Utah State Aggies working again Jordan Wilmore (23) smiles after a play throughout an NCAA soccer recreation on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022 in Logan, Utah. Wilmore says he's transferring. Tyler Tate, Related Press
Jordan Wilmore is in search of a brand new dwelling, as soon as once more.
The previous Utah Ute and Fresno State Bulldog introduced on social media Monday evening that he'll switch for the third time in his collegiate profession, saying goodbye to the Utah State Aggies.
As of Tuesday morning, Wilmore was nonetheless listed on Utah State’s official 2023 soccer roster, however will enter the portal as a graduate switch with one 12 months of eligibility remaining.
A four-star recruit popping out of Lawndale Excessive in 2018, the 5-foot-8, 200-pound working again was as soon as seen as a future star for Utah, with 247 Sports activities’ recruiting analyst Blair Angulo projecting him as a late-round decide within the NFL draft.
“Stocky construct with highly effective decrease physique,” Angulo wrote. “Sturdy at 200 kilos and will add some bulk at subsequent degree. Affected person runner with burst. Imaginative and prescient to permit lanes to develop, agility to show up discipline at excellent moments. Good lateral quickness, stays low by site visitors and has the velocity to run previous linebackers.
“Lacks supreme peak, however sturdy ball service with power to deal with work load. May enhance straight-line tempo. Potential to be an all-conference performer in school and future day three choice within the NFL draft.”
Wilmore made a great impression early in his profession with the Utes, getting important reward from none aside from Utah coach Kyle Whittingham as a real freshman in 2019.
“Jordan Wilmore … very impressed with that child,” Whittingham informed the Deseret Information. “…He’s going to be a great one.”
With the emergence of now-deceased Utah working again Ty Jordan, Wilmore elected to switch from Utah within the winter of 2020, touchdown at Fresno State, the place he performed one season, considerably sparingly, taking part in behind established runners in Ronnie Rivers and Jordan Mims.
From there, Wilmore returned to the state of Utah, solely to Utah State, the place it was anticipated or hoped that he might push Aggie working backs like Calvin Tyler Jr. and John Gentry.
“We felt like we would have liked extra alternative in that room to perhaps play by committee a bit of bit,” Utah State coach Blake Anderson informed the Deseret Information final August. “Wilmore is available in having performed on some Energy 5 rosters. Folks within the state are aware of him. At one level he was listed because the starter at Utah, not less than for a recreation or two.
“Some employees adjustments on the place he was at (Fresno State) made him accessible to us and we felt like he might problem among the guys within the room.”
Wilmore performed sparingly in his one season with the Aggies, carrying the ball simply 13 occasions for 36 yards in 2022.
In his profession, Wilmore has rushed for 361 yards — 248 of which got here with the Utes — and two touchdowns.