Tough athlete who made the switch from TE to FB during the 2008 offseason
Has good size who excels at blocking
Quick off the snap, he has the ability to block in motion and remove opponents from their angle of attack
Signed to the Ravens’ active roster from their practice squad on 12/29
Saw action from scrimmage and on special teams in the 27-21 win in the season finale vs. Pit. (12/30)
Jake Nordin was re-signed by the Ravens on 4/28/08
Signed to the Ravens’ active roster on 12/29/07
Signed to the Ravens’ practice squad on 9/18/07
Released from the New York Giants’ practice squad on 9/11/07
Signed to the Giants’ practice squad on 9/4/07
Released by the Washington Redskins on 9/2/07
Signed as a free agent with Washington on 7/31/07
Waived by the New England Patriots on 7/20/07
Originally signed with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent on 5/8/07
Was a 3-year letterman at Northern Illinois, where he played in 38 games (20 starts)
Had his senior season cut short after suffering a broken ankle in the 5th game of the 2006 campaign
A key component of the Huskies’ passing attack and also functioned as their primary blocking back
Finished his career with 54 catches for 547 yards (10.1-yard avg.)
Caught at least 1 pass in 21 consecutive games played from 2004-06
As a senior, he led the Huskies in receiving before the injury at Ball State
Finished the season with 14 catches for 159 yards and a career-high 11.4 yards per catch
As a junior in 2005, he garnered 2nd-team All-Mid-American Conference honors by the league’s coaches
Making 9 starts in 11 games, he finished 4th on the team in receiving with 26 catches for 266 yards and 1 TD
Made 6 starts as a sophomore in 12 games, finishing 5th on the team in receiving with 14 catches for 122 yards
Saw action in 9 games as a redshirt freshman in 2003
Red-shirted his true freshman season in 2002
Earned his bachelor's degree in communication from NIU in Dec. 2006
During his prep career at Atwater-Cosmos (Grove City, MN) HS, he registered 318 career tackles at LB and 58 catches for 752 yards and 9 TDs
Nordin was named his team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player and Offensive Back, earning 1st-team All-212 Conference, 1st-team All-Area West Central Tribune and 1st-team All-State by The Associated Press his senior season
That year, he led his squad to a 14-0 record and the Class 2A Minnesota State HS league title
Posted 44 tackles and 11 sacks, as well as 557 rushing yards and 13 TDs on 100 attempts
He set the school’s single-game tackle record (30) vs. Hortonville
As a freshman and sophomore, booting 30 of 41 PATs and averaging 34.1 yards per punt
Earned 4 letters in football, 3 in track and 2 in basketball
Was an All-Area shot putter with a 54-foot outdoor best as a junior
Nordin was also a member of the National Honor Society
