Jordan Carstens
Jordan Lee Carstens (born January 22, 1981) is a former American football defensive tackle for the NFL's Carolina Panthers. He was an undrafted free agent out of Iowa State University. Jordan, a native of Bagley, Iowa, farms and enjoys hunting during his time away from the NFL. High School Years Carstens attended Panorama High School in Panora, Iowa. He was a two-year letterman in football and earned third-team All-State honors from the Des Moines Register as a senior. College years In 1999, Jordan walked-on at the 105th spot, which was the last spot for the two-a-days roster, on the Iowa State Cyclones football team, was red-shirted, and became the defensive scout team's player of the year. In 2000 as a freshman defensiveman, Jordan earned academic first-team All Big 12 Conference honors. In 2001 as a sophomore defensive tackle with 71 tackles (40 solo), he was selected to the third-team Big 12 Conference team, was an academic first-team All Big 12 Conference, was a CoSIDA/GTE District VII first-team Academic All-American, and was a second-team Verizon Academic All-American with a GPA of 3.52. In 2002 as a junior defensive tackle with 97 tackles (a team high 13 for loss) and 6 sacks,