Bio

A leader of the Cowboy defense who started 38 games in his career ... His 325 career tackles ranks seventh in school history and are the highest total for an Oklahoma State player in 27 years ... Had at least 100 tackles his sophomore, junior and senior seasons - 103 tackles in 2014, 108 in 2015 and 101 in 2016 ... Finished his career as the leader among all Power Five defensive players active in 2016 with 217 career solo tackles. 

SENIOR (2016): Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors for the first time in his career ... Led all Big 12 defensive backs with 101 tackles, despite the fact that he missed the Iowa State game to injury ... His 5.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions and five pass break-ups all represent single-season career highs ... Sealed Oklahoma State’s win at Kansas State with an interception in the end zone with no time remaining in the game when a touchdown would have won the game for the Wildcats ... Also had interceptions in wins over Texas and Kansas ... His 19 tackles against Oklahoma matched a school record for tackles in a Bedlam game ... Also logged double-digit tackle totals in wins over Texas (12) and at Kansas State (12) ... All 12 of his tackles against the Wildcats were solo stops ... Had nine tackles against both Pittsburgh and TCU ... His two tackles for loss against Texas Tech set a career high, as did his three pass break-ups against Central Michigan ... Served as a game captain against Pittsburgh and Texas Tech.

JUNIOR (2015): Coaches gave him the Leslie O’Neal Award for the team’s outstanding defensive players ... Started every game at safety for the second consecutive season ... Led the team in total tackles with 108, including 72 solo stops ... Made at least six tackles in 11 games  ... Was also effective on special teams, amassing 10 tackles on opponent kickoff returns to rank third on the team in special teams tackles ... Had a season-high 16 tackles in the Baylor game, 13 against UTSA and reached double-digit tackles on five occasions  ... Picked off a pass on Iowa State’s last drive of the game to preserve a four-point win for the Cowboys in Ames ... Intercepted a Baylor pass the following week and returned it 34 yards to set up an Oklahoma State touchdown drive ... Forced a fumble against UTSA and recovered one at an important point in OSU’s overtime win at West Virginia ... Broke up three passes ... Added 1.5 tackles for loss ... Named OSU’s defensive player of the game vs. UTSA.

SOPHOMORE (2014): One of the team’s top defensive playmakers ... Blocked two kicks during the season, a total that ranked second in the Big 12 and seventh nationally ... Team leader with 103 tackles, a mark that ranked eighth in the Big 12 and second among the conference’s underclassmen ... Forced two fumbles, recorded 4.5 tackles for loss and broke up four passes ... Had 20 tackles, a half-tackle for loss and a pass breakup against West Virginia ... His 20 tackles were the most for a Cowboy since 2001 and made him only the sixth OSU player to register 20 tackles in a game since 1984 ... Only eight players in the nation recorded 20 or more tackles in a game during the 2014 season - Sterns was the only underclassman to do it ... Bagged 13 tackles in the Cowboys’ Bedlam Series win over No. 18 Oklahoma in Norman.

FRESHMAN (2013): Played in every game except the season opener ... Finished the regular season with 13 total tackles, including nine solo stops ... Had a season high four tackles against UTSA ... Credited with two tackles against Baylor and Oklahoma ... Had one tackle in five other games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Mike Jinks ... Accounted for 10 touchdowns as a senior (two interception returns, two punt returns, a fumble return and five rushing) ... Class 5A first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press Sports Editors ... Logged 58 tackles and six interceptions his senior year ... All-district and all-area selection and was his district’s defensive MVP ... A four-star prospect by Scout.com and a three-star prospect by both ESPN.com and Rivals.com ... Scout.com ranked him No. 30 among America’s safeties ... A top-100 recruit in the state of Texas by the Waco Tribune-Herald ... Member of the San Antonio Express-News Super Team as a defensive back and as a return specialist ... Carried scholarship offers from Baylor, Texas Tech and Iowa State, among others.

PERSONAL: Jordan Sterns was born May 28, 1994, in Dallas ... Son of Brandi Biddy and Godfrey Briller ... Father played basketball at Baylor ... University studies/education major.