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29 Jordy Tawa

29 Jordy Tawa

  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wilsonville, OR
  • Highschool:
    West Linn

Summary

Biography

At UR 2024: Consensus First-Team All-American was one of the top defensive backs in the country...Earned First-Team All-America honors from the Associated Press, D3football.com, the AFCA and the Walter Camp Football Foundation...D3football.com First-Team All-Region...First-Team All-Liberty League honoree...Started all 11 games for the Yellowjackets at cornerback...Totaled 42 tackles (26 solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss and a team-high seven interceptions and 13 passes breakups...Finished the year with 20 passes defended, the second-most in a single season in program history...Seven INTs also tied for sixth in a single season...Ranked fifth in NCAA Division III and fifth in the Liberty League in passes defended per game (1.8) and fifth in DIII and first in the Liberty League in interceptions per contest (0.6)...Two-time D3football.com Team of the Week selection...Notched an interception in each of UR's first five contests...Tied for the third-most pass breakups in a single game in program history with a season-high four vs. Salve Regina on Sept. 21 en route to D3football.com Team of the Week honors...Became UR's all-time leader in passes defended with an interception and pass breakup to go along with three tackles against UNE on Sept. 28...Notched second Team of the Week honor after a season-high six tackles and the game-clinching interception against RPI on Oct. 5...Broke up a pass in seven of UR's 11 contests...Allowed just 12 receptions all season.

At UR 2023: Sophomore defensive back started every game for the Yellowjackets...Capped off an impressive sophomore campaign with Second-Team All-Liberty League honors...Finished the year with 59 tackles, including a team-high 44 solo tackles, a team-high 12 passes defended, three interceptions and 1.5 tackles for a loss...Ranked as one of the best corners in the conference, finished first in the Liberty League and 14th in DIII in passes defended, third in solo tackles and fifth in interceptions per game...Recorded a pass breakup in all but one game, and tallied multiple in three games...Notched a career-high 12 tackles (10 solo) in UR's overtime win at UNE on Sept. 23...Notched a pair of interceptions in the Yellowjackets' win at Buffalo St. on Sept. 30...CSC Academic All-District selection...Named to Liberty League Fall All-Academic team.

At UR 2022: Was an immediate starter for Rochester in the defensive backfield, starting all ten games...Earned Honorable Mention All-Liberty League accolades following the season...Totaled 46 tackles (22 solo), 5th on UR, with 2 interceptions and 13 pass break ups...Ended the year ranked 12th in Division III and 1st in the Liberty League in passes defended per game (1.5)...Had six games with five or more tackles, including a season-high seven against SUNY Brockport on Sep. 17...Interceptions in UR wins at Alfred State on Sep. 10 and vs. Buffalo State on Oct. 15...Returned blocked PAT for two points against Hartwick on Nov. 5.

HS: Attended West Linn HS...Played football, baseball and wrestling for the Lions...Earned 1st Team All-State honors as a DB on the football team as a senior...1st Team All-League at DB and 2nd Team All-League as a returner during senior season...Most Improved honors in wrestling as a freshman...Helped football team finish as co-league champions in Three Rivers League during 2021...Baseball team won state title in spring of 2022.
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