He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft.

[1] After his playing career, he was the running backs coach for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019.

He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, and as a freshman, gained notice as a first-string player, and finished as runner-up for Rookie of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

He sat out the drills preceding the 2000 season due to fears of academic ineligibility, and, having a somewhat lackluster senior year, was named to the ACC second-team.

On November 19, 2006, Jordan tore his medial collateral ligament in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs and missed the rest of the season.

On December 19, 2018, Jordan was named running backs coach for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football.