Jordan Chunn (born January 2, 1995) is an American football running back. He played college football at Troy University. He has been a member of the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) and Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | January 2, 1995 Gurley, Alabama |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Madison County (AL) |
| College: | Troy |
| Position: | Running back |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editChunn attended Madison County High School. As a senior, he helped the school have its best season in football, after winning 12 games, obtaining a number 3 ranking and its first ever appearance in the state semifinals.
He was a two-way player at running back and defensive back, registering 2,229 rushing yards, 43 touchdowns, 155 tackles, 4 sacks and 4 interceptions. He was named Offensive Player of the Year by the Huntsville Times and the Alabama 4A Back of the Year at the end of the season.
College career
editChunn accepted a football scholarship from Troy University. As a true freshman, although he was a reserve player behind Brandon Burks, he saw considerable action, registering 128 carries for 514 yards (4-yard avg.) and 21 receptions for 104 yards. His 14 rushing touchdowns led the team, were second in the conference, set a freshman school record, and were third most in school history. He had 22 carries for 91 yards against Georgia State University. His teammates nicknamed him MegaChunn.
As a sophomore, he was a reserve player, tallying 111 carries (led the team) for 509 yards (4.6-yard avg.) and 6 rushing touchdowns. He had 28 carries for 189 yards against the University of Idaho.
As a junior in 2015, he was a reserve player behind Burks. A tackle in the second game against Charleston Southern University shattered his right collarbone and was forced to be medical redshirted.[1]
As redshirt junior in 2016, he was named the starter and had a breakout season, posting 279 carries (school record) for 1,288 yards (second in school history and led the conference), a 4.6-yard average, 16 rushing touchdowns (second in school history) and 1,516 all-purpose yards (eighth in school history). He had 161 rushing yards against Austin Peay State University. He collected 176 yards and one touchdown against the University of Southern Mississippi.
As a senior, he remained the starter at running back, but shared more snaps with Josh Anderson. He missed 2 games with a knee injury that he suffered in the twelfth game against Arkansas State University, including the 2017 New Orleans Bowl.[2] He led the team with 154 carries for 774 yards (5-yard avg.) and 10 rushing touchdowns. He had 191 rushing yards and one touchdown against Louisiana State University, helping the team to a 24–21 upset win.[3]
He finished his college career with 679 carries for 3,124 yards (4.6-yard avg.), 47 rushing touchdowns (school record) and 84 receptions for 558 yards.
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | TD |
| 2013 | Troy | 128 | 514 | 4.0 | - | 14 | 21 | 104 | 0 |
| 2014 | Troy | 111 | 509 | 4.6 | - | 6 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| 2015 | Troy | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Troy | 279 | 1,288 | 4.6 | - | 16 | 30 | 228 | 0 |
| 2017 | Troy | 154 | 774 | 5.0 | - | 10 | 28 | 204 | 0 |
| Career | 679 | 3,124 | 4.6 | - | 47 | 84 | 558 | 0 | |
Professional career
editDallas Cowboys
editChunn was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL draft on April 30.[4] He was waived on September 1 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 14, 2019.[6]
On August 31, 2019, Chunn was waived by the Cowboys, but was re-signed to the active roster two days later.[7][8] He was waived again on September 10, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] On December 30, 2019, Chunn was signed to a reserve/future contract. He was waived with a non-football injury designation on July 28, 2020.[10]
New York Giants
editOn January 5, 2021, Chunn signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[11] He was waived on May 16, 2021.[12]
Birmingham Stallions
editOn March 10, 2022, Chunn was drafted by the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League.[13] After being ruled out for week 1 with a hamstring injury,[14] he was transferred to the team's practice squad on April 14, 2022.[15] He remained on the inactive roster on April 22[16] with the injury.[17] He was moved to the active roster on May 6,[18] and he was released on May 10.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Injury gives Troy running back Jordan Chunn new perspective". AL.com. January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Troy rolls past North Texas in New Orleans Bowl, 50-30". AL.com. January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Troy hangs on to shock No. 25 LSU in Baton Rouge, 24-21". AL.com. January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Cowboys Agree to Terms With 18 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents; Full List". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Bailey Not Only Surprise Cut As Cowboys Trim To 53". DallasCowboys.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Cowboys sign several players to futures deals for 2019 season". 247Sports.com. January 15, 2019.
- ^ Helman, David (August 31, 2019). "Several Young Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ "Report: Cowboys to place Connor McGovern on IR, calling up Jordan Chunn from practice squad". Blogging The Boys. SB Nation. September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Cowboys roster move: Dallas waiving running back Jordan Chunn, calling up Chris Covington". Blogging the Boys. SB Nation. September 10, 2019.
- ^ "Jordan Chunn: Cut by Dallas". CBSSports.com. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Giants' Jordan Chunn: Inks futures deal with Giants". CBSSports.com. January 5, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (May 16, 2021). "Giants sign WR Kelvin Benjamin, RB Corey Clement". Giants.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "USFL DRAFT 2022: SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT PICK-BY-PICK RESULTS". www.foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ @USFLStallions (April 14, 2022). "Week 1 Game Status Update: • O'Shea Dugas, OL: Out (Low Back) • Jordan Chunn, RB: Out (Hamstring)" (Tweet). Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStallions (April 14, 2022). "Roster updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStallions (April 22, 2022). "Transferred to inactive roster" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStallions (April 22, 2022). "Game status report" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStallions (May 6, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStallions (May 10, 2022). "Additional Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Twitter.