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Jordan Lake

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Houston, Texas

High School:
Memorial

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 203

Position:
S

Experience:
2L

2006: Baylor's No. 2 free safety as a redshirt freshman broke his collar bone while recording his first career interception in the Bears' win over Kansas State and missed the remainder of the season ... Second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Credited with 15 tackles (11 solos), a team-co-leading two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and an interception in five games ... Had a career-high five tackles (including career-best four solos) against Kansas State ... Registered four tackles (two solos) vs. Army ... Totaled a solo tackle and a forced fumble at Washington State ... Tallied four tackles (three solos) against Northwestern State to go with a fumble recovery and a forced fumble ... Played 172 snaps to earn first varsity letter ... Fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll member.

2005: Elected to take a redshirt year as a true freshman ... Selected to fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

High School: Memorial High School, Houston, Texas ... 2004 Texas Football Top 300 member was the District 18-5A defensive MVP as a senior ... Also was a first-team Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston honoree and a second-team Class 5A Texas Sports Writers Association all-state pick ... 2004 Houston Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year finalist ... Selected one of the state's top 20 defensive backs in the 2004 Texas Football preseason magazine ... Credited with 119 tackles, including 12 for loss, as a senior ... Also had four interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, for the Mustangs ... A standout on special teams, he blocked four kicks, returned a punt for a touchdown and averaged 25 yards per kickoff return and 16 yards per punt return ... Also rushed for 180 yards on 22 carries ... Scored eight offensive touchdowns as a part-time running back ... Career statistics include 307 tackles, 29 of which were for loss and 10 interceptions (three returned for touchdowns) as a three-year starter at safety ... Rushed for 233 yards on 29 carries and scored nine touchdowns as a part-time running back over prep career ... The 2003 co-defensive MVP of District 21-5A also earned Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston second-team defensive honors and was a unanimous first-team all-district defensive back ... Earned first-team all-district honors as a sophomore ... Also lettered twice in baseball and once in track ... Selected Baylor over Tulsa and Tulane ... Coached by Gary Koch at the District 18-5A school.

Personal: The son of George and Kay Lake, Jordan Matthew Lake was born Dec. 26, 1986, in Houston, Texas ... Father, George, played basketball at Baylor (1972-74), while his brother is a senior basketball player at Trinity and his uncle played at Mississippi College ... Business major.