Jordan Chestnut holds the FS · Backup spot in Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jordan Chestnut is a 6'4", 206-pound free safety from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, who transferred to Middle Tennessee from Central State. A redshirt senior in 2026, Chestnut appeared in all 12 games during the 2025 season, accumulating three tackles while logging 214 total snaps, with 213 coming on special teams. At Central State, he played in 14 career games and recorded 18 stops along with two interceptions, including a 2024 campaign that featured 16 tackles, two interceptions, and two pass breakups.