Education
Tripp attended Big Sky in Missoula, Montana, where he was a team captain in football his senior year. He was an all-state and all-conference pick as a senior when he had 72 tackles, including 13 for loss, and 12 sacks.
Tripp attended Big Sky in Missoula, Montana, where he was a team captain in football his senior year. He was an all-state and all-conference pick as a senior when he had 72 tackles, including 13 for loss, and 12 sacks.
He was drafted by the Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana. 2009 season As a true freshman, playing in a back-up role, he played in all 15 games, recording 23 tackles, and recovering two fumbles, best for second on the team
2010 season He recorded nine tackles for loss, and led the team with three fumbles recoveries.
2011 season He started in the first three games of the season, but was injured against Eastern Washington. He suffered an injury to his shoulder than resulted in him being out for the remainder of the season.
He finished the season with 18 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, three pass break-ups, and one fumble recovery. He was granted a medical redshirt after the season.
2012 season He started all 11 games, finishing second on the team with 95 tackles, a team leading 13.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one interception for 58 yards, and four forced fumbles.
He also returned a fumble 80 yards for a touchdown against Idaho State. His season lead him to being named a first-team All-Big Sky selection, and third-team FCS All-American by the Associated Press. 2013 season Prior to the start of the 2013 season, Tripp was named the Big Sky Conference Preseason Defensive Most Valuable Player. He started all 13 games, recording a career high 100 tackles, including 5.5 for loss, two sacks, and three interceptions.
He recovered three fumbles, one in the endzone against Portland State for a touchdown.
He also blocked a field goal late in Montana"s 21-14 overtime victory over Cal Polytechnic After the season, Tripp was named a first-team All-Big Sky selection for the second consecutive season, and was named a first-team FCS All-American by the Associated Press.
2014 NFL Draft He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round (171st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. 2015 On October 10, 2015, Tripp was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jordan earned his first career start on December 13th 2015 after the Jaguars linebackers suffered injuries.
He was a third generation football player at Montana.