Jordan Whittley

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-1
Weight:
324
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Richmond, Calif.
High School:
Castlemont

2020 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Did not play

2019 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Joined the program in January 2019 in advance of spring practices
• Received a clock extension during the season, reverting to redshirt junior
• Played in 14 games, making one start
• Recorded 14 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss in addition to a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup
• Tallied three tackles twice: against California and Washington
• Finished with solo TFLs against Hawai’i, Stanford and Utah and half a TFL against California

LANEY COLLEGE
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals.com
• Played two seasons for John Beam at Laney College
• Led Laney to its first California Community College Athletic Association football championship in 2018. Laney finished the season 11-2
• Totaled 35 tackles as a sophomore, collecting 14.5 tackles for loss, including 5.5 sacks. Added two pass breakups
• Selected first-team all-conference on the defensive line as a sophomore
• Helped Laney to a 9-2 record as a freshman in 2017
• Finished with 10 tackles as a freshman, totaling 1.5 for a loss

CASTLEMONT HIGH SCHOOL
• Played running back while at Castlemont for head coach Clyde Byrd
• Three-time all-conference and all-star game selection while at Castlemont

PERSONAL
• Son of Kristina Pettway
• Has two brothers, Jonathan and Khristopher
• Majoring in digital communication arts
• Aspires to be a professional movie screenwriter and is participating in projects with Oregon State’s video team
• Chose Oregon State because of “the family vibe from the coaches to the players.”