Akeem Jordan (2018) - JMU Athletics Hall of Fame - James Madison University Athletics

Akeem Jordan

Induction:
2018

Harrisonburg's Akeem Jordan didn't venture far from home to compete in college athletics and saw his decision pay off. His stellar four years culminated as a consensus First Team All-American in 2006, and he went on to play eight years in the NFL. In 2006, Jordan took part in a team-high 140 tackles (69 unassisted) with 17 tackles for loss and 5.5 quarterback sacks. He was the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year, finished as the runner up for the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation's top defensive player and was third in voting for the Bill Dudley Award, given to the best Division I student-athlete in Virginia. JMU was fourth nationally in rushing defense and ninth in scoring defense as a team in 2006 and went 35-15 with two playoff appearances during Jordan's career. Jordan posted 330 tackles in his NFL career, which included stops in Philadelphia (2007-2012), Kansas City (2013) and Washington (2014).