Football

JordanLovett

  • position Defensive Back
  • height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Radcliff, Ky.
  • High school North Hardin

2023 – Sophomore
• Has played in 25 career games with 21 starts
• Played in 11 games in 2023 with 10 starting assignments
• Totaled 30 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, three interceptions and a fumble recovery this season
• Did not play vs. Tennessee or Mississippi State with injury
• Had UK’s lone interception of the bowl game vs. Clemson, which he caught in the Kentucky endzone for a timely stop early in the fourth quarter … Marked his third this season and fifth of his career
• His three interceptions are the most in a season for him and the second most of any player on the team in 2023
• Added four total tackles, including three solo stops against the Tigers
• His interception vs. Alabama was the third of his career, and his first of the season
• Made the game-clinching interception with two seconds left in the win over No. 9 Louisville … Marked his second interception of the season and fourth of his career

2022 – r-Freshman
• Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by College Football News and on3.com
• Saw action in all 13 games, starting the last 11
• Second on the team in tackles with 62
• Also had three pass breakups, a team-high tying two interceptions, a quarterback hurry and 1.5 tackles for loss
• Had three tackles and a his first career PBU in his first collegiate start vs. Youngstown State
• Recorded seven tackles in the win over Florida
• Charted his first career tackle for loss against South Carolina
• Got a career-high eight tackles at No. 3 Tennessee
• Totaled seven tackles and generated his first career interception vs. No. 1 Georgia
• Got six tackles and a 36-yard interception return in the win over Louisville, marking INTs in consecutive games

2021 – Freshman
• Mid-year enrollee in January 2021
• Saw his first collegiate action vs. ULM and recorded one tackle at safety
• Redshirt season

High School
• Three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals.com and 247sports.com
• Rated as high as the No. 38 safety nationally by 247 and No. 4 prospect in the commonwealth of Kentucky
• Rangy defensive back with an interesting progression in high school
• Did not play safety until his junior season, then made 15 interceptions and 21 tackles in his first campaign at the position … Ranked second nationally in interceptions
• Ranks second in KSHAA history for interceptions in a single season (15 in 2019)
• Tied for third in KSHAA history for interceptions in a game with four vs. Barren County (11/8/19)
• Followed that with another impressive season as a senior, totaling 60 tackles and three interceptions for 55 total yards
• Named first-team all-state, the AP, the Louisville Courier-Journal and Kentucky Sports Radio in 2020
• Helped take North Hardin to a 9-1 record and a berth in the state quarterfinals in 2020
• As a junior, earned first-team all-state honors from The Associated Press and Louisville Courier-Journal
• Helped lead North Hardin HS to a 13-1 record, reaching the state semifinals in Class AAAAAA in 2019
• High school teammates of current UK defensive lineman Octavious Oxendine and running back La’Vell Wright
• Coached by Brent Thompson
• Also a two-year letter winner in basketball
• Named academic all-state as a junior
• Chose Kentucky over Cincinnati , Louisville, Missouri and West Virginia

Personal
• Born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Son of Tameka Herriot and Rodney Lovett
• Mom, Tomeka Herriot, is a retired Sergeant Major in the U.S. Army
• Siblings are Caleb Walls and Lex Lovett
• Major is health promotion

Jordan Says
• His nickname is “J Love”
• Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a coach
• He chose Kentucky because it was the best fit for him
• Besides playing football, he’s also good at basketball, video games and swimming
• One word to describe him on the field is “lit”

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