BLACK & GOLD TRIBUNE: JORDAN FEHR PROFILE
Career: Part of four straight conference titles and a 4-0 bowl record during his four-year career, including 27 straight starts at inside linebacker in 2018 and 2019 … Finished career with 211 tackles (195 in final two season), 17.5 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, seven passes defended, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries … Signed with the Minnesota Vikings following the 2020 NFL Draft ... Part of teams that went 43-10 during his four seasons … Invited to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. … Made the No. 33 spot overall and was No. 3 among FBS linebackers on The Athletic’s annual “Freaks List” thanks to his ability to bench press 415 pounds, run a 4.45 40-yard dash and vertically jump 40.5 inches with his 230-pound frame … Campbell Trophy semifinalist (nation’s top scholar-athlete) in 2019 with a 3.77 GPA … Two-time academic all-district selection … First-team All-Sun Belt as a junior and second-team as a senior.
2019: Had a team-high 109 tackles as App State went 13-1 and allowed 20.0 points to rank in the top 25 nationally … Second-team All-Sun Belt pick also had 8.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four passes defended, one interception and one fumble recovery … Campbell Trophy semifinalist (nation’s top scholar-athlete) with a 3.77 GPA … Repeated as academic all-district selection … Recorded career-high 16 tackles during the 34-31 win at North Carolina … Had 12 more tackles (with one sack and two tackles for loss) in the win at South Carolina … Finished career with 11 tackles in New Orleans Bowl win against UAB and also reached double figures with 10 tackles in road win against Georgia State … Had fumble recovery to set up a TD vs. Charlotte … Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list.
2018: First-team All-Sun Belt selection … Started all 13 games at one inside linebacker spot … Ranked third on the team with 86 tackles and led the Mountaineers with 5.5 sacks … Also had 7.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, two pass breakups and two quarterback hurries … Recorded three sacks as well as a game-changing safety as part of his eight tackles in a 23-7 win at Coastal Carolina, which didn’t score an offensive touchdown … Posted a career-high 15 tackles and one sack in a road win against Arkansas State … Named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after both the Arkansas State and Coastal Carolina games … App State’s only league loss occurred with Fehr being sidelined for the final three quarters, and aside from that abbreviated appearance, averaged 8.6 tackles per game against Sun Belt opponents … Started season with nine tackles at Penn State.
2017: Appeared in all 13 games as a reserve inside linebacker … Began the season with his first career interception at Georgia to set up a fourth-quarter score … Totaled 15 tackles and two tackles for loss on the season … Had a season-high four tackles and two tackles for loss against Savannah State.
2016: Played in the first three games of the season as a linebacker and contributed on special teams in his first season at Appalachian State … Notched a tackle versus Miami.
High School: Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports ... Three-time first-team all-South Meck 8 Conference honoree ... Versatile athlete recorded 101 tackles (74 solo), 10 tackles for loss, two interceptions, five passes defended and one fumble recovery on defense, six receptions for 159 yards and a touchdown on offense and blocked two kicks (one punt and one field goal) on special teams as a senior in 2015 ... Finished prep career with 314 total tackles (198 solo, 116 assisted), 16 tackles for loss, six sacks, six interceptions and two fumble recoveries ... Team’s Most Valuable Linebacker Award winner as a sophomore ... Coached by Brad Bowels ... Chose Appalachian State over Harvard, Furman, Fordham and Gardner-Webb.
Personal: Full name is Jordan Matthew Fehr … Son of Kevin Fehr and Heather Garfield … Has two siblings: Madison and Mackenzie … Enjoys hanging out with friends, reading and working out in his spare time … Father played Division III baseball.
