Redshirt Senior (2025): Named honorable-mention all-America by Phil Steele … First-team all-ACC selection … Also named first-team Academic All-American, Georgia Tech’s first in 23 years (Dan Dyke – 2002) … Led Georgia Tech with 11.0 tackles for loss, which ranked second nationally among defensive tackles and was tied for the most in the nation among Power Four conference DTs, according to sports-reference.com … Led all Georgia Tech defensive linemen with 44 total tackles and tied for the team lead with 3.0 sacks … Opened the season with a pair of critical plays in the Yellow Jackets’ 27-20 win at Colorado (Aug. 29) — a third-down quarterback hurry that forced a punt in the second quarter, and a third-down sack that forced the Buffaloes to settle for a field goal deep in Georgia Tech territory in the third period … Made four tackles in limited action during 59-12 win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 6) … Had two solo stops in 24-21 win over No. 12 Clemson (Sept. 13) … Recorded a season-high-tying 2.0 tackles for loss in win over Temple (Sept. 20) … Made a pair of tackles in road win at Wake Forest (Sept.27) … Stuffed the stat sheet with three tackles, a TFL and a sack in win over Virginia Tech (Oct. 11) … Started a torrid six-game stretch to close the regular season with five tackles, including a half-sack, at Duke (Oct. 18) … Recorded five tackles with a half-sack again the next week against Syracuse (Oct. 25) … Notched a season-high six tackles, including 1.5 TFL, in road win at Boston College (Nov. 15) … Turned in perhaps his best statistical performance of the season with five tackles, 2.0 TFL and a sack against Pitt (Nov. 22) … Had three tackles, including a half-stop behind the line of scrimmage, against archrival Georgia (Nov. 28) … In all, he recorded 27 tackles with six TFL and two sacks over the final six games of the regular season.
Redshirt Junior (2024): Named second-team all-ACC in his first season as a Yellow Jacket … Appeared in all 13 games and made seven starts at defensive tackle … Started seven of the final eight games of the campaign … Recorded 23 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries from his interior position … Two fumble recoveries were tied for 19th nationally … Had six game grades of 70 or higher from Pro Football Focus, including a whopping 89.7 grade at Syracuse (Sept. 7), a 79.1 grade vs. Georgia State (Aug. 31) and a 78.7 grade at Virginia Tech (Oct. 26) … Earned a run defense grade of 80 or better from PFF three times – 82.6 at VT, 80.5 at Syracuse and 80.5 vs. VMI (Sept. 14) … Also had an 81.5 pass-rush grade at Syracuse … Had two tackles and a half-tackle for loss against GSU … Had a TFL at Syracuse … Made a season-high-tying four tackles, including a half-TFL, in just one half of action against VMI … Turned in one of his best statistical performances of the season with three solo tackles, including two TFL and a sack, in win over previously undefeated Duke (Oct. 5) … Had three tackles and a fumble recovery in win at North Carolina (Oct. 12) … Made one of Georgia Tech’s biggest defensive plays of the season when he recovered a fumble by eventual No. 1 NFL Draft pick Cam Ward with 1:36 to go in a 28-23 win over previously unbeaten and No. 4-ranked Miami (Nov. 9) … Had two stops in win over NC State (Nov. 21) … Matched season high with four tackles, including his fifth TFL of the season, in eight-overtime contest at No. 6 Georgia (Nov. 29) … Made three tackles in Birmingham Bowl vs. Vanderbilt (Dec. 27) … A member of The Athletic’s annual “Freaks List,” compiled by Bruce Feldman, after lifting 455 pounds in bench press, 385 in power clean and 655 in squat.
Penn State (2021-23): Appeared in 28 games over three seasons at Penn State … Totaled 26 tackles, including 2.5 sacks and four tackles for loss, forced two fumbles and recovered one in his three seasons at PSU … Had a career-high 11 tackles in 11 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2023 … Recorded nine stops, including a career-best 1.5 sacks, and forced a fumble as a redshirt freshman in 2022 … Played in just four games but notched a career-high two tackles for loss to go along with six total tackles, a sack and a forced fumble as a freshman in 2021 … Both of his forced fumbles and lone fumble recovery came in Big Ten games against Maryland (FR in 2023, FFs in 2021 and 2022) … Named to 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl preseason watch list … Named PSU’s Developmental Squad co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 … Two-time academic all-Big Ten honoree.
Iowa Western C.C. (2020): Played one season at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa during the spring of 2021 (season moved from fall due to Covid-19 pandemic) … Added 40 pounds to aid in transition from linebacker to defensive line … Named first-team junior college all-America and first-team all-region despite playing in only six games … Recorded 13 tackles, including four TFL … Had a season-high 7.5 tackles against Iowa Central C.C. … Had a season-best two TFL against Snow College … Helped lead Iowa Western C.C. to an 8-1 overall record.
High School: Played linebacker at Providence Christian Academy in nearby Lilburn, Ga. … Named first-team all-state as a senior in 2019 … Two-time all-region and all-county honoree … Providence Christian’s all-time leader in career tackles, single-season tackles and single-season tackles for loss … Set school records with 157 tackles and 14 TFL as a senior … Also notched four sacks during final prep campaign … Coached by Parker Conley … Also earned three letters in baseball and two in basketball.
Personal: Earned a master’s degree in international affairs, science and technology from Georgia Tech in December 2025 … Born in Johannesburg, South Africa and moved with his family to the Atlanta metro area when he was 10 years old … Played rugby in his native South Africa … One of five brothers … Grandfather, Francois van den Berg, competed and placed in the Universe Competition, South Africa’s national championship for bodybuilding … Grandmother, Joan Rocci, was a swimmer who represented South Africa in the 1958 Commonwealth Games and held multiple national records … Jordan earned a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from Penn State in December 2023 … Following his playing career, he aspires for a career in coaching, specifically as a defensive coordinator at the Power Four level … Is also an entrepreneur as the owner of Always Fresh laundromat in Atlanta, which he purchased with funds obtained through revenue sharing and use of his name, image and likeness.
