Jordan Addison

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Jordan Addison
No. 3 – Minnesota Vikings
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2002-01-27) January 27, 2002 (age 22)
Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: Tuscarora (Frederick)
College:
NFL draft: 2023  / Round: 1 / Pick: 23
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:70
Receiving yards:911
Receiving average:13.0
Receiving touchdowns:10
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jordan Lee Addison (born January 27, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, where he won the 2021 Fred Biletnikoff Award before playing the following season at USC. Addison was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.

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Early years

Addison attended Tuscarora High School in Frederick, Maryland. He played wide receiver, quarterback and defensive back in high school. He committed to the University of Pittsburgh to play college football. [1] [2]

College career

Addison played 10 games and started eight as a true freshman at Pittsburgh in 2020. He led the team with 60 receptions for 666 yards and four touchdowns. [3] [4] [5] He returned to Pittsburgh as a starter in 2021. [6] [7] In 2021, he went on to lead college football in touchdown receptions with 17 in the 2021 regular season while catching 100 passes for 1,593 yards. He earned consensus All-American honors and won the 2021 Fred Biletnikoff Award. [8]

In May 2022, Addison announced that he would be transferring to the University of Southern California to play for the USC Trojans football team. [9] He chose to wear #3 for the Trojans, which was previously retired in honor of Carson Palmer, the 2002 Heisman Trophy winner. [10]

College statistics

SeasonGamesReceivingRushingPunt Returns
GPGSRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTD
Pittsburgh Panthers
2020 1086066611.149586.402157.50
2021 14141001,59315.9177568.011218515.40
USC Trojans
2022 11115987514.884338.304194.80
Career 35332193,13414.329201477.411821912.20

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		173 lb
(78 kg)		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		4.49 s1.56 s2.62 s4.19 s7.05 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
Sources: [11] [12]

Addison was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round, 23rd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [13] In his NFL debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1, Addison had 4 receptions for 61 yards and his first NFL touchdown, as the Vikings lost 17–20. During Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Addison had 3 receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown in the 34–28 loss. [14]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2023 MIN 17147091113.06210122.02000
2024 MIN 00000000000000
Career 17147091113.06210122.02000

Personal life

On July 20, 2023, Addison was pulled over and cited for speed and reckless driving before reporting to his first training camp. Driving a Lamborghini Urus on Interstate 94 in Saint Paul, he was allegedly going 140 miles per hour (230 km/h) in a 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) zone at 3AM. The same day, the Vikings released a statement, stating they were aware of the incident and were looking into it. [15] [16] Addison told a police officer at the scene that he was driving at that speed due to a medical emergency involving his pet dog. [17] [18]

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  2. ↑ Karels, Carter (October 23, 2020). "Jordan Addison, the one that got away? Why the star freshman chose Pitt over Notre Dame". Notre Dame Insider. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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