Minnesota Vikings sign former Ole Miss QB Jordan Ta’amu
OXFORD, Miss. — Former Ole Miss quarterback and XFL Offensive Player of the Year Jordan Ta’amu has signed with the Minnesota Vikings, as announced by the XFL Friday evening.
🚨Jordan Ta’amu signs NFL contract with the @Vikings! #XFLtoNFL | #LeagueOfOpportunity | @XFLDefenders pic.twitter.com/r3Bz754OVw
— XFL (@XFL2023) August 18, 2023
Ta’amu led the Washington Defenders to a 9-1 regular-season record and a berth in the XFL Championship game.
He earned the postseason honor for his performance on the year where he threw for 1,894 yards and 14 TD’s, while adding three scores and 298 yards on the ground.
XFL Offensive Player of the Year – Jordan Ta’amu (@JTaamu10) pic.twitter.com/jwbpJFECPC
— Nacnac Productionz (@NacProductionz) May 6, 2023
Ta’amu, who has played for the AAF, the USFL and both go-rounds of the XFL, worked out for the Vikings back on June 1. This will be his eighth NFL stint since 2019, as he’s gone from the Texans to the Chiefs to the Lions to the Chiefs to the Lions to the Commanders to the Panthers.
Currently, Kirk Cousins is QB1 for Minnesota, while Nick Mullens is the primary backup, and rookie Jaren Hall is the third-string/developmental prospect.
While at Ole Miss, Ta’amu broke the all-time school record for 400-yard passing games (4). He tied Chad Kelly’s Ole Miss record in 300-yard passing games (12).
Ta’amu also finished his career ranking sixth all-time with 5,600 career passing yards, and he threw for 30 touchdowns, which ranks him ninth in Ole Miss history.
Congrats to Jordan!
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
