Jordan Genmark Heath

Jordan Genmark Heath
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-16) December 16, 1997 (age 27)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Cathedral Catholic High School
College:Notre Dame (2017–2020)
UCLA (2021)
Position:Linebacker
CFL draft:2022G / round: 1 / pick: 5
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Stats at CFL.ca

Jordan Genmark Heath (born December 16, 1997) is a Swedish professional gridiron football linebacker. He played college football for Notre Dame and UCLA. Genmark Health currently plays for the Paris Musketeers in the European League of Football. He has also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2022 and Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL) in 2023.

College career

Genmark Heath began his college career at Notre Dame in 2017 as a safety. In April 2018, he switched from safety to linebacker.[1]

In September 2020, Genmark Heath left the Notre Dame football team.[2]

In October 2020, he committed to UCLA.[3]

Statistics

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Total Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yds TD FF FR TD
2017 Notre Dame 13 0 16 9 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Notre Dame 13 1 16 7 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Notre Dame 13 1 10 6 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Notre Dame 0 0 DNP
2021 UCLA 12 12 55 23 32 3.5 2 1 20 0 0 2 0
Career 51 14 97 45 52 3.5 2 1 20 0 0 2 0

Professional career

In May 2022, Genmark Heath attended rookie mini-camp with the Kansas City Chiefs as a tryout player.[4]

Genmark Heath was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2022 CFL Global Draft.[5] He signed with Saskatchewan in October 2022.[6] He signed with the team on October 4, 2022,[7] but was cut on October 31.[8]

Genmark Heath signed with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL on January 11, 2023.[9] He was cut on June 8, 2023.[10]

Personal life

Genmark Heath moved from Sweden to the United States at age 14.[11] He grew up a fan of the San Diego Chargers.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Genmark Heath Embracing New Role". Irish Sports Daily. April 24, 2018.
  2. ^ James, Tyler. "Linebacker Jordan Genmark Heath exits Notre Dame football program". South Bend Tribune.
  3. ^ Genmark, Jordan [@SwedishBlackGuy] (October 11, 2020). "Chapter IV. 🦋 https://t.co/Zq39NTlewj" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Dixon, John (May 7, 2022). "40 tryout players are participating in the Chiefs' rookie minicamp". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Roughriders Select Three In The 2022 Global Draft". May 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Riders Sign Global Draft Pick Jordan Genmark Heath". October 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Riders sign Global draft pick Jordan Genmark Heath". Riderville.com. October 4, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Riders re-sign linebacker Jones Jr., QB Lewis". Riderville.com. October 31, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  9. ^ @USFLStars (January 11, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @USFLStars (June 8, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "UCLA newcomers Jordan Genmark Heath and Zach Charbonnet are bullish about Bruins". Los Angeles Times. May 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "UCLA's Jordan Genmark Heath returns to San Diego for Holiday Bowl". December 25, 2021.


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