Ethan Jordan

Ethan Jordan (born July 18, 2002) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was awarded the Hec Crighton Trophy in 2025 as U Sports football's most outstanding player.

University career Jordan played for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks of U Sports football from 2021 to 2025. He originally joined the program in 2020, but did not play that year due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports season.

In 2023, Jordan again played in eight regular season games where he had 60 catches for 749 yards and five touchdowns. In the OUA playoffs, he played in three games where he had 21 catches for 316 yards and four touchdowns and 11 punt returns for 143 yards, but the Golden Hawks lost the Yates Cup to the Western Mustangs. He also became the 18th receiver in U Sports history to pass the 1,000-yard plateau. Jordan played in four post-season games, included the Yates Cup championship victory over the Western Mustangs where he had two catches for 30 yards and one touchdown. However, he suffered a season-ending wrist injury in the last game of the season against the Western Mustangs and could not play in the playoffs. He set the all-time record for most career catches in an OUA career with 239 and finished second in receiving yards with 3,450 and second in receiving touchdowns with 30.

Jordan was drafted in the sixth round, 51st overall, in the 2025 CFL draft by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and signed with the team on May 8, 2025. He attended training camp with the team and accepted a practice roster spot to begin the 2025 season. However, he was later released on June 17, 2025, and returned to Wilfrid Laurier for his final year of eligibility. Jordan re-signed with the Redblacks on November 24, 2025.