![]() Reaves with the Elks in 2023 | |
Born: | Winnipeg, Manitoba | January 25, 1990
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
University | Brandon |
Career history | |
As player | |
2015 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers* |
2016–2021 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2022–2023 | Edmonton Elks |
*Pre-season and/or practice squad member only | |
Career stats | |
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Jordan Reaves (born January 25, 1990) is a Canadian football defensive lineman who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Reaves originally played basketball for the Brandon Bobcats of Canadian Interuniversity Sport before making the switch to football.
Reaves played from 2010-2014 for the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. [1]
Reaves was signed by his hometown Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 9, 2015, following workouts in Winnipeg and at the 2015 Edmonton Regional Combine. [2] [3] He played in two pre-season games as a wide receiver and recorded one catch for six yards. Reaves was part of the team's final cuts on June 20, 2016. [4]
After spending the 2015 CFL season unsigned by a CFL team, Reaves signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on January 29, 2016. [5] While listed as a defensive back, Reaves practiced as a defensive lineman through training camp and upon making the team, he dressed in his first regular season game on June 30, 2016, as a backup defensive end. [6] He played in five games for the Roughriders in 2016 and recorded two special teams tackles. He was released during training camp the following year on June 18, 2017. [7] On May 20, 2018, he re-signed with Saskatchewan for 2018 training camp. [8] Reaves signed a one-year contract extension with the Roughriders on December 21, 2020. [9]
Reaves joined the Edmonton Elks in free agency on February 15, 2022. [10] He played in eight regular season games in 2022 where he had two special teams tackles. The Elks announced Reaves was re-signed on July 3, 2023. [11] In 2023, he played in 11 regular season games and recorded seven special teams tackles. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024. [12]
Jordan is the youngest son of former Winnipeg Blue Bomber running back Willard Reaves, who played with the team for five years and was a member of the 72nd Grey Cup winning team. [13] Jordan is also the younger brother of Ryan Reaves, a professional hockey player and right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.
In February 2008, Reaves was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, which he pleaded guilty to in December 2008, and received a conditional sentence, one year of supervised probation, and was not allowed to possess a weapon for 10-years. [14] In 2016, Reaves was charged with one count of drug trafficking, but was set free on bail, after a routine traffic stop discovered cocaine in his possession. [14] [15] His trial in Winnipeg began in November 2017, where he pleaded his innocence. [16] [14] [15] On January 24, 2018, he was acquitted of drug trafficking charges after the judge determined there was a lack of evidence. [17] [18]
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