Jordan McFadden

Jordan McFadden is an American professional football offensive guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, and was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Early life

McFadden grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina and attended Dorman High School.

College career

McFadden played in three games during his true freshman season at Clemson before redshirting the year. He appeared in 14 games as a redshirt freshman. McFadden was named the Tigers' starting right tackle going into his redshirt sophomore season. He was named second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference after his redshirt junior after starting 13 games at left tackle. McFadden was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the best blocker in the ACC and was named first team All-ACC at the end of his redshirt senior season.

Professional career

Los Angeles Chargers

McFadden was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fifth round, 156th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 12 games and started two in the 2023 season.
On January 9, 2025, McFadden was waived by the Chargers, having played only one game for the team during the regular season.

Chicago Bears

On January 10, 2025, McFadden was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears. He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. On December 6, McFadden was promoted to the active roster. After playing just two snaps in the regular season, McFadden started the Bears' divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at left guard due to injuries. Despite McFadden's lack of starting experience, the Chicago Sun-Times noted the move "didn't even seem to hurt the operation much" as the offensive line succeeded in protecting quarterback Caleb Williams while struggling in short-yardage situations against a stronger Rams defense.