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University of Rhode Island

2023 Football Roster

Connor Caldon

2 Jordan Colbert

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Clinton, Md.
  • High School Gonzaga Prep (Columbia)

Biography

2023 (Graduate Student)
  • Started all 10 of the games that he appeared in
  • Opened up the season with seven tackles at Georgia State (Aug. 31)
  • Recorded an interception and a 49-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown opposite Stony Brook (Sept. 8)
  • Made a season-best nine tackles at Maine (Sept. 15)
  • Posted six tackles at No. 25 Villanova (Sept. 23)
  • Made five stops against Bryant (Sept. 30)
  • Combined for a sack and notched six tackles at Brown (Oct. 7)
  • Contributed a season-best 1.5 TFLs to go along with five total tackles against Richmond (Oct. 14)
  • Turned in seven tackles at UAlbany (Oct. 21)
  • Broke up a pair of passes and posted six tackles opposite No. 20 New Hampshire (Oct. 28)
  • Had a tackle for a one-yard loss and four total stops against North Carolina A&T (Nov. 11)
2022 (Graduate Student)
  • Appeared in all 11 games, making one start
  • Finished the season with 39 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one pass break up
  • Had two tackles and one pass break up against UAlbany (11/19)
  • Recorded three tackles at New Hampshire (11/12)
  • Had three tackles against Maine (11/5)
  • Recorded five tackles and a forced fumble at William & Mary (10/29)
  • Recorded four tackles at Monmouth (10/22)
  • Had four tackles against Elon (10/15)
  • Made his first start for Rhode Island and had three tackles against Brown (10/1)
  • Had four tackles and one forced fumble at Pitt (9/24)
  • Recorded six tackles against Delaware (9/17)
  • Had three tackles at Bryant (9/10)
  • Made his Rhode Island debut and had one tackle at Stony Brook (9/1)
2021 (Senior at Columbia)
  • All-Ivy League honorable mention selection as a senior free safety
  • Earned Third Team All-Ivy League honors by Phil Steele Magazine
  • Named the Lou Little Coaches’ Most Improved Player award winner at team banquet
  • Saw action in all 10 games with five starts at free safety
  • Started each of the season’s last five games at safety
  • A hard hitter and playmaker, ranked No. 4 on the Lions in total tackles with 49 (25 solo), registered two interceptions, broke up five passes, and recovered a fumble on the year
  • Ranked No. 24 in the Ivy League in tackles with 49
  • Finished with 21 return yards on two interceptions
2019 (Sophomore at Columbia)
  • Played in all 10 games and started seven contests as a defensive back (safety)
  • Started the first seven games as Columbia’s free safety
  • Also saw extensive action on special teams
  • Finished the year with 19 tackles (14 solo) with one pass breakup
2018 (Freshman at Columbia)
  •  Did not see any game action as a first-year defensive back, contributed primarily on the scout team
 
Before Rhode Island
  • Transferred to URI after graduating from Columbia
  • 2018 graduate of Gonzaga Prep in Washington D.C., where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Randy Trivers
  • Named First Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference selection as a senior
  • Named a Scholar-Athlete award recipient from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame
  • Made 31 tackles, intercepted two passes and broke up five passes in 2017
  • Earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after making seven tackles, two interceptions and registering two pass breakups
  • Helped lead Gonzaga Prep to back-to-back District of Columbia championships in both 2015 and 2016
  • Selected to compete in the inaugural District of Columbia Capitol Bowl after the 2017 season
  • Earned the Under Armour Semper Fidelis Top Performer Award in 2015
  • Recipient of the Youth Pastor Jeff Leadership Award for Spirit of Faith Christian Center
  • Volunteer at Father McKeena Center, a day shelter for homeless men in Washington, D.C
  • Member of the Gonzaga Poets and Writers Club and four-year member of the Onyx Club
Personal
  • Born Jordan Michael Colbert on March 18, 2000 in Rockford, Ill.
  • Son of Steven and Danielle Colbert
  • Uncle Shelton Colbert played at James Madison (1987-92) and coaches at Robert Morris
  • Uncle Michael Warfield is a member of the Catawba College Hall of Fame
  • Hobbies and interests include music, poetry, video games and photography

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Historical Player Information

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    2022Graduate Student

    Defensive Back
    6'3" 215 lbs
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    2023Graduate Student

    Defensive Back
    6'3" 215 lbs
    2