Brenden Jordan
Brenden Jordan
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent three seasons in the Texas Tech secondary. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Oregon — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 59 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 34 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 20 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 113 | 73 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–10
at Utah
7 TOT · 4 SOLO
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Utah.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (22 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Antonio Clary’s 2022 season.
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Differs from Antonio on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Yates's junior season at Ole Miss (2025).
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Background
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR) Put together possibly his best season thus far during third season as a Red Raider … started in all 13 games for the Red Raiders after moving from the “star” position to the boundary safety spot … was one of eight Red Raiders on the defensive side of the ball to start in all...