The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Jordan Elliott
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 318
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Westside
A second-year defensive lineman for the Longhorns ... has played in six career games ... participated in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in six games ... made eight tackles (four solo) ... had 1.5 tackles for loss ... made his first career appearance in a season-opening win over No. 10 Notre Dame ... Played against UTEP with one tackle ... had two total tackles against OU (one solo, one assist) ... tied a career high of two tackles against Iowa State ... returned from injury to play in his first game since October 15 ... had two tackles (one solo) against TCU.
HIGH SCHOOL
An All-America, all-state and two-time all-district honoree … selected to participate in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl … semifinalist for the 2015 Greater Houston High School Rotary Lombardi Award … named to the All-USA Texas Second Team by USA Today … tabbed one of the top four defensive tackles in Texas and to "2016 Texas' Best" by Dave Campbell's Texas Football … chosen first-team All-District 20-6A … ranked in the Greater Houston Top 100 and named one of the Top 10 area defensive players by the Houston Chronicle … placed No. 10 in the Austin American-Statesman's Fab 55 … picked a Top 50 prospect in Texas by the Waco Tribune … rated No. 70 nationally (No. 10 DT) and No. 6 overall in Texas by 247Sports … ranked No. 82 overall (No. 12 DT) and No. 14 overall in Texas by ESPN … rated No. 105 nationally (No. 14 DT) and No. 3 DT in Texas by Scout … ranked No. 32 DT nationally and No. 49 overall in Texas by Rivals … registered 30 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, three passes batted down, one forced fumble and one recovered fumble in eight games as a senior … collected at least three tackles in six of eight games … part of a defense that allowed an average of 19.4 points in the games he played, including 13.7 points in regular season games … the defense ranked third in the district for the season in total defense (247.0 ypg) and rushing defense (111.5 ypg) … recorded one sack against Lamar Consolidated … set a season high with seven tackles to go along with two tackles for loss and one sack against Brenham … tallied one sack and one fumble recovery in helping the defense to a shutout against Milby … set a season high with three tackles for loss with five total tackles, one pass defended and on forced fumble against Houston Math Science & Tech as the defense posted its second straight shutout … secured five tackles and one tackle for loss against Chavez … notched four tackles and two tackles for loss against Lamar … helped Westside to a 6A Division II bidistrict playoff appearance in 2015 … named 2015 preseason first-team Super Team by Dave Campbell's Texas Football … chosen first-team 6A All-State by the Associated Press and second-team by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2014 … selected first-team All-District 20-6A … recorded 78 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, two fumble recoveries and nine forced turnovers as a junior … part of a defense that led the district in passing defense (62.7 ypg), and ranked second in total defense (214.8 ypg) and third in rushing defense (152.1 ypg), while posting two shutouts against Milby and Houston Math Science and Tech … helped the defense limit Westbury to seven points … helped Westside to an appearance in the 6A Division II bidistrict playoffs … also competed in shot put and discus at Westside.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 2, 4 times
Tackles for loss: 1.0, UTEP, Sep 10, 2016 (1-0)
