The Los Angeles Rams selected Texas wide receiver Jordan Whittington 213th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
College: Whittington appeared in 41 games (25 starts) during his five-year collegiate career at Texas. He ranks 12th in program history in receptions (141) and 14th in receiving yards (1,757). He is a two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league's coaches and converted from running back after the 2019 season. Whittington also was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First-Team on three occasions and Academic All-Big 12 Second Team once. He is a five-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. As a senior in 2023, Whittington was an All-Big 12 honorable mention and appeared in all 14 games with eight starts. He notched 42 catches for 505 yards and one touchdown to go along with 18 rushing yards. In 2022, Whittington played in 13 games (12 starts) and recorded careerhighs in receptions (50) and receiving yards (652) to go along with one touchdown. He earned All-Big 12 honorable mention by the league's coaches that season. As a sophomore in 2023, he played in eight games (three starts) and hauled in 26 passes for 377 yards and a career-best three touchdowns. He missed four games due to injury that season. Whittington apeared in five games (two starts) as a redshirt freshman in 2020 and notched 21 receptions for 206 yards and rushes three times for 50 yards and one touchdown. He redshirted as a freshman in 2019 and played in the season opener before missing the remainder of the season after re-aggravating a groin injury sustained in high school.
Personal: Whittington earned all-state honors as a wide receiver, defensive back, kick returner, all-purpose player and in academics during his dime in high school at Cuero. He was selected to the 2019 All-American Bowl and posted over 3,000 receiving yards, 5,400 all-purpose yards, and 60 total touchdowns over his last three high school seasons. Whittington was the utility player on the 2018 First-Team "Tops in Texas" and to the Super Team as a receiver by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. He also was selected Second-Team 4A All-State as a defensive back by the Associated Press and received honorable mention 4A Academic ALl-State honors. Whitting set a Texas high school championship game record with 334 yards rushing on 28 carries, breaking the previous mark set by former Longhorn running Back Jonathan Gray, while also breaking Eric Dickerson's 4A record. He also tied the championship game record with five rushing touchdowns, guiding Cuero to their first state title in 31 years. Whitting also played basketball in high school and is the third-youngest of 10 siblings. His older brother, Quincey, played running back at SMU and his uncle, Arthur, played at SMU and won a Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders.
