No. 37 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | February 12, 1989 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | ||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Christian County High School | ||||||||||
College: | West Virginia | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 174 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Total tackles: | 150 |
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Sacks: | 1.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 1 |
Interceptions: | 8 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jordan Keith Tandy (born February 12, 1989) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia.
Tandy attended Christian County High School in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. While there he played quarterback. For his career, he passed for 8,609 yards and 90 touchdowns. As a senior, he rushed for 1,007 yards and intercepted four passes on defense.
Tandy then attended West Virginia University (WVU) where he majored in forensic and investigative sciences.
He redshirt his freshman year. In 2008, as a redshirt freshman, he appeared in six games, recording six tackles (four solo). In 2009 as a redshirt sophomore, he started all 13 games, recording 61 tackles (43 solo), four tackles-for-loss and three interceptions. His interceptions tied for 10th in the Big East with three interceptions and 14th with seven passes defensed.