{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}} {{Use American English|date=December 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Jordan Todman | image = Jordan Todman 2016.JPG | caption = Todman with the Indianapolis Colts in 2016 | current_team = | number = 30, 28, 22 | position = Running back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|24|mf=y}} | birth_place = New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 9 | weight_lbs = 203 | high_school = Dartmouth {{nowrap|(Dartmouth, Massachusetts)}} | college = Connecticut (2008–2010) | draftyear = 2011 | draftround = 6 | draftpick = 183 | pastteams = * San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2011}}) * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2011|2012}}) * Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2012|2014}}) * Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2015}})* * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2015}}) * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2016}}) * New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2017}})* * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2017}}) | highlights = * First-team All-American (2010) * Big East Offensive Player of the Year (2010) * First-team All–Big East (2010) * Second-team All–Big East (2009) | statlabel1 = Rushing yards | statvalue1 = 531 | statlabel2 = Rushing average | statvalue2 = 4.3 | statlabel3 = Receptions | statvalue3 = 40 | statlabel4 = Receiving yards | statvalue4 = 314 | statlabel5 = Return yards | statvalue5 = 2,346 | statlabel6 = Total touchdowns | statvalue6 = 6 | pfr = T/TodmJo00 }}
'''Jordan Todman''' (born February 24, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Connecticut Huskies, earning first-team All-American honors in 2010. Todman was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, and Houston Texans.
==Early life== Todman attended Dartmouth High School in Massachusetts, where he played football, basketball and ran track. He graduated in 2008. In his senior season in 2007, Todman led Dartmouth to a 11–2 record, their only losses coming to a lucky Foxboro High School squad and in the Division 1 State Championship game, where they lost 34–28 in double overtime to perennial power Everett. Including Todman, the 2007 Dartmouth football team had 4 players who received Division 1 scholarships; Todman earned All-State honors twice, and was named the Boston Globe Player of the Year during his senior season.<ref name="UConnBio" />
In track & field, Todman was a state qualifier in the 100-meters. At the 2007 Eastern MA Div 2 Champs, he took gold in the 100-meter dash event, recording a personal-best time of 10.92 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=182455#13403|title=Eastern MA Div 2 Champs – Track & Field Meet|work=Athletic.net}}</ref> He also competed in jumps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/jordan-todman-5231/|title=Jordan Todman|work=trackingfootball.com|access-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111091336/https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/jordan-todman-5231/|archive-date=November 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Though Todman finished his high school career as the second-leading rusher in Massachusetts state history (behind only Cedric Washington of Holyoke),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-29 |title=HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Single season and career rushing and passing leaders |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2017/11/29/high-school-football-single-season-and-career-rushing-and-passing-leaders/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> many recruiting sites and college coaches thought he would be best suited to play defense.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hammerman|first=Ethan|title=An inside look at RB Jordan Todman |url=http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2010/8/30/1657952/an-inside-look-at-rb-jordan-todman|publisher=Sportsblogs, Inc|access-date=September 18, 2010}}</ref> Despite late interest from Penn State and Boston College, only Connecticut, Purdue and Northeastern offered scholarships. On December 16, 2007, after finishing an official visit to Boston College, Todman committed to play running back for Connecticut.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=David|title=Todman verbally commits to UConn|url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071218/SPORTS/712180357|access-date=October 2, 2010|newspaper=The Standard-Times|date=December 18, 2007}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==College career== Todman missed the first two games of his freshman season with a shoulder injury, and made his debut with 81 yards rushing and a touchdown in a UConn victory over Virginia.<ref>{{cite news|last=Malafronte|first=Chip|title=Almost Perfect|url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2008/09/14/news/14_uconn_running.txt|access-date=October 2, 2010|newspaper=New Haven Register|date=September 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910171804/http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2008/09/14/news/14_uconn_running.txt|archive-date=September 10, 2012}}</ref> He would spend the rest of the year as the backup to All-American running back, Donald Brown, and would finish the year with 296 rushing yards and three touchdowns.<ref name="UConnBio" />
After Brown left for the NFL, Todman was promoted to starting running back for his sophomore season. Before the season began, he was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://smu.edu/doakwalker/doak_candidates.asp |title=The 2009 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced |access-date=August 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230155145/http://smu.edu/doakwalker/doak_candidates.asp |archive-date=December 30, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite splitting carries with Andre Dixon, Todman lead the Huskies with 1,188 rushing yards. He gained over 100 yards in a game five times, including running for 162 yards with 4 touchdowns in a 47–45 loss to Cincinnati. In addition to his running back duties, Todman was also the primary kick returner. In the Huskies victory over Notre Dame, he returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown.<ref name="UConnBio" /> After the season, he was named second-team All-Big East.<br> With Dixon's graduation at the end of the 2009 season, Todman entered his junior season as the team's primary running back. Just as the previous year, he was once again named to the Doak Walker Award watch list.<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced|url=http://smu.edu/athleticforum/news/2010DWACandidates.pdf|publisher=SMU.edu|access-date=August 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117052140/http://smu.edu/athleticforum/news/2010DWACandidates.pdf|archive-date=November 17, 2010}}</ref> During the regular season, Todman ran for over 100 yards in 9 of the 11 games he played (he missed the Huskies game against Buffalo with an elbow injury). He set a career-high when he ran for 222 yards during a nationally televised game on ESPN against Pittsburgh, on the same day it was announced that he was not named a semi-finalist for the Doak Walker Award. At the end of the regular season, he had 1,574 rushing yards on 302 carriers and 14 rushing touchdowns. Connecticut finished in a three-way tie for the Big East Conference with West Virginia and Pittsburgh, but Connecticut won the tie-breakers and played the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl. After the season, Todman was the unanimous selection as Big East Conference's Offensive Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=BIG EAST Announces 2010 Postseason Football Honors|url=http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/217502/BIG-EAST-Announces-2010-Postseason-Football-Honors.aspx|publisher=BIG EAST Conference|date=December 8, 2010|access-date=December 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218211403/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/217502/big-east-announces-2010-postseason-football-honors.aspx|archive-date=February 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
After the Fiesta Bowl, Todman announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft<ref>{{cite news|last=Malafronte|first=Chip|title=UCONN FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Jordan Todman declares for NFL Draft|url=http://nhregister.com/articles/2011/01/02/sports/doc4d201ee0c8cc4581301745.txt|newspaper=New Haven Register|date=January 2, 2011|access-date=January 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313025602/http://nhregister.com/articles/2011/01/02/sports/doc4d201ee0c8cc4581301745.txt|archive-date=March 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===College statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year !! Team !! Att !! Yards !! Average !! TDs !! Receptions !! Yards !! TDs |- | '''2008''' || Connecticut || 47 || 296 || 6.3 || 3 || 2 || 4 || 0 |- | '''2009''' || Connecticut || 235 || 1,188 || 5.1 || 14 || 21 || 185 || 0 |- | '''2010''' || Connecticut || 334 || 1,695 || 5.1 || 14 || 19 || 94 || 0 |- style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;" | colspan=2 | Totals || 616 || 3,179 || 5.2 || 31 || 42 || 283 || 0 |- style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;" |}
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 8 7/8 | weight = 203 | dash = 4.50 | ten split = 1.55 | twenty split = 2.63 | shuttle = 4.18 | cone drill = 7.24 | vertical = 38.0 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 6 | bench = 25 | arm span = 32 | hand span = 9 3/8 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Todman Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jordan-todman/3200544f-4462-8353-4b92-33a6ddef3162 |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 NFL Draft Scout Jordan Todman College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=84677&DraftYear=2011 |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref> }}
===San Diego Chargers=== Todman was selected in the sixth round with the 183rd pick in the 2011 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm |title=2011 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en |access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> He was waived on October 22 and re-signed to the practice squad.
===Minnesota Vikings=== Todman was signed off the Chargers practice squad by the Minnesota Vikings on December 28, 2011.<ref name="u081">{{cite web | last=Weisberg | first=Tim | title=Vikings claim Todman | website=SouthCoastToday.com | date=2011-12-28 | url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2011/12/28/vikings-claim-todman/49788971007/ | access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref> During the 2012 preseason, Todman had a 76-yard touchdown run against the Houston Texans, but on August 31, 2012, Todman was released by the Vikings and subsequently added to the practice squad the next day.<ref>{{cite web|last= Craig|first= Mark|title= Chris Carr, Sage Rosenfels surprises among Vikings' final cuts|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/blogs/168227606.html|publisher=Star Tribune|access-date=September 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wobschall|first=Mike|title=Making Moves: Vikings Tweak Roster|url=http://blog.vikings.com/2012/09/01/making-moves-vikings-tweak-roster/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216141009/http://blog.vikings.com/2012/09/01/making-moves-vikings-tweak-roster/|archive-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref>
===Jacksonville Jaguars=== Todman was signed off the Vikings practice squad by the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 27, 2012.<ref name="f971">{{cite web | title=Jaguars sign Jordan Todman off Vikings practice squad; Joe Banyard brought in as replacement | website=Star Tribune | date=2012-11-28 | url=https://www.startribune.com/jaguars-sign-jordan-todman-off-vikings-practice-squad-joe-banyard-brought-in-as-replacement/181054071 | access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref> Todman would spend the rest of the season, as well as the 2013 and 2014 seasons with the Jaguars. He scored his first career touchdown on September 22, 2013, against the Seattle Seahawks. Perhaps the most memorable play for Todman in 2013 was a 21-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Ace Sanders against the Houston Texans, the first career receiving touchdown for Todman.<ref name="s613">{{cite web | last=Towers | first=Chris | title=Jordan Todman scores on trick play | website=CBSSports.com | date=2013-12-06 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jordan-todman-scores-on-trick-play/ | access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref> In 2014, Todman again scored a receiving touchdown on a trick play from a wide receiver; once again the opponent was the Texans. However, this time the 23 yard score was thrown by Cecil Shorts, who joined the Texans the following year.<ref name="i663">{{cite web | last=Mello | first=Igor | title=Jaguars WR Cecil Shorts throws TD pass in losing effort | website=CBSSports.com | date=2014-12-28 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jaguars-wr-cecil-shorts-throws-td-pass-in-losing-effort/ | access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref> As of the 2018 off-season, these are the only touchdown receptions caught by Todman, with neither pass coming from a quarterback. Despite playing in every game in 2014 for the Jaguars, including a 62-yard touchdown run to defeat the Tennessee Titans in Week 16, Todman was not brought back to the Jaguars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Todman 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TodmJo00/gamelog/2014/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}</ref>
===Carolina Panthers=== On March 30, 2015, Todman was signed to a one-year deal by the Carolina Panthers.<ref name="g768">{{cite web | last=Newton | first=David | title=Panthers add Jordan Todman to improve depth at RB, special teams | website=ESPN.com | date=2015-03-30 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/12902/panthers-add-todman-to-improve-depth-at-running-back-and-special-teams | access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref> Despite leading the Panthers in rushing yards during the preseason, he was released on September 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/05/panthers-cut-jordan-todman-jason-trusnik-in-moves-to-53/ |title=Panthers cut Jordan Todman, Jason Trusnik in moves to 53 |last=Gantt |first=Darin |date=September 5, 2015 |website=NBCSports.com |access-date=September 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906051704/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/05/panthers-cut-jordan-todman-jason-trusnik-in-moves-to-53/ |archive-date=September 6, 2015 }}</ref>
===Pittsburgh Steelers=== 175px|thumb|right|Todman with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Jan. 2016 On September 6, 2015, Todman was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers, against whom he had rushed for a 49-yard touchdown as a Panther during the final week of the preseason.<ref name="o150">{{cite web | title=Steelers sign Jordan Todman; Claim Caushaud Lyons | website=Steelers.com | date=2015-09-06 | url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-sign-jordan-todman-claim-caushaud-lyons-15821243 | access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref> Todman had 4 rushes all season for 22 yards, but played mostly on special teams, and was inactive for several games late in the regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Todman 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TodmJo00/gamelog/2015/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}</ref> On January 9, 2016, Todman, playing in his first postseason game, carried the ball 11 times for 65 yards while starter Le'Veon Bell and main backup DeAngelo Williams were injured. Along with Fitzgerald Toussaint and Martavis Bryant who took a reverse for 44 yards, the Steelers amassed 172 rushing yards in the 2016 Wild Card game versus the Cincinnati Bengals which resulted in an 18–16 victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals - January 9th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201601090cin.htm |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}</ref>
=== Indianapolis Colts === On March 18, 2016, Todman was signed to the Indianapolis Colts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Add-To-Running-Back-Group-With-Jordan-Todman/a039de51-82de-45ad-a703-e179cfdbd3b3|title=Colts Add To Running Back Group With Jordan Todman|website=www.colts.com|access-date=March 19, 2016}}</ref> During the preseason, Todman made several explosive plays on offense (a 42-yard catch and run touchdown, and a 24-yard run) and special teams (a blocked punt recovery for a touchdown). Todman made the 53 player regular season roster and contributed as a core special teams player, until injuries to returner Quan Bray caused Todman's promotion to kick returner. In a Week 9 win over the Green Bay Packers, Todman took the opening kick and scored the first kickoff return touchdown for the Colts since Deji Karim did so in the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.colts.com/2016/11/06/five-things-learned-coltspackers/|title=Five Things Learned: Colts/Packers|last=Bowen|first=Kevin|work=blogs.colts.com|date=November 6, 2016|access-date=November 7, 2016|archive-date=November 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052604/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/11/06/five-things-learned-coltspackers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to this, Todman returned a second kick for 61 yards, setting up an Adam Vinatieri field goal. For his performance in Week 9, he was named the Special Teams Player of the Week on November 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.colts.com/2016/11/09/colts-rb-jordan-todman-named-afc-special-teams-player-of-the-week/|title=Colts RB-Jordan Todman named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week|work=blogs.colts.com|date=November 9, 2016|access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> Todman finished the 2016 season with 9 rushing attempts for 59 yards, averaging 6.6 yards per carry, the highest rate among Colts running backs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Todman 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TodmJo00/gamelog/2016/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Indianapolis Colts Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/2016.htm |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}</ref> Todman also had the highest average return for kickoff returns among the Colts returners, with a 29.9 yard average (16 returns for 478 yards). He played in all 16 games for the Colts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jordantodman/2495472/profile|title=Jordan Todman Stats, News and Video - RB|website=NFL.com }}</ref>
===New York Jets=== On June 13, 2017, Todman signed with the New York Jets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jets Sign RB/KR Jordan Todman|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Sign-RBKR-Jordan-Todman/5de35c7f-241a-494e-8d57-bc690a40441d|author=Greenberg, Ethan|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904204831/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Sign-RBKR-Jordan-Todman/5de35c7f-241a-494e-8d57-bc690a40441d|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was released on August 23, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |author-link=Charean Williams |date=2017-08-23 |title=Jets sign Jahad Thomas, cut Jordan Todman |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jets-sign-jahad-thomas-cut-jordan-todman |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Houston Texans=== On August 25, 2017, Todman signed with the Houston Texans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Texans sign Jordan Todman, waive Dayon Pratt|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-sign-Jordan-Todman-waive-Dayon-Pratt/e48b914e-d369-4e8e-a246-2dc57b78e73e|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=August 25, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826113113/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-sign-Jordan-Todman-waive-Dayon-Pratt/e48b914e-d369-4e8e-a246-2dc57b78e73e|url-status=dead}}</ref> Todman played in 14 games, exclusively on special teams where he made several tackles and returned 4 kicks for 84 yards. It was the first season since his rookie year in which Todman had no touches on offense.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Todman 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TodmJo00/gamelog/2017/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}</ref>
==Retirement== Todman needed a year and a half to recover from a separated shoulder, suffered on Christmas Day of 2017 while a member of the Texans. During the process, Todman decided to leave football behind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/sports/20200515/buddys-best-where-are-they-now-jordan-todmans-journey-from-new-bedford-to-dartmouth-high-and-on-to-nfl|title=Buddy's Best: Where Are They Now? Jordan Todman's journey from New Bedford to Dartmouth High and on to the NFL|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703031253/https://www.southcoasttoday.com/sports/20200515/buddys-best-where-are-they-now-jordan-todmans-journey-from-new-bedford-to-dartmouth-high-and-on-to-nfl|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, Todman served as an assistant coach for the 2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football season, the final in the history of the program prior to being shut down.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurie |first1=Brendan |title=Jordan Todman hired as assistant coach at Jacksonville University |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/college/football/2019/08/07/jordan-todman-hired-as-assistant/4511407007/ |access-date=5 July 2025 |work=South Coast Today |date=7 August 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="UConnBio">{{cite web|title=Jordan Todman UConn bio|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/todman_jordan00.html|publisher=UConnHuskies.com|access-date=September 12, 2010|archive-date=August 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819123201/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/todman_jordan00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
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