Jordan Addison
Jordan Lee Addison (born January 27, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, where he won the 2021 Fred Biletnikoff Award before playing the following season at USC. Addison was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
| No. 3 – Minnesota Vikings | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
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| Born: | January 27, 2002 Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 173 lb (78 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Tuscarora (Frederick) |
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| NFL Draft: | 2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
High school career
Addison attended Tuscarora High School in Frederick, Maryland. He played wide receiver, quarterback and defensive back in high school. He committed to the University of Pittsburgh to play college football.[1][2]
College career
Addison played 10 games and started eight as a true freshman at Pittsburgh in 2020. He led the team with 60 receptions for 666 yards and four touchdowns.[3][4][5] He returned to Pittsburgh as a starter in 2021.[6][7] In 2021, he went on to lead college football in touchdown receptions with 17 in the 2021 regular season while catching 100 passes for 1,593 yards. He earned consensus All-American honors and won the 2021 Fred Biletnikoff Award.[8]
In May 2022, Addison announced that he would be transferring to the University of Southern California to play for the USC Trojans football team.[9] He chose to wear #3 for the Trojans, which was previously retired in honor of Carson Palmer, the 2002 Heisman Trophy winner.[10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
173 lb (78 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.49 s | 1.56 s | 2.62 s | 4.19 s | 7.05 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | ||
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Addison was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round, 23rd overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft.[14]
References
- "Six recruits, including three four-star players, commit to Pitt football on a busy Saturday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Karels, Carter. "Jordan Addison, the one that got away? Why the star freshman chose Pitt over Notre Dame". Notre Dame Insider.
- "Pitt's Jordan Addison looking for more after 'pretty good' freshman All-American season". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- jsmith@newspost.com, Joshua R. Smith. "Thrills, and chill: Tuscarora grad Addison stays cool while making highlight-worthy plays at Pitt". The Frederick News-Post.
- Tribune-Review, Jerry DiPaola The. "Pitt freshman wide receiver Jordan Addison hopes chalk talk, not trash talk, sets him apart". The Courier Express.
- "Pitt's Jordan Addison and family discuss his rise, the Notre Dame decision and his NFL trajectory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- DiPaola, Jerry (August 6, 2021). "Pitt's Jordan Addison tells proud mom, 'I ain't got it yet'". TribLIVE.com.
- "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams". theacc.
- Thamel, Pete (2022-05-19). "Pittsburgh star WR Addison transferring to USC". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- Trevino, Chris (June 18, 2022). "USC Football: WR Jordan Addison will wear Carson Palmer's retired No. 3 jersey for 2022 season". USCFootball.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- "Jordan Addison College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- "Jordan Addison Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "2023 NFL Draft Scout Jordan Addison College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- Young, Lindsey (April 27, 2023). "Vikings Draft USC Wide Receiver Jordan Addison with 23rd Overall Pick". Vikings.com.