Jorrick Calvin

Jorrick Calvin is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Kiss of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Troy. In 2008, Calvin had 76 total stops, 57 solos. He intercepted two passes including one for 22 yards for a Touchdown against North Texas, recovered three fumbles, forced two fumbles, blocked a kick and had nine pass break-ups. Calvin took over as the Trojans’ primary kick and punt returner from record-setting All-American Leodis McKelvin, taking one kickoff back 95 yards for a touchdown against North Texas. Calvin also returned a blocked field goal 65 yards for a score against ULL.

Calvin finished the 2008 season first in the Sun Belt, in kick returns, averaging 25.7 yards per return, or 2.5 yards more per return than McKelvin had as a senior to earn All-America honors. His great season earned him Troy defensive player of the week honors twice – against FAU and North Texas – and Special Teams player of the week four times – vs. North Texas, ULM, LSU and ULL. Calvin became the first Trojan to ever capture Sun Belt Defensive and Special Teams player of the week the same week when he received both awards for his effort against North Texas, which included 11 tackles, two for loss. The cornerback also had a season-high 12 tackles and had five kickoff returns for 116 yards against his hometown LSU. The future is bright for Calvin who will make a great addition to any NFL team.