Randy Jordan
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Randy Jordan
| image = Randy Jordan (51398868637) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Jordan with the Washington Football Team in 2021
| current_team = Tennessee Titans
| position = Running backs coach
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|6|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Manson, North Carolina, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 207
| high_school = Warren County (NC)
| college = North Carolina (1989-1992)
| undraftedyear = 1993
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Raiders ({{NFL Year|1993}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|1995|1997}})
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1998|2002}})
| pastcoaching =
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2003}})
Assistant special teams coach - Nebraska (2004–2007)
Running backs coach - Texas A&M (2008–2011)
Running backs coach - North Carolina (2012–2013)
Running backs coach - Washington Redskins / Football Team / Commanders ({{NFL Year|2014|2022}})
Running backs coach - Washington Commanders ({{NFL Year|2023}})
Senior offensive assistant/running backs coach - Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
Running backs coach
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 574
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 3.8
| statlabel3 = Receptions
| statvalue3 = 58
| statlabel4 = Receiving yards
| statvalue4 = 596
| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 10
| pfr = JordRa00
}}
Randy Jordan (born June 6, 1970) is an American football coach and former player who is the running backs coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of North Carolina. He was not selected in the 1993 NFL draft, and subsequently played nine seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Oakland Raiders.
Jordan attended the University of North Carolina, where he was a running back for Mack Brown's North Carolina Tarheels football team, playing alongside fellow running back and future Jacksonville teammate Natrone Means. As a junior in 1991, he had 124 carries for 618 yards with seven rushing touchdowns, and 11 catches for 160 yards with two touchdown receptions. During his 1992 senior season, Jordan had 59 carries for 225 yards with one touchdown, and seven receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown. He scored the first touchdown of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995.[http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/big12/stories/MYSA011608.04E.FBC.notes.en.26dbd49.html MySA.com: Big 12] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117220850/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/big12/stories/MYSA011608.04E.FBC.notes.en.26dbd49.html |date=January 17, 2008 }}
Jordan was also an All-American sprinter for the North Carolina Tar Heels track and field team, placing 4th in the 55 m at the 1993 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3368&event=34 |title=55 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}
Coaching career
=UNC=
Jordan returned to his alma mater after Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora announced his hiring as the team's new running back coach in January 2012.{{cite web|url=https://northcarolina.rivals.com/news/unc-announces-randy-jordan-hire|work=Rivals.com|title=UNC announces Randy Jordan hire|date=January 20, 2012|author=UNC Athletic Communications|accessdate=February 20, 2024}} In his first season, he coached Giovani Bernard, who would have a 1000+ rushing yards that year
along with being drafted in second round of the 2013 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/01/01/wild-card-bengals-chargers-giovani-bernard|title=Cincy’s Secret Weapon|work=SI.com|first=Robert|last=Klemo|date=January 1, 2014|accessdate=February 20, 2024}}
=Washington Redskins / Football Team / Commanders=
On January 26, 2014, Jordan was hired by the Washington Redskins, as their running backs coach under head coach Jay Gruden.{{cite web|url=https://www.commanders.com/news/unc-s-randy-jordan-to-coach-running-backs-12519168|work=Commanders.com|title=UNC's Randy Jordan To Coach Running Backs|date=January 26, 2014|accessdate=February 20, 2024}} Following the 2019 season and the firing of Gruden, new head coach Ron Rivera chose to retain him on his initial coaching staff.{{cite web|url=https://www.commanders.com/news/announcements/redskins-announce-coaching-staff|work=Commanders.com|title=Redskins Announce Coaching Staff|date=January 15, 2020|author=Washington Commanders Public Relations|accessdate=February 14, 2024}} In September 2023, he was promoted and given a senior offensive assistant title.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/commanders-name-juan-castillo-run-game-coordinator-travelle-wharton-ol-coach|work=NBCSports.com|title=Commanders name Juan Castillo run game coordinator, Travelle Wharton OL coach|first=Josh|last=Alper|date=September 5, 2023|accessdate=February 14, 2024}} Following the end of the 2023 season, he was not retained under new head coach Dan Quinn.
=Tennessee Titans=
On February 13, 2024, Jordan was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their running backs coach under head coach Brian Callahan.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-add-10-new-assistant-coaches-and-retain-11-others-on-hc-brian-callahan-s-staff|work=TennesseeTitans.com|title=Titans Add 10 New Assistant Coaches and Retain 11 Others on HC Brian Callahan's Staff|date=February 13, 2024|accessdate=February 14, 2024}}
{{clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commonscat}}
- [https://www.tennesseetitans.com/team/coaches-roster/randy-jordan Tennessee Titans bio]
{{NFL running backs coach navbox}}
{{1995 Jacksonville Jaguars}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Randy}}
Category:American football running backs
Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football players
Category:Los Angeles Raiders players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Oakland Raiders players
Category:Washington Commanders coaches
Category:Washington Football Team coaches
Category:Washington Redskins coaches
Category:Tennessee Titans coaches
Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches
Category:People from Warren County, North Carolina
Category:Oakland Raiders coaches
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football coaches
Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches
Category:Coaches of American football from North Carolina
Category:Players of American football from North Carolina
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:American male sprinters
Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's track and field athletes
Category:Track and field athletes from North Carolina
{{runningback-1970s-stub}}