Jordan Westerkamp

Jordan Westerkamp

No. 7, 1, 81, 10
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1994-06-23) June 23, 1994 (age 30) Lombard, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Montini Catholic (Lombard, Illinois)
College:	Nebraska
Undrafted:	2017
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2017)* Toronto Argonauts (2018)* Atlanta Legends (2019)* DC Defenders (2020)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Ten (2015) Third-team All-Big Ten (2016)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jordan Westerkamp (born June 23, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Nebraska.

College career

Westerkamp played college football for Nebraska, where he played from 2012 to 2016.^[1][2][3] He gained 747 receiving yards as a redshirt sophomore in 2014. In 2015, as a redshirt junior, he amassed 918 yards.^[4] He was selected by both the coaches and media as a second-team player on the 2015 All-Big Ten Conference football team.^[5][6] On November 30, 2016, Westerkamp was named Third-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.^[7]

Professional career

Westerkamp was signed as an undrafted free agent the Miami Dolphins on July 30, 2017. He was waived with an injury settlement on August 15, 2017.^[8] In February 2018, Westerkamp was signed as an international player by the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.^[9] Westerkamp signed with the inaugural AAF Atlanta Legends in December 2018,^[10] but he failed to make the final roster.

Westerkamp signed with the DC Defenders of the XFL during mini-camp in December 2019. He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.^[11]

References

1. "NU Football Bio: Jordan Westerkamp". University of Nebraska. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
2. "Hard knocks never seem to stop Nebraska WR Jordan Westerkamp". USA Today. Associated Press. November 9, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
3. "Jordan Westerkamp No. 1 concern for Badgers defense". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 7, 2015.
4. "Jordan Westerkamp". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
5. "2015 All-Big Ten Offensive Team & individual award winners". ESPN.com. December 2015.
6. "Westerkamp, Lewis add Big Ten offensive honors". Lincoln Journal Star. December 1, 2015.
7. "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
8. "Dolphins announce waived/injury settlement for former NU receiver Jordan Westerkamp". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
9. "Former Husker receiver Westerkamp signs to play in CFL".
10. "Alliance of American Football". Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
11. Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

External links

• Nebraska Cornhuskers bio