Jordan Magee

Early life

Magee was born on March 24, 2001, in Towson, Maryland, later moving to Dover, Delaware. He attended Dover High School where he played football and basketball, playing at quarterback and safety in the former. As a senior, he helped Dover to a 9–2 record while throwing for 1,208 yards and 18 touchdowns, being named first-team all-conference and second-team all-state as the team reached the Delaware playoff semifinals. Magee was a 2-star recruit listed as a positionless “athlete”, although he recognized late in his high school career that he would likely be most successful in college as a linebacker or safety. He committed to Temple to play college football over offers from Delaware State and Morgan State.

College career

As a true freshman at Temple in 2019, Magee redshirted while appearing in four games as a special teams player. He had 15 tackles while playing in five games in the 2020 season. He became a starting linebacker early in the 2021 season, recording 54 tackles and three passes defended that year. The following year, he recorded a team-leading 86 tackles along with 9.0 tackles-for-loss (TFLs) and 4.5 sacks, being 10th in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in tackles while being selected honorable mention All-AAC. In 2023, he recorded 80 tackles which placed eighth in the conference and led Temple, also being the third-leading player in the AAC in tackles-for-loss with 14. He was named second-team All-AAC. Magee finished his collegiate career with 235 tackles, eight sacks, one interception, 11 passes defended, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.