SAF Jordan Fuller Selected by LA Rams in Sixth Round
4/25/2020 4:47:27 PM | Football
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jordan Fuller, a two-time team captain and All-Big Ten safety for Ohio State, was taken by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Fuller was the 20th pick of the round and the overall 199th selection of the draft. He is the eighth Buckeye chosen thus far and the sixth player on defense.
Fuller is one of the great student-athletes in football history. Three times he earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and in 2019 was a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete as well as a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. On the field, Fuller totaled 224 career tackles, five interceptions, 10 pass break-ups and 15 total passes defended. As a senior, he was one of the anchors of a unit that finished first nationally against the pass, allowing just 156.0 yards/game.
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Another Ohio State DB Drafted
Fuller’s selection, coupled with Jeff Okudah and Damon Arnette in the first round, gives Ohio State a total of 32 drafted defensive backs drafted since 2000. In the last seven drafts – since 2014 – 12 Buckeye defensive backs have been drafted:
2014 – Bradley Roby, 1st Round, Denver Broncos
2015 – Doran Grant, 4th Round, Pittsburgh Steelers
2016 – Eli Apple, 1st Round, New York Giants
2016 – Vonn Bell, 2nd Round, New Orleans Saints
2017 – Marshon Lattimore – 1st Round, New Orleans
2017 – Malik Hooker – 1st Round, Indianapolis
2017 – Gareon Conley – 1st Round, Okaland
2018 – Denzel Ward – 1st Round, Cleveland
2019 – Kendall Sheffield – 4th Round, Atlanta
2020 – Jeff Okduah, 1st Round, Detroit Lions
2020 – Damon Arnette, 1st Round, Las Vegas Raiders
2020 – Jordan Fuller, 6th, Round, Los Angeles Rams
Buckeyes in the 2020 NFL Draft
Rd. #
1st 2nd DE Chase Young, Washington Redskins
1st 3rd CB Jeff Okudah, Detroit Lions
1st 19th CB Damon Arnette, Las Vegas Raiders
2nd 55th RB J.K. Dobbins, Baltimore Ravens
3rd 73rd DT DaVon Hamilton, Jacksonville Jaguars
3rd 75th OG Jonah Jackson, Detroit Lions
3rd 98th LB Malik Harrison, Baltimore Ravens
6th 199th SAF Jordan Fuller, Los Angeles Rams
Jordan Fuller – Ohio State Career Overview
#4 / Safety / 6-2, 205 / Old Tappan, N.J. / Old Tappan
- Named school’s 22nd NFF Scholar-Athlete and three-times earned Academic All-America accolades
- Led the team in tackles in 2018, second in 2017 and third in 2019 and totaled 224 career tackles
- A finalist for the Lott IMPACT award as a senior
- Also recorded five interceptions, including twice against Michigan (2018 and 2017), and 10 pass break-ups for 15 total passes defensed
- First-team all-Big Ten safety as a senior when he totaled 62 tackles, two interceptions and four PBUs
- Played in 53 games and started 40 games and three times Ohio State won the outright Big Ten Conference championship
- Team captain in 2018 and 2019
- Nearing completion of his degree in business marketing
