6'2"
Height
225 lbs
Weight
27
Age
Ole Miss
College
Pearl City, HI, USA
Hometown
About Jordan Ta'amu
Started all 10 games in 2024, where he recorded 1,846 passing yards (2nd in UFL), 203 rushing yards, and 16 total TDS Has experience playing in both legacy XFL with the DC Defenders as well as legacy USFL with the St. Louis BattleHawks and Tampa Bay Bandits. In 2023, earned XFL Offensive Player of the Year honors, leading DC to the Championship game. He threw for 1,878 yards, 14 touchdowns, and three interceptions, while rushing for 301 yards. In his senior year in 2018 at Ole Miss, Ta’amu broke single-season school records for yards per attempt (9.37), 300-yard passing games (nine), and 400-yard passing games (three).
Career Stats
| Year | League | GP | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | INT | Att | Yds | Lng | Lng | Fum | FPts | FPPG | TD | eptions | eive Tgt | eive Yds | eive TD | eive Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UFL | 7 | 87 | 141 | 1311 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 135 | 17 | 81 | 3 | 89.9 | 12.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | UFL | 9 | 155 | 285 | 2153 | 17 | 4 | 41 | 178 | 12 | — | — | 183.3 | 20.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | UFL | 10 | 161 | 280 | 1854 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 203 | 22 | — | 2 | 138.5 | 13.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | XFL | 10 | 142 | 227 | 1878 | 14 | 3 | 67 | 301 | 49 | — | 2 | 170.2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 2022 | USFL | 10 | 172 | 302 | 2015 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 364 | 22 | — | — | 155 | 15.5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
2026 Game Log
| Wk | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | INT | Lng | er Rating | Att | Yds | Lng | FPts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ STL | L 10-16 | 9 | 16 | 123 | 2 | 30 | 41.4 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | @ CLB | W 44-26 | 8 | 11 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 92.6 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | vs HOU | W 45-7 | 15 | 27 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 71.8 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11.5 | |
| 4 | @ BHAM | W 45-28 | 15 | 22 | 275 | 4 | 45 | 150.6 | 7 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 28.3 | |
| 5 | vs DAL | W 24-6 | 20 | 28 | 227 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 116.2 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 18.7 |
| 6 | vs LOU | L 13-30 | 18 | 33 | 353 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 87.1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 19.2 | |
| 7 | @ LOU | L 30-33 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 95.8 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3.8 |
News & Articles
Defenders Get Devastating Jordan Ta'amu News With Season-Ending Injury and One Question to Answer
May 18, 2026 · By Anthony Miller
Jordan Ta'amu Shares at UFL Media Day About DC Defenders and Personal Focus for 2026
Mar 6, 2026 · By Anthony Miller
Jordan Ta'amu: Leading the Charge as UFL's Premier Quarterback
Apr 20, 2024 · By Jordan Rains
Five options at Quarterback for the D.C. Defenders with Jordan Ta'amu being out of the season
May 18, 2026 · By Patrick Rifino
Jordan Ta'amu makes Spring Football history in latest outing
May 3, 2026 · By Patrick Rifino
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