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Football Athlete Profile - Jan Jorgensen

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6-3, 259, Sr.
Helper, UT / Carbon HS

At BYU
SENIOR - (2009): Team captain ... All-MWC First Team for the third straight season, joining teammate Dennis Pitta as one of only six MWC players to ever earn first-team honors three times ... MWCs all-time sacks leader along with TCU's Jerry Hughes with 28.5 career sacks ... MWCs all-time leader in tackles for loss with 44 ... helped BYU earn an 11-2 record, including 3-1 mark against nationally ranked teams, and ... (More)

JUNIOR - (2008): Named to the All-MWC First Team for the second consecutive year ... Academic All-MWC ... ARA Sportsmanship Award finalist ... received the Bart Oates Award for Honor ... team captain for the 2008 season ... earned letterman honors as a junior ... started all 13 games at right end ... a 2008 All-America candidate ... named to the 2008 Rotary Lombardi Award and Ted Hendricks Award watch lists ... cl... (More)

SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... received the Bart Oates Big Brother Award ... earned All-Mountain West Conference First Team honors a SI.com honorable mention All-America selection ... led the MWC and ranked 12th nationally with 20 tackles for a combined loss of 115 yards ... led the MWC and ranked in the nation's Top 10 in sacks, recording 14 on the season for a combi... (More)

FRESHMAN - (2006): Named to the Freshman All-American Third Team by Sporting News ... earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... nominated for national and conference freshman honors ... started at defensive end in all 13 of the Cougars' games ... credited with 34 tackles, including 14 solo tackles ... produced five sacks for a combined loss of 29 yards ... had two fum recoveries on the season, includin... (More)

REDSHIRT - (2005): Redshirted as a true freshman.

Before BYU
A two-time Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune All-State selection ... played both linebacker and quarterback in high school ... credited with 93 tackles, including 16 sacks as a senior ... won the 3-A state wrestling championship as a senior (his first year of competitive wrestling) ... an honor roll student at Carbon HS ... a four-year letterwinner at Carbon HS ... father, Jeff, was his high scho... (More)

Personal
Parents are Jeff and Julie Jorgensen ... recruited by Kentucky, Utah and Boise State ... served a Church mission in Boise, Idaho (2003-2005) ... brother, J.D. played tight end at Utah ... is a social studies teaching major with a minor in P.E. teaching.

Statistics

Yr    GP   Solo  Ast   Total   TFL/Yds   Sacks/Yds   Int/Yds   PBU   QBH   FR  FF
2006  13   14    20    34      5.0/30    4.0/29      0/0       0     2     2   0
2007  13   40    37    77      20.0/115  13.5/91     0/0       2     5     0   0
2008  13   22    32    54      8.5/48    5.0/41      0/0       1    11     1   2
2009  13   25    31    56      10.5/55   6.0/44      0/0       1     4     0   0
Total 52  101   120   221     44.0/248   28.5/205    0/0       4    22     3   2



MWC SEASON & CAREER RECORDS
   Career sacks: 28.5/tied (2006-09)
   Career tackles for loss: 44 (2006-09)

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Jan Jorgensen Highlights Aug 18, 2008	Jan Jorgensen-Lott Trophy Nominee Oct 29, 2008
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