5 Jordyn Potts
5 - Jordyn Potts
Height: 6-0
Weight: 188
Year: So.
Hometown: Powell, Tenn.
Position: QB
Previous School: Powell HS
gp 7
yds 965
td 6
yds/g 137.9

2023 (Freshman): Working his way up the chart after injuries to other Tech quarterbacks, Potts played in eight games, earning his first start in the Oct. 14 game at South Carolina State. In his first full game, he completed 16 of his 22 passes (72.7 percent) for 202 yards. He had a career day in the Homecoming contest against UT Martin, throwing for 209 yards and five touchdowns -- one short of the single-game record set by Bailey Fisher vs. Eastern Illinois in 2019 and setting the single-game freshman record. Potts also threw for 206 yards the following week against Gardner-Webb. He ended the 2023 season with 1,132 passing yards on 108 of 204 passing, collecting eight touchdowns. Potts also rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on 56 carries, including 77 yards and a touchdown at Robert Morris.

HIGH SCHOOL: The MVP of the 2021 TSSAA BlueCross Bowl 5A championship game, Potts is also a two-time all-state selection. In his prep career, Potts has thrown for 96 touchdowns, rushed for 20 more and has 10,247 total offensive yards. He has the eighth most passing TDs in TSSAA history as well as the seventh-most total touchdowns and seventh-most offensive yards. He was noted by Sports Illustrated in 2021 as a One To Know.

This past season, Potts threw for 2,757 yards and 28 touchdowns, completing 171 of his 270 passes. He also rushed 40 times for 129 yards with four touchdowns.

Recent Games
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6
Statistics category Overall Conf
Completions 97 43
Attempts 171 83
Completion % 56.7% 51.8%
Yards 965 399
Yards per game 137.9 99.8
Yards per attempt 5.6 4.8
Touchdowns 6 1
Interceptions 5 3
Sacks 12 4
Yards lost 88 26
Pass Efficiency 109.9 88.9
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 27 38 71.1% 256 6.7 3 0 1 12
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 5 8 62.5% 18 2.3 0 0 3 23
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 12 25 48.0% 94 3.8 0 1 1 5
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 5 11 45.5% 74 6.7 1 0 1 10
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 22 42 52.4% 292 7.0 2 2 4 27
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 26 47 55.3% 231 4.9 0 2 2 11
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 2 -6 -3.0 6 0 - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 5 -24 -4.8 11 0 1 0
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 7 32 4.6 14 1 - -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 5 -9 -1.8 7 0 3 1
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 10 3 0.3 11 0 1 1
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 4 -12 -3.0 4 0 1 0
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - 3 1
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - 0 0 0
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9 - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 1 -6 - - - -6
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 1 -24 - - - -24
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 1 32 - - - 32
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 1 -9 - - - -9
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 1 3 - - - 3
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 1 -12 - - - -12
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9 - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 0 0 - - - - - 0 - - 0 -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee L, 32-25 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at #1 Georgia L, 48-3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 21 Tennessee State W, 24-14 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Gardner-Webb W, 52-21 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 5 South Carolina State L, 22-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 12 at #9 Southeast Missouri L, 34-3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Western Illinois L, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Charleston Southern W, 28-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Lindenwood W, 52-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Samford W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #18 UT Martin W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Eastern Illinois W, 23-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 8 108 204 52.9% 1132 141.5 5.5 8 6 44 106.6
2024-25 7 97 171 56.7% 965 137.9 5.6 6 5 79 109.9
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 15 205 375 54.7% 2097 139.8 5.6 14 11 79 108.1
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 8 56 91 11.4 1.6 2 28 1 1
2024-25 7 33 -16 -2.3 -0.5 1 14 6 2
2025-26 - - - - - - - - -
Total 15 89 75 5.0 0.8 3 28 7 3
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 8 - - - - - - -
2024-25 7 - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - -
Total 15 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 7 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2025-26 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 15 - - - - 0 0 - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 7 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - -
Total 15 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 8 91 - - - 91 11.4
2024-25 7 -16 - - - -16 -2.3
2025-26 - - - - - 0 -
Total 15 75 - - - 75 5.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 12 1.5 2 - - - - - - - 0 0
2024-25 6 0.9 1 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
2025-26 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 18 1.2 3 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 15 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 7 97 171 56.7% 965 137.9 5.6 6 5 79 109.9
Conference 4 43 83 51.8% 399 99.8 4.8 1 3 32 88.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 3 34 67 50.7% 386 128.7 5.8 2 3 79 100.0
Away 4 63 104 60.6% 579 144.8 5.6 4 2 33 116.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 3 17 36 47.2% 168 56.0 4.7 1 1 32 90.0
Losses 4 80 135 59.3% 797 199.3 5.9 5 4 79 115.1
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August 1 27 38 71.1% 256 256.0 6.7 3 0 33 153.7
September 3 22 44 50.0% 186 62.0 4.2 1 1 32 88.5
October 2 48 89 53.9% 523 261.5 5.9 2 4 79 101.7
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 7 33 -16 -2.3 -0.5 1 14 6 2
Conference 4 16 11 2.8 0.7 1 14 4 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 17 35 11.7 2.1 1 14 1 1
Away 4 16 -51 -12.8 -3.2 0 11 5 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 12 23 7.7 1.9 1 14 3 1
Losses 4 21 -39 -9.8 -1.9 0 11 3 1
-
August 1 2 -6 -6.0 -3.0 0 6 - -
September 3 17 -1 -0.3 -0.1 1 14 4 1
October 2 14 -9 -4.5 -0.6 0 11 2 1
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 7 - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 7 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 0 - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 7 -16 - - - -16 -2.3
Conference 4 11 - - - 11 2.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 3 35 - - - 35 11.7
Away 4 -51 - - - -51 -12.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 3 23 - - - 23 7.7
Losses 4 -39 - - - -39 -9.8
-
August 1 -6 - - - -6 -6.0
September 3 -1 - - - -1 -.3
October 2 -9 - - - -9 -4.5
November 1 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 6 0.9 1 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
Conference 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - 0 - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - 0 - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 0 - - - - - 0 - - 0
September 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -