Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Middle Tennessee
Jorden Starling
DT • 6'5" • 272 lbs • Chattanooga, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jorden Starling shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Player Story
Jorden Starling built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Chattanooga, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Jorden Starling's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jorden Starling, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Jorden Starling shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 100
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jorden Starling quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · DT
- Career Tackles
- 100
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Sam Houston
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · McCallie School · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- McCallie School · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · DT 126th (top 60%) · Conference USA 177th (top 43%) · National 2,633rd (top 44%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 20.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 53 |
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Jorden Starling played DT for Middle Tennessee. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jorden Starling recorded 100 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 7 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
20
Usage
5.6
Consistency
63.2
Best Game by takeover score
Sam Houston
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. Liberty: 0. Florida International: 2. UTEP: 2. Sam Houston: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 2 by 28.3. UTEP: 3 by 32.5. Sam Houston: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Sam Houston
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs UTEP
Player Story
Jorden Starling story
Jorden Starling built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Chattanooga, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Jorden Starling's career was his defensive production: 100 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Jorden Starling's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Middle Tennessee
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 13.1 | 3.3 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 11.8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 20.6 | 4.3 | 3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 8.5 | 16.9 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8.5 | 16.9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 8.8 | 2.1 | -6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 20 | 5.6 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Sam Houston
Week 13 · L 20-23 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Charlotte
Week 4 · L 39-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 35-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 11 · W 40-6 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#5
vs UTEP
Week 12 · W 34-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
7 primary output · 20 efficiency · 5.6 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
44.7
6 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
43.2
8.5 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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