Jordan Poyer Class: Senior Hometown: Astoria, Ore. High School: Astoria Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190 Position: CB Birthdate: 04/25/1991 Experience: 3V

Jordan Poyer Career Stats

Jordan Poyer 2010 Stats

Jordan Poyer 2009 Stats

Poyer Living the Dream -- (11/5/09 -- GT)

Meet Jordan Poyer

2011: Jordan is one of the top athletes on the team ... excels as the team's kick and punt returner ... legitimate postseason honors candidate ... briefly played baseball last spring as an outfielder, appearing in seven games and starting five - batted .250 with three hits - did not pursue baseball due to time commitments with the sport and football. 2010: Second on the team last season for all-purpose yards with 1,109, a 92.4 yards per game average ... second in the Pac-10 for kickoff return yards per attempt at 27.8 - the seventh-best mark in OSU history for a season ... on the receiving end of a 23-yard fake punt pass from Johnny Hekker that set up OSU's second touchdown vs. TCU ... 34 tackles on defense as a cornerback, where he moved from safety prior to the season ... made two interceptions, returning one 65 yards for a touchdown giving OSU a 10-0 lead in the eventual victory against USC ... played for the Corvallis Knights, a summer wood bat baseball team for college eligible student-athletes. 2009: One of eight true freshmen to play ... 10 tackles on special teams, second most on the team (Brandon Hardin - 11) ... played in all 13 games ... 11 tackles overall for the season, including three against Arizona State and Washington ... also recovered a fumble against the Huskies.

ASTORIA: Played quarterback and safety during his three-year varsity career at Astoria ... selected to play for USA Football's 2009 Junior National Team, and helped the team to the title ... blocked a punt in the first game against France that led to a safety ... Oregon's offensive and defensive player of the year ... in three years of varsity football, he accounted for 123 touchdowns ... played in the East-West Shrine Game ... invited to play in the Les Schwab Bowl ... four-year letterwinner in basketball and baseball ... 2009 Cowapa League Player of the Year in basketball ... all-state selection in baseball three times ... All-Cowapa League selection twice ... hit 12 home runs for the state championship baseball team as a freshman ... 42nd round draft selection of the Florida Marlins ... one of just nine players honored as an American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings High School Gold Glove award winner.

PERSONAL: Born April 25, 1991 in Dallas, Oregon ... son of Faalaeo and Julie Poyer ... has one brother, Jeramy ... his grandfather, Lynn Baxter, lettered in basketball at Oregon State in 1962 and 1964 ... his father, Faalaeo, played tight end at Eastern New Mexico and his mother Julie played softball at Oregon State before transferring to Eastern New Mexico ... nominated for the Oregon Sports Awards' Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year honor ... selected the recipient of the Brian T. Meehan Oregon Baseball Player of the Year, as selected by The Oregonian ... chose Oregon State because "It felt like home. I love the campus and the community."