Jordan Whittington
Whittington with Los Angeles Rams in 2025 | |||||||||||
| No. 88 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
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| Positions | Wide receiver Kick returner | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Born | October 1, 2000 Cuero, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | Cuero (TX) | ||||||||||
| College | Texas (2019–2023) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 6th round, 213th overall pick | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2025 | |||||||||||
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Jordan Whittington (born October 1, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver and kick returner for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.
Early life
Whittington grew up in Cuero, Texas 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.[1] 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.[2]
College career
During Whittington's true freshman season in 2019, he played in the season opener against Louisiana Tech where he caught two passes for 17 yards before suffering with a torn adductor muscle and was ultimately redshirted.[3][4]
During the 2020 season, he played in five games and started two of them (the season opener against UTEP and the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma). 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.[5][6] He finished the season with 21 caught passes for 206 yards and rushed three times for 50 yards and one touchdown.[7]
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.[8][9] 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.[10]
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.[11]
Whittington announced that he would be returning for the 2023 season.[12]
College statistics
| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | TD | |
| Texas Longhorns | |||||||||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 206 | 9.8 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 377 | 14.5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 652 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 505 | 12.0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Career | 41 | 25 | 141 | 1,757 | 12.5 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 1 |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
18 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[13][14] | ||||||||||||
Whittington was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams 213th overall in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.[15] He played in 15 games, starting three and caught 22 passes for 293 yards, while also serving special teams. After returning 16 kickoffs for 453 total yards, Whittington was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team as a kickoff returner.[16]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2024 | LAR | 15 | 3 | 22 | 293 | 13.3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 15 | 3 | 22 | 293 | 13.3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life
Whittington is the nephew of former NFL running back Arthur Whittington, who played for the Oakland Raiders on their 1980 Super Bowl XV world championship team.[17]
References
- ^ "Jordan Whittington's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Whittington, Cuero, Wide Receiver". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Daniel, Cody (September 2, 2019). "Texas RB Jordan Whittington out 4-6 weeks with torn adductor muscle". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Whittington 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Goodridge, Gerald (September 12, 2020). "Texas WR Jordan Whittington ruled out for second half". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Eberts, Wescott (September 14, 2020). "Texas WR Jordan Whittington needs surgery for meniscus tear". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Whittington 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ McVeigh, Griffin (October 15, 2021). "Texas Football: Jordan Whittington out for regular season". Longhorns Wire. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Han, Nathan (December 15, 2021). "Jordan Whittington's return to the field is about more than football". The Daily Texan. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Whittington 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Whittington 2022 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Whittington, Jordan (April 27, 2023). "Why I Came Back to Texas by Jordan Whittington". The Players' Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Whittington Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Jordan Whittington College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Vierra, Brock (April 27, 2024). "Instant analysis: Why Jordan Whittington could be the steal of the draft for the Rams". Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ Miller, Wyatt (January 21, 2025). "Jared Verse, Braden Fiske and Jordan Whittington selected to 2024 PFWA All-Rookie Team". therams.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ Forman, Mike (August 25, 2016). "Whittington family continues Cuero football tradition". Victoria Advocate. Retrieved November 7, 2023.