team latimes com January 3 2010 Retrieved January 3 2010 Edison s Zumwalt earns county s top defensive honor ocvarsity com Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved December 22 2009 Edison s Jordan Zumwalt chooses hbindependent com Retrieved February 3 2010 Three Bruins Named To Rivals com Pac 10 All Freshman Team uclabruins com Archived from the original on March 2 2014 Retrieved December 16 2010 Rivals com Pac 10 all freshman team rivals com Archived from the original on December 16 2010 Retrieved December 15 2010 UCLA Statistics sports reference com The 2011 Pac 12 All Bowl team espn com Retrieved January 13 2012 Sun Bowl UCLA s Jordan Zumwalt named game s co most valuable player inlandsocal com Archived from the original on February 27 2014 Retrieved December 31 2013 Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt ends UCLA career with MVP worthy performance dailynews com Retrieved December 31 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers Select UCLA Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt in the Sixth Round of the NFL Draft Steelers Begin Roster Cuts Place Rookie T Jerald Hawkins On IRExternal links editUCLA Bruins bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jordan Zumwalt amp oldid 1190466861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
