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

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

Meet Jordan Poyer

2012: Jordan is one of the top athletes on the team ... has become an excellent cover cornerback ... has a flair for the big play, having scored touchdowns three times in his career - twice via interception, once on a punt return ... excels in all aspects of the game, including as the team's kick and punt returner as well as a gunner on coverage teams ... listed as the No. 2 senior cornerback in the country by ESPN's Mel Kiper in January ... legitimate postseason honors candidate ... named to Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List; given annually to top defensive player that demonstrates integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community and tenacity (IMPACT) ... named to Phil Steele's preseason All-America Fourth Team at cornerback ... chosen to Phil Steele's preseason All-Pac-12 First Team at cornerback and Second Team as a punt returner ... also chosen preseason first team all-conference by Blue Ribbon ... chosen as one of four team captains for the 2012 season. 2011: Started all 12 games ... earned Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team at cornerback ... named to All-Pac-12 Conference First Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... set the Reser Stadium record with an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown against UCLA - earning Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and National Punt Returner of the Week by College Football Performance Awards ... scored on a 51-yard interception return against BYU ... registered his first multi-interception game with two at Arizona State ... named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention following UCLA and Arizona State games ... established career-highs with eight tackles and four pass break-ups in a win over Arizona ... finished the season with 16 total passes defended (four interceptions and 12 pass break-ups) which tied for eighth in the nation ... performed as the Beavers' primary punt returner all season, averaging 14.1 yards per return - the fourth best rate in OSU history ... also the starting kick returner for most of the season ... briefly played baseball 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 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" ... majoring in elementary education.