Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Jordan Chunn
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 231
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Gurley, Ala.
- High School:
- Madison County HS
Troy Career Rushing Touchdown Record Holder
2016 All-Sun Belt First Team (Running Back)
2016 All-Sun Belt First Team (All-Purpose)
2013 College Football News Freshman All-America Team
2013 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2013 NCAA Freshman Rushing Touchdown Leader
2016 (RS-Junior): Became the ninth 1,000-yard rusher in Troy history … Led the Sun Belt and finished 16th nationally with 16 rushing touchdowns … Set the Troy career rushing touchdown record with the first of three touchdowns in the Dollar General Bowl; finished the season with 37 for his career (previous record was 34) … Rushed for over 100 yards in five games and found the end zone in 10 different games; had a streak of seven straight games with a rushing touchdown, which was the third longest active streak in the country … Rushed for the second-most yards in a season (1,288) in Troy history and rushed for the second-most touchdowns (16) in a season in Troy history ... Set the Troy single-season carries record with 259 … Scored 96 points on the year, which ranks as the seventh most in a season in school history, while his 1,516 all-purpose yards were the eighth most ... Rushed the ball five times on fourth down and picked up a first down all five times; one of just eight players nationally (minimum five attempts) with a perfect conversion rate ... Named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns at South Alabama … Ranked second in the Sun Belt with 99.1 rushing yards and with 116.6 all-purpose yards per game … Fourth on the team with 30 catches and fifth with 228 receiving yards … Rushed for 161 yards on just 13 carries in the opener; took the opening play of the season 48 yards for a touchdown … Finished with 176 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries at Southern Miss … Found the end zone twice on the ground in the finale at Georgia Southern; also caught a season-high six passes for 34 yards … Rushed 381 yards over the first three games of the season which was the most by a player in Troy history … Became the first Troy player since DeWhitt Betterson in 2003 to record at least 20 carries in any half; had 20 first-half carries at Southern Miss
2015 (Junior): Played in only two games before suffering a season-ending injury … Rushed seven times for 39 yards and a touchdown in his limited action … Received a medical hardship
2014 (Sophomore): Moved into a tie for seventh on the Troy career rushing touchdown list as he finished the season with six to give him 20 over the first two years of his Troy career … Rushed for 505 yards on 111 carries, also caught four passes for 20 yards … Rushed for a career-high 189 yards on 28 carries at Idaho … Rushed for 53 yards on just eight carries at South Alabama … Rushed for a pair of touchdowns against New Mexico State; also had rushing touchdowns against UAB, Duke, Georgia State and Idaho … Finished fourth on the team with 525 all-purpose yards (43.8 YPG)
2013 (Freshman): Named to the College Football News Freshman All-America Team and the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Led all freshmen running backs in the country and tied for 19th overall with 14 rushing touchdowns … Touchdown tally was the third most in a single-season in Troy history and the second most in the Sun Belt Conference during 2013 … Rushed for 514 yards on 128 carries for the year … Accounted for Troy’s two longest runs of the season – a 47-yard rush against Texas State and a 42-yard run against ULM … Set the Troy freshman rushing touchdown record … Became the first Troy freshman to run for multiple touchdowns in a game since 2009 (Shawn Southward) … Rushed for two touchdowns against Duke, Georgia State, Western Kentucky and Texas State; found the end zone in 10-of-12 games … Rushed for a season-high 91 yards on 22 carries at Georgia State … Picked up 81 yards on 13 carries against ULM and 65 yards on 10 carries against UAB … Also had 21 catches for 104 yards … Returned one kick for 16 yards at Georgia State
High School: Named Offensive Player of the Year by the Huntsville Times after totaling nearly 2,900 yards of offense his senior year … Rushed for 2,229 yards and scored 43 touchdowns (receptions, rushes and special teams) in 2012 … Named the Alabama 4A Back of the Year and led Madison County High School to a No. 3 ranking in the state of Alabama; Madison County amassed a school-record 12 wins and made its first ever appearance in the state semifinals … Also played defensive back and recorded 155 tackles, seven sacks and four interceptions ... Rated by 247Sports as the 72nd best player in Alabama
Personal: Full name is Jordan Tyron Chunn ... Son of Linda and Chris Chunn ... Has two brothers, Chris Baker and Robert Baker, and a sister, Jamesha ... Born Jan. 2, 1995, in Gurley, Ala. ... Majoring in criminal justice
