Tarleton State University Athletics

Junior (2024):
Phil Steele FCS 2024 UAC Third Team All-Conference … Played in 13 games with 10 starts … Had the tied-most quarterback hurries (five), third most tackles (73, 35 solo), tied-third most fumble recoveries (one), fourth most tackles for loss (5.5) and the tied-fourth most forced fumbles (one) on the Texans, with a half-sack and one pass breakup, as well … Had nine games with 5+ tackles … Had seven games with at least a 0.5-TFL … Had a career-high 10 tackles vs. Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 2, the same game he had a half-sack … Forced a fumble with five tackles in the season opener vs. McNeese on Aug. 24 … Had six tackles and a fumble recovery at West Georgia on Nov. 9.
 
Navarro College:
Played two years from 2022-23 … All-SWJCFC First Team in 2023 … Had 88 tackles (59 solo), 7.0 TFL, two sacks, one interception and a fumble recovery in 11 games in 2023 … Was 13th in the country in tackles per game (8.0) … Had nine games of 8+ tackles … JUCOWeekly/SWJCFC Defensive Player of the Week in September after earning nine tackles, a sack and 3.0 TFL’s vs. NEO A&M on Sept. 16 … Had a season-high 13 tackles and a sack at No. 3 Kilgore on Sept. 23 … Had eight tackles and a TFL vs. Copiah-Lincoln on Dec. 2 in the Champs Heart of Texas Bowl … Played in 10 games as a true freshman in 2022, recording 30 tackles (20 solo), 3.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks.
 
St. Thomas Aquinas High School:
Had 58 tackles (34 solo), 4.0 TFL and a sack in 13 games as a senior in 2021 … Also played running back ... Played three varsity years … Also competed in a year of varsity wrestling.
 
Personal:
Is a 2022 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida … Enrolled at Texas State in 2024 before arriving at Tarleton State … Hometown is Hollywood, Florida … Full name is Jordan Zayveon Smith … Preferred name is Bam … Nickname is Bam Bam … Son of Patrick and Latachia … Has five siblings, two sisters (Pashae, Julia) and three brothers (Gregory, Joshua, Patrick Jr.) … Majoring in Kinesiology … Born Oct. 16.