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Jordan Magee

Linebacker · Temple

A former Temple team captain who battled through a rookie-year knee injury to become a rotational tackler in Washington's 2025 linebacker corps.

Jordan Magee arrived in Washington as a fifth-round pick out of Temple, where he was a two-time team captain known for physicality despite lacking prototypical size. After an injury-shortened rookie year, he carved out a larger role in his second season with the Commanders.

★ Fifth-round pick (139th overall) by Washington in the 2024 NFL Draft

★ Led Temple with 86 tackles in 2022, earning honorable mention All-AAC honors

★ Two-time team captain at Temple

★ Started 8 of 17 games for Washington in 2025 with 54 tackles

Path to the league

A former high school quarterback and safety from Dover, Delaware, Magee redshirted his first year at Temple before developing into a four-year starting linebacker. He finished his Owls career with 235 tackles, 8 sacks, and an interception, earning second-team All-AAC honors as a senior in 2023 after leading the conference in tackles. Washington drafted him in the fifth round (139th overall) in 2024.

Career highlights

Magee's best college season came in 2022, when he led Temple with 86 tackles and earned honorable mention All-American Athletic Conference recognition. He followed that with 80 tackles in 2023, good for eighth in the conference. NFL.com's draft evaluation praised his strength and aggression despite a lack of ideal size for the position.

2025 season recap

Magee's rookie 2024 season was disrupted by a preseason knee injury that required a minor procedure and sent him to injured reserve; he returned in late October and finished with 9 tackles across 8 games. In 2025, healthy for a full campaign, he played all 17 games with 8 starts, recording 54 combined tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and a pass deflection, plus a tackle in Washington's playoff game.