Jorge Cordova (American football)

Total tackles:	9
Pass deflections:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jorge Cordova
No. 58, 51
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	September 25, 1981 (age 43); San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	Murrieta (CA) Valley
College:	Nevada
NFL draft:	2004 / round: 3 / pick: 86
Career history
	Jacksonville Jaguars (2004–2006); Miami Dolphins (2007)*; Jacksonville Jaguars (2007); Tennessee Titans (2007);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-WAC (2003);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	9
Pass deflections:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jorge Cordova (born September 25, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Cordova, who is of Mexican–American descent, was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft.^[1] He attended Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California, and graduated class of 1999. He played college football for the Nevada Wolfpack.

Early life

Cordova was born on September 25, 1981, to Jorge Cordova Sr., Alicia Brent and Wade Brent.^[2] He was a football standout at Murrieta Valley High School.^[3]

College career

Cordova was an impressive defensive prospect from the University of Nevada, totaling 311 tackles with 29.5 sacks, 44 stops for losses, 10 quarterback pressures, five fumble recoveries, eight forced fumbles, seven pass deflections and two blocked kicks in 42 games. He led the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) with nine sacks as a junior.^[3] As a senior, he recorded 16 tackles, five sacks, forced a fumble and blocked a field goal in a game against Washington, earning WAC Defensive Player of the Week honors.^[4]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Cordova was selected in the 2004 NFL draft by the Jaguars,^[5]^[6] but tore his ACL during training camp and was placed on injured reserve. In 2005, he showed great promise during the preseason with five tackles, but aggravated his injury and was again placed on injured reserve.

In the 2006 season, Cordova finally made his first career NFL start. Halfway through the game, he was moved from the linebacker position to defensive end to replace the injured Reggie Hayward.

Miami Dolphins

On August 28, 2007, the Jaguars released him and he signed with the Dolphins.

References

^ http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/082805/jag_19614892.shtml ^{[bare URL]}
^ Sneddon, Steve (August 26, 2000). "Cordova eyes start of his career". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 17. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Finley, Ryan (August 30, 2003). "Bright lights, big talent". The Californian. p. 23. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hartley, Chad (October 14, 2003). "WAC honors Pack players". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 15. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jorge Alberto Cordova". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

External links

Tennessee Titans bio

[1] ttp://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/082805/jag_19614892.shtml ^{[bare URL]}

[2] Sneddon, Steve (August 26, 2000). "Cordova eyes start of his career". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 17. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[bright-3] Finley, Ryan (August 30, 2003). "Bright lights, big talent". The Californian. p. 23. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Hartley, Chad (October 14, 2003). "WAC honors Pack players". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 15. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Jorge Alberto Cordova". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

[6] "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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