2022 Football Roster
Roster
Morant, Jordan

Jersey Number 17
Jordan Morant
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Parsippany, N.J.
- High School/Previous School:
- Bergen Catholic HS (Michigan)
Bio
Career Honors
SEC Graduate
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 45 career games with one start … At Mississippi State played in 37 career games with one start … Ended his career with 30 tackles, two tackles for loss and one pass breakup.
2024 (Senior Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts … Third straight season not missing a game … Recorded 11 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Recorded two tackles, both assisted … Had one pass break up, the first PBU of his career ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded one assisted tackle ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted ... Arkansas (10/26): Recorded one solo tackle ... Had one tackle for loss for a loss of two yards, it was his first TFL of the season, second of his career .. UMass (11/2): Recorded three assisted tackles ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded one assisted tackle.
2023 (Junior Season)
Appeared in all 12 games with one start … Recorded seven tackles on the year, five of which were solo ... at South Carolina (9/23): Tied his career-high with five tackles in his first start as a Bulldog … Had one tackle for loss … Alabama (9/30): Had one tackle … at Auburn (10/28): Made one stop.
2022 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 13 games ... Finished with 11 tackles ... Memphis (9/3): Made his MSU debut ... Bowling Green (9/24): Logged one tackle ... Texas A&M (10/1): Made one stop ... at Kentucky (10/15): Had a pair of tackles ... Auburn (11/5): Notched one tackle ... ETSU (11/19): Set a career-high with five total tackles ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Made one stop.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Michigan)
Appeared in eight games on special teams and one in the secondary ... Made one tackle to earn his first varsity letter ... Contributed on special teams against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), Rutgers (Sept. 25), at Penn State (Nov. 13), at Maryland (Nov. 20), against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 4), and against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31) ... Northern Illinois (9/18): Saw action in the secondary ... Ohio State (11/27): Made one solo tackle playing special teams.
2020 (True Freshman Season - Michigan)
Redshirted his initial year with the program ... did not see action.
High School
Attended Bergen Catholic High School (2020) where he was coached by Vito Campanile ... 247Sports Composite ranking of four-stars and the nation’s No. 163 overall prospect; rated as the fifth-best recruit in New Jersey and the No. 14 safety prospect ... Four-star recruit according to 247Sports; No. 3 prospect in New Jersey, the 12th-best safety and the 116th overall recruit in the nation ... 2019 Adidas All-American ... Part of a 5-4 Crusaders team his senior year in 2019 and an appearance in the Non-Public Group 4 Playoffs ... Registered 12 tackles, one pass breakup and returned a kickoff for a touchdown as a senior ... Contributed 60 tackles during his junior campaign, including one tackles for loss, one sack, seven pass breakups and four interceptions ... Posted 36 tackles, three tackles for loss and three pass breakups as a sophomore.
Personal
Born Jordan Christopher Morant on Oct. 18, 2001 ... Son of Johnnie and Lorie Morant ... Has two brothers, Kameron and Mason, and one sister, Johnnie ... Dad, Johnnie, played college football at Syracuse before going on to play professionally for the Oakland Raiders ... NBA star Ja Morant is his cousin ... Earned degree from Mississippi State in interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @jordanmorantt
Instagram – n/a
Career-Highs
Tackles: 5, at South Carolina (9/23/2023)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 2x, last vs. Arkansas (10/26/2024)
SEC Graduate
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 45 career games with one start … At Mississippi State played in 37 career games with one start … Ended his career with 30 tackles, two tackles for loss and one pass breakup.
2024 (Senior Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts … Third straight season not missing a game … Recorded 11 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Recorded two tackles, both assisted … Had one pass break up, the first PBU of his career ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded one assisted tackle ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted ... Arkansas (10/26): Recorded one solo tackle ... Had one tackle for loss for a loss of two yards, it was his first TFL of the season, second of his career .. UMass (11/2): Recorded three assisted tackles ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded one assisted tackle.
2023 (Junior Season)
Appeared in all 12 games with one start … Recorded seven tackles on the year, five of which were solo ... at South Carolina (9/23): Tied his career-high with five tackles in his first start as a Bulldog … Had one tackle for loss … Alabama (9/30): Had one tackle … at Auburn (10/28): Made one stop.
2022 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 13 games ... Finished with 11 tackles ... Memphis (9/3): Made his MSU debut ... Bowling Green (9/24): Logged one tackle ... Texas A&M (10/1): Made one stop ... at Kentucky (10/15): Had a pair of tackles ... Auburn (11/5): Notched one tackle ... ETSU (11/19): Set a career-high with five total tackles ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Made one stop.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Michigan)
Appeared in eight games on special teams and one in the secondary ... Made one tackle to earn his first varsity letter ... Contributed on special teams against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), Rutgers (Sept. 25), at Penn State (Nov. 13), at Maryland (Nov. 20), against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 4), and against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31) ... Northern Illinois (9/18): Saw action in the secondary ... Ohio State (11/27): Made one solo tackle playing special teams.
2020 (True Freshman Season - Michigan)
Redshirted his initial year with the program ... did not see action.
High School
Attended Bergen Catholic High School (2020) where he was coached by Vito Campanile ... 247Sports Composite ranking of four-stars and the nation’s No. 163 overall prospect; rated as the fifth-best recruit in New Jersey and the No. 14 safety prospect ... Four-star recruit according to 247Sports; No. 3 prospect in New Jersey, the 12th-best safety and the 116th overall recruit in the nation ... 2019 Adidas All-American ... Part of a 5-4 Crusaders team his senior year in 2019 and an appearance in the Non-Public Group 4 Playoffs ... Registered 12 tackles, one pass breakup and returned a kickoff for a touchdown as a senior ... Contributed 60 tackles during his junior campaign, including one tackles for loss, one sack, seven pass breakups and four interceptions ... Posted 36 tackles, three tackles for loss and three pass breakups as a sophomore.
Personal
Born Jordan Christopher Morant on Oct. 18, 2001 ... Son of Johnnie and Lorie Morant ... Has two brothers, Kameron and Mason, and one sister, Johnnie ... Dad, Johnnie, played college football at Syracuse before going on to play professionally for the Oakland Raiders ... NBA star Ja Morant is his cousin ... Earned degree from Mississippi State in interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @jordanmorantt
Instagram – n/a
Career-Highs
Tackles: 5, at South Carolina (9/23/2023)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 2x, last vs. Arkansas (10/26/2024)
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Brylan Lanier INT
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell TD
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Ferrie 55-yard FG
Saturday, August 30