Kovacs with the Miami Dolphins
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | June 12, 1990 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Curtice, Ohio | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Oregon (OH) Clay | ||||||||||||
College: | Michigan | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Tackles: | 11 |
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Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Sacks: | 1.0 |
Interceptions: | 0 |
Pass deflections: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jordan David Kovacs (born June 12, 1990) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Michigan.
He was a walk-on who earned 2009 CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America second team recognition and 2009 Sporting News Freshman All-Big Ten honors for the 2009 Wolverines while being the second-leading tackler on the team. Granted a scholarship by the 2010 team for his second year, he was the second-leading tackler in the Big Ten Conference and was selected as a 2010 All-Conference honorable mention. He was also a 2011 All-Big Ten honorable mention for the 2011 team. He served the 2012 team as captain and was also a 2012 All-Big Ten second team selection and a 2012 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Kovacs, a Hungarian American, attended Clay High School, which is the rival high school of former Wolverine teammate Kevin Koger. In high school, he earned varsity letters in basketball as a sophomore and junior. He also earned All-City recognition in track and field three times (first team as a senior, second team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore) and was a four-year letterman. He qualified for the Ohio State championships in the 4x400 meter relay. He was a three-year letterman in football, where he earned All-Ohio academic honors and All-district honors as both a wide receiver and defensive back.