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#21 Jordan Sample

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Arkansas State (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'2" · 233 lbHometown  Missouri City, TX · Fort Bend Marshall

Depth-chart placement

Current role

MLB3

Placement

Depth

Room

Linebacker

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Jordan Sample holds the MLB · Depth spot in Texas State Bobcats’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterAyden JonesStarter

MLB · StarterTerrence Cooks IIStarter

WLB · BackupJavante MackeyBackup

MLB · BackupCole NillesBackup

MLB · DepthJordan SampleDepth

Transfer history

2026Arkansas State→Texas State Bobcats

Background & career

Jordan Sample is a 6'2", 233-pound linebacker from Missouri City, Texas, who attended Fort Bend Marshall High School. A three-star recruit in the 2023 class with a rating of 0.8353, Sample transferred to Texas State from Arkansas State. He is a redshirt junior in 2026 and currently competes for the Bobcats.

Arkansas State2023 – 2025

Texas State2026 — present

Previous schoolArkansas StateRecruiting3-star · No. 1769 nationalOriginMissouri City, TX · Fort Bend Marshall