Underclassman to Watch Recruiting Report: Quiyon Jordan (MPLS North-2022)

<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif">It all starts in the trenches. A common football phrase we’ve all heard at one time or another truly does apply to championship caliber football teams of all levels, and powerhouse 2A program <i>Minneapolis North</i> is no exception. The <em>Polars </em>have appeared in the state semifinals 3 out of the last 4 years, and although they have possess absurd talent at their skill positions, they would never be able to sustain their success into the postseason so consistently without some maulers on the offensive and defensive lines. <em>Northstar Football News </em>2022 watchlist OL/DL <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="18535" first="Quiyon" last="Jordan"] </strong>is one of these maulers, and the 6’0, 290 lb. recorded 5 TFLs and a sack from the defensive line, and helped an OL that helped the <em>Polars </em>rush for around 2,500 yards in 2019. With a lot of reps under <strong>Jordan’s </strong>belt as only a sophomore, <em>NFN </em>was excited when the Minneapolis native agreed to answer some questions regarding what he likes about <em>North’s </em>program, the 2019 season, and how his recruitment has yet to heat up. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy! </span><a style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;font-size: 1rem" href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13308356/5db05ac98cdf170eac04c8d0">2019 Regular Season Highlights</a> [caption id="attachment_18629" align="alignnone" width="300"] Jordan (left) blocks a LB chasing RB [player_tooltip player_id="18033" first="Terrance" last="Kamara"][/caption] <em><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif">NFN: Hello and thank you for your time, <strong>Quiyon</strong></span></em>! <em><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif">Please begin by sharing a little bit about yourself, including where you’re from, some fun facts about you, and what you like about playing football. </span></em> <span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif"><strong>Jordan: </strong>“I am from Minneapolis, Minnesota and I started playing football in 2nd grade. Some fun facts are I am competitive and I have a sense of humor. What I like most about playing football is I can be as aggressive as I want especially on the OL/DL.”</span> <span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif"> <em>NFN: How was your freshman year with the Polars in the 2018 season? How did it prepare y’all for 2019? </em> <strong>Jordan: </strong>“The 2018 season we dealt with a lot of injuries especially seniors and we had lots of transfers from different schools, and a lot of us were not used to playing with each other. So as we built the chemistry during the off-season and hitting the weightroom together we all created a bond and brotherhood together which made our 2019 season great.”</span> <em><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif">NFN: What were your expectations like coming into 2019? What does a Polar offseason look like? And what do you like the most about the North program? </span></em> <span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif"><strong>Jordan: </strong>“I had the expectations for myself to just play better then the year before, and always make sure I’m doing my assignment to the best of my ability. Some days out the week we had weightlifting to improve the strength and ability of all players. <i>North</i> is a small school which means everyone’s pretty much knows each other and gets along which brings us more together as a family so we are locked in.” </span> <span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif"><em>NFN: Give us some details into the 2019 season! How did you guys get through some tough postseason games leading up to the championship?</em></span> <strong>Jordan: </strong>“<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif">The first 2 or 3 games in the regular season I would say we were not playing up to our full potential and once we got into the flow of things we were off to the races in the regular season. During the post season we played some of our most competitive games ever! Playing against <i>Maple Lake</i> and <i>Blue Earth</i> were both two great matchups, and they gave us a run for our money but our brotherhood at <i>North High</i> could not be broken and we were able to keep our heads up and come out with the wins in both games.”</span> [caption id="attachment_18628" align="alignnone" width="300"] #61 pursues a live football[/caption] <em><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif">NFN: How about the Caledonia game? How are you feeling about it now that some time has passed? </span></em> <span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif"> <strong>Jordan</strong>: “Going into the <i>Calendonia</i> game the whole team was pumped up reason to get the win , unfortunately we didn’t have a good game and we lost but me and my teammates are going to be going everything possible this off season to make sure we come back 10x harder.”</span> <em><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif">NFN: How about recruiting? Have you been talking to any schools? Or been to any camps? </span></em> <span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif"><strong>Jordan: </strong>“I have not been in contact with any school or visited any, and last summer I did attend the University of Minnesota football camp.”</span> <strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif">Quiyon</span></strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif"> has the chance to be the next great <em>North </em>lineman, following in the steps of 2019 All-State and All-Metro OL/DL stud <strong>Quientrail Jamison-Travis</strong>. Look for <strong>Jordan’s </strong>name to shoot up the watchlist/rankings in our future updates. Go <em>Polars</em>!</span>