Jordan Hoover

Jordan Hoover (born March 22, 1993) is a Canadian former professional football defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career Hoover played U Sports football for the Waterloo Warriors from 2013 to 2016, leading the country in interceptions in 2015 with five.

Professional career

Edmonton Eskimos / Elks Hoover was drafted in the fourth round, 31st overall, of the 2017 CFL draft by the Edmonton Eskimos and signed with the team on May 25, 2017. He made the team following training camp and played in his first professional game on June 24, 2017, against the BC Lions where he had one special teams tackle. In his rookie year, he played in 17 regular season games and had one defensive tackle and eight special team tackles. He played in all 18 regular season games, starting in three, where he had 11 defensive tackles and nine special teams tackles.

Hoover did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and signed a one-year contract extension with Edmonton on February 4, 2021. With the newly-named Edmonton Elks in 2021, he played in 13 regular season games and had 46 defensive tackles, five special teams tackles, and one interception.

BC Lions On May 21, 2022, it was announced that Hoover had signed with the BC Lions. However, he was released the next day on May 22, 2022.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats After sitting out most of the 2022 season, Hoover was signed to the practice roster of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 11, 2022. He was released on October 27, 2022.