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American football player (born 1997)
American football player
Jordan Ta'amu
Ta'amu with the DC Defenders in 2023
Position: Quarterback Born: (1997-12-10 ) December 10, 1997 (age 26 ) Pearl City, Hawaii , U.S.Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m ) Weight: 214 lb (97 kg ) High school: Pearl City College:
Ole Miss (2017–2018)
Undrafted: 2019
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
XFL Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
All-XFL Team (2023)
USFL passing yards leader (2022)
USFL passing touchdowns leader (2022)
Passing attempts: 943 Passing completions: 572 Completion percentage: 60.6 TD INT :48-26 Passing yards: 6,787 QB Rating :88.1 Rushing yards: 1,086 Rushing touchdowns: 6
Jordan Taalolo Ta'amu-Perifanos (born December 10, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels . Ta'amu has been a member of several National Football League (NFL) teams and has started for the St. Louis BattleHawks and Defenders of the XFL and Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL). With the Bandits, he led the 2022 USFL season in passing yardage and touchdowns. Ta'amu was named XFL Offensive Player of the Year following the 2023 XFL season with the Defenders.
Early life and college
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Ta'amu attended the Pearl City High School in Pearl City, Hawaii . As a senior, he passed for 1,779 yards with 29 touchdowns against four interceptions .
Ta'amu played at the New Mexico Military Institute for two seasons, passing for 3,014 yards and 32 touchdowns as a sophomore.[1] Ole Miss in 2017, entering the season as the backup to Shea Patterson before taking over as the starter for the final five games after Patterson suffered an injury. He finished the season with 1,682 passing yards, 11 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.[2] [3] [4] [5] [5] University of Michigan , Ta'amu entered the 2018 season as the starting quarterback.[6] [5] [5] Tua Tagovailoa , who played in three more games.[7]
Professional career
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Houston Texans
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On August 7, 2019, Ta'amu signed with the Houston Texans ;[10] [11]
St. Louis BattleHawks
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On October 15, 2019, Ta'amu was allocated to the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL , the first player for the team.[12]
During the BattleHawks first game against the Dallas Renegades on February 9, Ta'amu threw for 209 yards and a passing touchdown, while rushing for 77 yards, helping the team win a 15–9 victory against the Renegades.[13] Houston Roughnecks , with 316 combined yards of offense and four total touchdowns, but threw 2 interceptions as the Battlehawks lost 24–28.[14] Kansas City Chiefs .[15] [16]
Kansas City Chiefs
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Ta'amu signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 2, 2020.[17] [18] [19] COVID-19 and was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 reserve list.[20] [21] [22]
Detroit Lions
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On December 16, 2020, Ta'amu was signed to the Detroit Lions ' practice squad.[23]
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Ta'amu was signed to a reserve/future contract on January 12, 2021.[24] [25] [26]
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Ta'amu signed with the Detroit Lions on August 17, 2021.[27] [28]
[ edit ] Ta'amu in 2021
On December 15, 2021, Ta'amu was signed to the Washington Football Team 's practice squad,[29] Taylor Heinicke , who was Ta'amu's back up in the XFL.
Carolina Panthers
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On December 30, 2021, Ta'amu was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[30]
Tampa Bay Bandits
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Ta'amu was selected with the second pick of the 2022 USFL draft by the Tampa Bay Bandits . He led the USFL in passing yards at 2,014 and touchdowns with 14.[31]
DC Defenders
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Ta'amu was assigned to the DC Defenders of the XFL on January 6, 2023.[32] [33] [34] [35]
Minnesota Vikings
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On August 21, 2023, he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings .[36] [37]
On September 9, 2023, Ta'amu was revealed to be claimed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on their negotiation list, as part of the league mandate making ten names from that list public. Under the CFL's terms of employment, the Roughriders will hold exclusive rights to Ta'amu should he seek to play in the CFL unless they remove him from the list.[38]
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Ta'amu re-signed with the Defenders on February 22, 2024.[39]
Career statistics
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Legend
Led the league
Bold
Career high
Regular Season statistics
Year
Team
League
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Sac Att Yds Avg TD
2020 STL XFL
5 5 97 134
72.0 1,050
8.0
5 2 101.3
12 41 217
5.3
1
2022 TB USFL
10 10 172 302 57.0
2,014 6.7
14 12 76.2
25 59 365 6.1 1
2023 DC XFL
10 10 142
227
62.6
1,878
8.3 14 3 103.7 6 67 301
4.5
3
2024 DC UFL
10 10 161
280
57.5
1,846
6.6
15 9 81.9
19 43 203
4.7
1
Career
35 35 572
943
60.6
6,787
7.2
48 26 88.1
62 210
1,086
5.1
6
Playoff statistics
Year
Team
League
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2023 DC XFL
2 2 35 61 57.4
503
8.2
4 5 72.0
6 34 5.7
0
References
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^ Sallee, Barrett (July 17, 2018). "Forgotten star of the SEC, Ole Miss QB Jordan Ta'amu ready to emerge from the shadows" . CBS Sports . Retrieved September 4, 2019 .
^ Garrett, Ben (March 8, 2018). "Ta'amu taking ownership in senior season" . Oxford Citizen . Daily Journal. Retrieved September 4, 2019 .
^ a b c d "Jordan Ta'amu Stats" . ESPN . Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
^ Kellenberger, Hugh (July 17, 2018). "Jordan Ta'amu ready for first season as Ole Miss' fulltime starter" . USA Today Gannett . Archived from the original . Retrieved September 4, 2019 .
^ Spencer, Adam (January 14, 2019). "Quarterback-needy NFL team reportedly spent a lot of time with Jordan Ta'amu after Shrine Game practice" . Saturday Down South . Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
^ "Jordan Ta'amu Draft and Combine Prospect Profile" . NFL.com . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Jordan Ta'amu College Football Profile" . DraftScout.com . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ Wilson, Aaron (August 7, 2019). "Texans sign quarterback Jordan Ta'amu" . Houston Chronicle Hearst Communications . Retrieved September 4, 2019 .
^ Wilson, Aaron (August 31, 2019). "Texans roster moves: Team trades for Carlos Hyde, Keion Crossen; deals Martinas Rankin" . Houston Chronicle Hearst Communications . Retrieved May 7, 2022 .
^ Florio, Mike (October 15, 2019). "XFL announces its eight allocated quarterbacks" . Pro Football Talk. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .
^ Sullivan, Tyler (February 9, 2020). "XFL scores, highlights in Week 1: New York Guardians, St. Louis BattleHawks earn wins on opening weekend" . CBS Sports . Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
^ Shimabuku, Christian (February 17, 2020). "Pearl City's Jordan Ta'amu throws three touchdowns in Week 2 of XFL action" . KHON2 . Retrieved February 20, 2020 .
^ "XFL Transactions" . XFL . Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue" . Seattle Times . Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
^ Dajani, Jordan (March 23, 2020). "Chiefs sign former St. Louis BattleHawks quarterback Jordan Ta'amu after successful XFL season" . CBS Sports . Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
^ Goldman, Charles (September 5, 2020). "Report: Chiefs waive former XFL QB Jordan Ta'amu" . Chiefs Wire . USA Today. Retrieved September 5, 2020 .
^ "The Kansas City Chiefs Make Good Use Of New Practice Squad Rules" . Forbes .
^ Baca, Michael (October 3, 2020). "Chiefs practice squad QB Jordan Ta'amu tests positive for COVID-19, placed on reserve list" . NFL . Retrieved October 21, 2020 .
^ "Jordan Ta'amu: Healthy return to team" . CBS Sports . October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020 .
^ Goldman, Charles (October 27, 2020). "Chiefs release practice squad QB Jordan Ta'amu" . USA Today . Retrieved November 8, 2020 .
^ Schlitt, Erik (December 16, 2020). "Lions sign QB Jordan Ta'amu, RB Jordan Scarlett to practice squad" . USA Today . Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
^ Goldman, Charles (January 15, 2021). "Chiefs sign WR Chad Williams, QB Jordan Ta'amu to reserve/future contracts" . Chiefs Wire . Retrieved February 7, 2021 .
^ Goldman, Charles (January 12, 2021). "Chiefs sign QB Jordan Ta'amu to practice squad, cut Tyler Clark" . Chiefs Wire . Retrieved February 7, 2021 .
^ Williams, Charean (May 10, 2021). "Chiefs cut Jordan Ta'amu, Bryan Witzmann" . ProFootballTalk . Retrieved July 12, 2021 .
^ "Former Ole Miss QB Jordan Ta'amu signs with new NFL team" . Saturday Down South . August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021 .
^ "Lions cut Darius Jennings, Jordan Ta'amu, three others" . ProFootballTalk . August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 .
^ "Washington places 7 players on Reserve/COVID-19 list, designates Sam Cosmi to return from IR, signs 2 to practice squad" . Washington Commanders . December 15, 2021. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022 .
^ Gantt, Darin (December 30, 2021). "Panthers place three more on COVID-19 list, activate one" . Carolina Panthers .
^ Redding, Jared. "Jordan Ta'amu finished first USFL season as a top offensive performer" . 247 Spirts . Retrieved August 6, 2022 .
^ Mitchell, Mike (January 4, 2023). "Jordan Ta'amu Returns To The XFL, Joins The D.C. Defenders" . xflnewshub.com . Retrieved January 5, 2023 .
^ @XFLDefenders (January 6, 2023). ".@JTaamu10 has a new home, and it's D.C." (Tweet ). Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Twitter .
^ "Ta'amu Named 2023 XFL Offensive Player of the Year" . www.xfl.com . Retrieved May 5, 2023 .
^ "XFL Transactions" . XFL.com . Retrieved December 25, 2023 .
^ Peters, Craig (August 21, 2023). "Vikings Sign Quarterback Jordan Ta'amu" . Vikings.com . Retrieved January 14, 2024 .
^ "Vikings Begin Roster Reductions Ahead of Final Roster Cut Deadline" . Vikings.com . August 28, 2023.
^ Ten players revealed from each CFL team's negotiation list . CFL.ca . Retrieved September 9, 2023.
^ "Luis Perez and Jordan Ta'amu to return for 2024 season" . TheUFL.com . February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024 .
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