Jordan Todman Jordan Todman ( born February 24 , 1990 ) is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He played college football with the University of Connecticut Huskies . He finished his collegiate career third on the Huskies all - time rushing list before being drafted with the 183rd overall pick by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft . Early career . At Dartmouth High School , Todman earned all - state honors twice , and was named the Boston Globe ' s Player of the Year during his senior season . Despite finishing his high school career as the second leading rusher in Massachusetts state history ( behind only Jo Jo Goodine ) , many recruiting sites and college coaches thought he would be best suited to play defense . Despite late interest from Penn State and Boston College , only Connecticut , Purdue and Northeastern offered scholarships . On December 16 , 2007 , after finishing an official visit to Boston College , Todman committed to play running back for UConn . College career . Todman missed the first two games of his freshman season with a shoulder injury , and made his debut with 81 yards rushing and a touchdown in a UConn victory over Virginia . He would spend the rest of the year as the backup to All - America n running back , Donald Brown , and would finish the year with 296 rushing yards and three touchdowns . < br > After Brown left for the NFL , Todman was promoted to starting running back for his sophomore season . Before the season began , he was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list . Despite splitting carries with Andre Dixon , Todman lead the Huskies with 1 , 188 rushing yards . He gained over 100 yards in a game five times , including running for 162 yards with 4 touchdowns in a 47 – 45 loss to Cincinnati . In addition to his running back duties , Todman was also the primary kick returner . In the Huskies victory over Notre Dame , he returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown . After the season , he was named second team All - Big East . < br > With Dixon ' s graduation at the end of the 2009 season , Todman entered his junior season as the team ' s primary running back . Just as the previous year , he was once again named to the Doak Walker Award watch list . During the regular season , Todman ran for over 100 yards in 9 of the 11 games he played ( he missed the Huskies game against Buffalo with an elbow injury ) . He set a career high when he ran for 222 yards during a nationally televised game on ESPN against Pittsburgh , on the same day it was announced that he was not named a semi - finalist for the Doak Walker Award . At the end of the regular season , he had 1 , 574 rushing yards on 302 carriers and 14 rushing touchdowns . Connecticut finished in a three - way tie for the Big East Conference with West Virginia and Pittsburgh , but Connecticut won the tie - breakers and played the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl . After the season , Todman was the unanimous selection as Big East Conference ' s Offensive Player of the Year . After the Fiesta Bowl , Todman announced that he would forego his senior season and enter the NFL draft Professional career . San Diego Chargers . Todman was selected with the 183rd pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers . He was waived on October 22 and resigned to the practice squad . Minnesota Vikings . Todman was signed off of the Chargers practice squad by the Minnesota Vikings on December 28 , 2011 . On August 31 , 2012 as the Vikings reduced their roster down to league maximum of 53 players , he was released and subsequently added to the practice squad the next day . Jacksonville Jaguars . Todman was signed off the Vikings practice squad by the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 27 , 2012 .