Jordan Whittley

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
DL
Height:
6-1
Weight:
348
Hometown:
Richmond, Calif.
High School:
Castlemont

At Michigan
• One-year letterman (2021)

Graduate Student (2021)
• Appeared in eight games along the defensive line to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut playing along the defensive line against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Played snaps along the defensive line against Washington (Sept. 11), Northern Illinois (Sept. 18), at Wisconsin (Oct. 2), at Michigan State (Oct. 30), at Maryland (Nov. 20)
• Played along the inside against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN

Oregon State
Senior (2020)
• Did not play

Junior (2019)
• Joined the program in January 2019 in advance of spring practices
• Received a clock extension during the season, reverting to redshirt junior
• Played in 14 games, making one start
• Recorded 14 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss in addition to a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup
• Tallied three tackles twice: against California and Washington
• Finished with solo TFLs against Hawai’i, Stanford and Utah and half a TFL against California

Laney College
Sophomore (2018)
• Led Laney to its first California Community College Athletic Association football championship in 2018; finished the season with an 11-2 record
• Totaled 35 tackles as a sophomore, collecting 14.5 tackles for loss, including 5.5 sacks, and added two pass breakups
• Selected first-team all-conference on the defensive line as a sophomore

Freshman (2017)
• Helped Laney to a 9-2 record as a freshman in 2017
• Finished with 10 tackles as a freshman, totaling 1.5 for a loss

Prep
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals.com
• Played running back while at Castlemont for head coach Clyde Byrd
• Three-time all-conference and all-star game selection while at Castlemont

Personal
• Son of Kristina Pettway
• Has two brothers, Jonathan and Khristopher
• Majored in digital communication arts at Oregon State