A promising young talent at the signal-caller position who will enter his first season on East Carolina's active roster as an understudy to Patrick Pinkney and Rob Kass ... Coaches have emphasized need to provide playing time whenever possible to help continue significant growth that was exhibited during spring drills ... Might possess the strongest throwing arm in the Pirate program and also offers a quick release and uncanny accuracy ... Physical and mental toughness was evident by playing the entire spring period with a fractured hand (suffered during the off-season) ... Cited by position coach Todd Fitch as the unit's recipient of the "most improved" award ...Completed two-of-five passes for 14 yards during first spring scrimmage (4/4) before adding 64 yards on five-of-10 passing in the second tilt (4/8) ... Enjoyed stellar performance during the Purple-Gold Game, completing 19-of-33 passes (57.6 percent) for 202 yards ... Had a long toss of 45 yards to Jamar Bryant. 2008: Redshirted during initial season in ECU program ... Officially signed with Skip Holtz' program in February, 2008. High School: Completed 142-of-254 passes for 1,809 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior team captain at St. Amant High School (Ascension Parish) to earn all-district honors ... Turned in a career-high 392-yard, seven-touchdown performance during contest against St. Charles in 2007 and was selected as the Rivals.com National Player-of-the-Week ... Threw for 1,350 yards and 11 TDs on 102-of-209 passing while rushing for 333 yards on 84 carries as a junior in 2006 ... In all, earned three football letters and left St. Amant as the holder of five offensive records ... Nominated for the Warrick Dunn Award and was named program's Iron Man Award winner ... Selected to play in the Red Stick All-Star Game (Baton Rouge, La.) ... Gators' offensive coordinator David Oliver previously served on Conference USA rival Tulane's staff with current Pirate defensive backs coach Rick Smith ... Also recruited by Iowa State, Virginia and Connecticut ... A track letterman who captured a state title in the javelin throw. Personal: Full name is Joshua Trabue Jordan ... Born February 21, 1989 ... Worked as a ball boy while father (Jeff Jordan) was on the coaching staff at Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana-Lafayette) that featured Carolina Panthers' quarterback Jake Delhomme ... Major is child development & family relations. |
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