CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Ranks second at Penn State with five field goals of 50 or more yards (52 vs. Michigan 2021; 50 vs. Indiana, 2021; 50 vs. Ohio State, 2020; 57 vs. Pitt, 2019; 53 vs. Idaho, 2019).
Season: 2019: Became the first Penn State kicker with multiple 50-yard field goals since Kevin Kelly in 2008 (52 yards vs. Syracuse; 50 yards at Wisconsin)...Had 66 touchbacks in 83 kickoffs.
Game: Averaged 53.9 yards per punt against Wisconsin (9/4/21), ranking second-best in a game at Penn State...Hit a 76-yard punt against Wisconsin, tied for the third-longest punt in program history...Hit a program-record 57-yard field goal in the second quarter against Pittsburgh (9/14/19)...The 57-yard field goal tied a Beaver Stadium, equaling a 57-yard kick by Ohio's Gary Homer in 1973...The 57-yard field goal is also tied for the 12th-longest in Big Ten history...Crushed 12 touchbacks on kickoffs against Idaho (8/31/19), the most by a Nittany Lion since the kickoff spot was moved to the 35-yard line in 2011...Hit a 53-yard field goal against Idaho, Penn State's longest since Sam Ficken hit a 54-yarder vs. Kent State in 2013...Booted 12 touchbacks on kickoffs, the most at Penn State since the kickoff spot was moved to the 35-yard line in 2011.
2021 • REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Earned second-team All-America honors from the AFCA, CBS Sports/247Sports, USA Today and The Athletic...Named a third-team All-American by the AP and Phil Steele...Accepted an invitation to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl and was named a Reese's Senior Bowl All-American ...Awarded the Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Punter of the Year...Named First Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media...Also earned All-Big Ten honorable mention as a kicker from the media...Earned first-team All-Big Ten laurels from the AP and PFF. Midseason: Selected a Ray Guy Award finalist. Weekly: Was the Ray Guy Award National Punter of the Week after the Indiana (10/2) and Illinois (10/23) games...Named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week following Wisconsin (9/4), Indiana (10/2), Michigan (11/15) and Rutgers (11/20) games. Preseason: Tabbed to the Ray Guy Award Watch List...Selected for NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Preseason Big Board.
Season: Appeared in 13 games...Voted a team captain...Serving as Penn State's primary kicker, punter and kickoff specialist.
at Wisconsin (9/4): Averaged a career-best 53.9 yards per punt on seven punts, also a career high...His 53.9 punt average is the second-best in a game at Penn State...Blasted five punts over 50 yards, including a 76-yarder in the third quarter. The 76-yard punt is tied for the third-longest in program history...Converted on a 24-yard FG attempt...Hit one extra point...Tallied a touchback on all four kickoffs. Ball State (9/11): Kicked a career-high three field goals...Averaged 51.3 yards per punt on three attempts... Recorded nine touchbacks on nine kickoff attemps. Auburn (9/18): Averaged 50 yards on his four punts including one inside the 20. Converted all four of his extra point attempts...Named Coaching Staff's Special Teams Player of the Week. Villanova (9/25): Had four punts inside the 20 and two inside the five yard line. Kicked a 29-yard field goal. Indiana (10/2): Converted on a 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter...Dropped four punts inside the 20-yard line...Had four touchbacks on kickoffs. at Iowa (10/9): Knocked through both of his field goal attempts, including a 44-yarder...Averaged 50.4 yards on his five punt attempts with three 50+ yard punts and two punts inside the opponents 20-yard line. Illinois (10/23): Converted on three field goal attempts. Averaged 46.9 yards on his eight punts with six inside the opponent's 20-yard line. at Ohio State (10/30): Averaged 49.2 yards on his four punts and tallied four touchbacks on his four kickoffs. Connected on a 47-yard field goal. at Maryland (11/6): Punted to inside the Maryland 20-yard line three times...Averaged 64.8 yards on six kickoff attempts. Michigan (11/13): Kicked three field goals including a season-long 52-yarder...averaged 51.0 yards on his four punts, pinning Michigan inside the 20 on all four attempt...Completed an 18-yard pass to Curtis Jacobs. Rutgers (11/20): Pinned the opponent inside the 20 on six of his eight punts...Selected Coaching Staff's Special Teams Player of the Week. at Michigan State (11/27): Averaged 48.0 yards on his three punts with all three going inside the opponent's 20-yard line.
2020 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Season: Appeared in all nine games...Selected as a team captain...Handled kickoff and punting duties...Averaged 41.5 yards per punt with eight punts landing inside the 20...Had three punts that went for 50-plus yards...Had 50 kickoffs, with 42 of them going for touchbacks...Also connected on two field goals from 50 and 47 yards.
Rankings: Ranked first in the Big Ten and seventh nationally in touchback percentage (84.0).
at Indiana (10/24): Landed all five kickoffs for touchbacks...Averaged 39.7 yards on three punts, including two inside the 20. Ohio State (10/31): Hit a 50-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter, his third career field goal of 50 or more yards...Averaged 49.0 yards on four punts, the 12th-highest game punt average in program history...Launched a 56-yard punt in the third quarter...All four kickoffs landed for touchbacks. Maryland (11/7): Averaged 40.5 yards on four punts...Landed all three kickoffs for touchbacks. at Nebraska (11/14): Averaged 64.3 yards on six kickoffs, landing five for touchbacks...Added a 34-yard punt. Iowa (11/21): Landed three of four kickoffs for touchbacks...Averaged 45.2 yards on four punts...Recorded a 52-yard punt in the third quarter for his second-career 50-plus yard punt...Put one punt inside the 20. at Michigan (11/28): Averaged 37.5 yards on four punts...Placed one punt inside the 20...Landed four kickoffs for touchbacks. at Rutgers (12/5): Hit a 47-yard field goal in the third quarter...Landed four kickoffs for touchbacks...Averaged 37.7 yards on three punts. Michigan State (12/12): Averaged 41.8 yards on five punts, including a 53-yard punt, his third career punt of 50 or more yards...Landed a career-high three punts inside the 20...Landed six kickoffs for touchbacks. Illinois (12/19): Averaged 41.4 yards on five punts, including a long of 48...Had nine kickoffs, eight of which went for touchbacks.
2019 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Appeared in 13 games...One of 34 players to make their Penn State debut...Transferred from Virginia Tech.
Rankings: Ranked fourth in the FBS with 66 touchbacks.
Idaho (8/31): Converted a 53-yard field goal in the first quarter, the sixth-longest in Penn State history and the program's longest since Sam Ficken connected on a 54-yard kick vs. Kent State in 2013...Crushed 12 touchbacks on kickoffs, the most by a Nittany Lion since 2011...Selected as the Coaching Staff's Special Teams Player of the Week. Buffalo (9/7): All eight kickoffs resulted in touchbacks. Pittsburgh (9/14): Knocked in a school-record 57-yard field goal in the closing seconds of the second quarter...The 57-yard field goal tied a Beaver Stadium, equaling a 57-yard kick by Ohio's Gary Homer in 1973...The 57-yard field goal is also tied for the 12th-longest in Big Ten history...All four kickoffs resulted in touchbacks...Selected as the Coaching Staff's Special Teams Player of the Week. at Maryland (9/27): Six of his nine kickoffs resulted in touchbacks...Averaged 61.6 yards per kickoff. Purdue (10/5): Had four touchbacks...Averaged 63.0 yards per kickoff. at Iowa (10/12): Averaged 65.0 yards per kickoff, including two touchbacks. Michigan (10/19): Averaged 64.2 yards per kickoff, including four touchbacks. at Michigan State (10/26): Averaged 62.0 yards per kickoff, including one touchback. at Minnesota (11/9): Averaged 60.8 yards per kickoff...Hit three touchbacks. Indiana (11/16): Averaged 63.7 yards per kickoff...Hit six touchbacks on seven kickoffs. at Ohio State (11/23): Averaged 65.0 yards per kickoff...Had a touchback on all four kickoffs. Rutgers (11/30): Averaged 65.0 yards per kickoff while landing four touchbacks...Executed an onside kick in the fourth quarter, recovered by Tyler Rudolph. vs. Memphis (12/28): Averaged 65.0 yards per kickoff, landing eight of nine kickoffs for touchbacks.
2017-18 • VIRGINIA TECH
Season: 2018: Appeared in all 13 games...Had 60-of-71 kickoffs go for a touchback.
Rankings: 2018: Ranked No. 4 in FBS in touchback percentage (84.5).
2018: at Florida State (9/3): Knocked four kickoffs for touchbacks. William & Mary (9/8): Made two extra points. at Pittsburgh (11/10): Recorded three touchbacks and converted two extra point attempts.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letterman at Honaker High School for head coach Douglas Hubbard...Was a team captain as a senior...Chosen all-state three times...Earned all-conference accolades three times...Named team MVP as a senior...Was 9-for-9 on field goal attempts as a senior...Averaged 47 yards per punt in 2016...Connected on 13-of-19 field goal attempts as a junior...Lettered in soccer and track & field...Selected as team MVP three times for soccer...Set the school record for scoring and assists in soccer.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jordan Connor Stout...Son of Kimberly and Rodney Stout...Hobbies include playing sports and video games...Majoring in telecommunications...Plans to start his own business...Born August 4, 1998 in Abington, Virginia.