Curly Ordonez holds the WLB · Starter spot in Temple Owls’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Curly Ordonez is a weakside linebacker for Temple who transferred in for the 2025 season from Independence Community College. At Independence, he appeared in 10 games as a sophomore in 2024, recording 64 tackles and 1.5 sacks. In his first year at Temple, Ordonez started every game and logged 69 total tackles with 8.0 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 pass deflections. He earned honorable mention All-American Conference honors and fourth-team recognition from Phil Steele. Ordonez recorded a career-high 14 tackles against East Carolina and was named a team captain.