AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: Third season with the Spartans...Signed with the program in February 2012... A tight end prospect... A 2013 San José State University Scholar-Athlete.
2013: Played in the final nine games of the season as a reserve tight end and on special teams... Caught his first pass at the major college level in the Wyoming victory (10/26).
2012: Completed the season as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time All-Marmonte League pick for Simi Valley (Calif.) High (Coaches Ryan Taggart, Lance Martin)... Caught 44 passes for 513 yards and five touchdowns in 2011... A team captain, named his team[apos]s Most Outstanding Offensive Player and was a second-team all-league choice as a senior... Hauled in 25 passes for 297 yards and scored three times as a junior... Played in the 2012 Los Angeles Daily News All-Star Game.
MORE ON JORDAN: A communication studies major... A three-year member of the National Society of High School Scholars... Enjoys wakeboarding... Austin Thiel, his brother, was a pitcher for Cal State Monterey Bay during the 2009 through 2012 seasons... Norm Thiel, his grandfather, played football at Oregon State from 1954 through 1956... The Santa Barbara, Calif., native was born on May 5, 1994.
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR | G | NO. | YDS. | AVG. | TD | LG |
2012...Redshirt | ||||||
2013...FR | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |