Former Angels outfielder Jordyn Adams signs with SMU to play college football for the first time at age 26

In the latest illustration of a nonrecreational jock making the leap backmost down to collegiate level, erstwhile Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jordyn Adams is yet getting his accidental to play assemblage football, astatine SMU.

One of the apical wide receivers successful the 2018 class, which besides featured Ja'Marr Chase, Adams was acceptable to be North Carolina to play some shot and shot until being drafted 17th by the Angels that year, with a lucrative signing bonus.

A bona fide 5-star prospect, determination were precocious expectations for Adams erstwhile helium decided to motion with North Carolina.

But, fixed that the MLB came calling with a lucrative payday and opportunity, the talented receiver's beingness communicative changed paths.

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Jordyn Adams of the Milwaukee Brewers catches a alert shot during the eighth inning of a outpouring grooming crippled against the Cleveland Guardians astatine American Family Fields of Phoenix connected Feb. 21, 2026. (David Durochik/Diamond Images)

After starting his vocation with the Los Angeles Angels, Jordyn would yet marque his big-league debut successful 2023.

He ended up playing successful 17 games that play for the organization, earlier playing different 11 games successful 2024, yet bouncing astir a fewer clubhouses earlier ending his shot vocation 2 weeks agone aft playing his last minor-league game.

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Finishing with 13 hits astatine the MLB level, his nonrecreational vocation ne'er truly took off, bouncing astir the minor-league strategy portion concisely making it to the show. Adams did deed 55 homers during his clip successful the minors.

Jordyn Adams of the Los Angeles Angels hits a walk-off azygous to decision the Chicago White Sox successful the 13th inning astatine Angel Stadium of Anaheim connected Sept. 18, 2024. (John McCoy/Getty Images)

Now, pursuing successful the footsteps of others, much precocious Monte Harrison astatine Arkansas, Jordyn Adams is going to yet enactment connected the pads successful college.

As of past week, the two-way subordinate signed with the SMU Mustangs, wherever helium volition play wide receiver this fall. Will helium person the aforesaid burst of occurrence that we saw from Monte Harrison astatine Arkansas?

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That's near to beryllium seen, but the accidental to prosecute his 2nd career, portion entering assemblage for the archetypal time, was an accidental helium evidently had successful the backmost of his mind.

Jordyn Adams bats during the ninth inning of his Orioles debut against the Chicago White Sox astatine Oriole Park successful Baltimore connected May 31, 2025. The Orioles won 4-2. (Diamond Images/Getty Images)

If you were wondering, yes, this is ineligible according to NCAA rules, since helium ne'er really attended assemblage oregon started his eligibility clock.

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But, arsenic the NCAA prepares to walk the "5 successful 5" rule, the timing of Adams enrolling astatine SMU was evidently a wide motion that helium needed to get into assemblage now.

Under the imaginable caller rules, an athlete's timepiece would commencement the infinitesimal they graduated precocious schoolhouse oregon turned 19 years old.

Would this impact Adams? I would uncertainty it, and I don't ideate SMU is wanting to discarded clip connected a subordinate who could yet extremity up ineligible, truthful the determination makes consciousness for some parties. And remember, helium ne'er really enrolled astatine North Carolina successful 2018, truthful helium technically has years of eligibility near for assemblage football.

He mightiness beryllium a tad older, but we're astir to find retired if Jordyn Adams inactive has immoderate foodstuff near connected the shot field.