NFF National Scholar-Athletes
Jordan Mack, LB – University of Virginia
3.47 GPA - Education
Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall | Athletics Director: Carla Williams
Faculty Athletics Representative: Carrie Heilman
A team captain on pace to graduate this fall, Jordan Mack has been a key piece to the resurgence of Virginia football. The Lithonia, Georgia, native becomes Virginia’s sixth NFF National Scholar-Athlete overall and its second in the last three years.
Boasting a 3.47 GPA, Mack is on track to graduate in December after 3.5 years with a degree in education and an emphasis on youth and social innovation. The standout linebacker is a two-time ACC All-Academic Team member and a three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.
Boasting 44 tackles so far in 2019, Mack leads UVA and is tied atop the ACC with seven sacks. He also boasts eight tackles for loss and one forced fumble. Mack is the leader of a Cavalier squad that ranks second in the ACC and 11th in the FBS in total defense, allowing just 281.5 yards per game. UVA also ranks second in the ACC and 10th in the FBS in passing defense (169.1 yards per game).
In his career to date, Mack boasts 264 tackles, including 25 tackles for loss and 14 sacks. Despite missing four games with an injury in 2018, he finished second on the Cavaliers with 66 tackles as a junior. As a sophomore in 2017, Mack finished fifth in the ACC with 114 tackles, joining teammates Quin Blanding and Campbell Trophy® winner Micah Kiser as part of the only trio of players from a “Power Five” school with at least 100 tackles in the same season. He has led UVA to consecutive bowl games, including a win over South Carolina in the 2018 Belk Bowl. A four-year letterman, Mack earned Honorable Mention Freshman All-America honors from Campus Insiders and Second Team Freshman All-ACC recognition from Athlon Sports.
Mack volunteers with Kindness Café + Play, which employs people with cognitive disabilities, and he has participated in UVA’s “Thursday’s Heroes” program, hosting medically ill children and their families at the school’s football facilities. He also mentors elementary school students at the Boys & Girls Club and visits sick children at hospitals throughout the year.
