2012 Football
Roster
Jordan Paul
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, NY
Dynamic young quarterback who moved back to his naturalposition from receiver following the 2011 season … Enjoyed avery strong showing in the 2012 spring game, and is one of aquartet of players competing for the starting job under centerentering the season … Is the team’s most dangerousrunning threat at the position … Blessed with outstandingspeed and elusiveness and a very strong arm … Gainedvaluable on-field experience in 2011, despite never having playedreceiver prior to college.
2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in all 11games, making two starts at receiver … Saw spot duty atquarterback, with the most extensive action coming in an emergencyrole at VMI (11/19) in the season finale … Caught sevenpasses for 82 yards and a touchdown … Had two catches atWake Forest (9/17) and at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Hauledin a 24-yard touchdown catch at Samford (10/1) … Had fiverushing attempts for 32 yards and a score, with all coming at VMI(11/19) … Had a 23-yard dash for a first down just beforehalftime in that game, as well as a short touchdown run to tightenthe game in the fourth quarter … Completed two passes for 11yards in that game.
High School: Played at New Utrecht (N.Y.) Highunder Coach Alan Balkan … Named Player of the Game in the16th annual Empire Challenge in June ... Completed 8-of-12 passesfor 114 yards and a score ... A second-team All-New York Cityselection in 2010 by the New York Post … A two-timeAll-Borough choice by the New York Daily News … Passed for2,771 career yards and accounted for 41 total touchdowns in twoseasons as a starter … Led New York City in passing yards asa senior ... Passed for 1,402 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior… Had 89 carries for 668 yards and nine touchdowns on theground … Passed for 1,369 yards and 15 touchdowns with onlyfour interceptions as a junior in 2009 … Addded 108 yardsrushing and four touchdowns on the ground … ChoseGardner-Webb over Hampton ... Also recruited by Central Michigan,Albany, UMass, Delaware, Fordham, Norfolk State and Marist.
