Jose Ortiz

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Jose Ortiz
JoseOrtiz.jpg
Ortiz after making a play in coverage.
No. 32     Arizona Cardinals
Free Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: October 29, 1997 (age 22)
Place of birth: Batesville, AR
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Weight: 204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Batesville High School, Batesville, AR
College: Tennessee
NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 159
Debuted in 2019 for the New York Jets
Career history
  • New York Jets (2019 - 2022)
  • Arizona Cardinals (2023 - Present)
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles 0
Interceptions 0
Touchdowns 0

Jose Ortiz (born October 29, 1997) is an American football free safety for the Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted with the 159th overall selection of the 2019 NFLHC Draft by the New York Jets.

College Career

Recruitment

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jose Ortiz
FS
Roma, TX Roma High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1st Round 
Skill:1 star   Potential:5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Ortiz was generally considered the top free safety available in his class.

College Statistics

Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Tennessee Volunteers
Season Defense
GP GS Tackles Int Sacks FF FR TD Safeties
2015 Redshirt.png Redshirted
2016 12 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 12 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NCAA Career Totals 36 36 9 3 0 0 0 0 0

Professional career

Pre-draft

Ortiz declared early for the draft following his redshirt junior season, but was generally considered a mid-late round prospect.

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash Shuttle 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic
6 ft 1 in 204 lb 4.55 s 4.10 s 6.99 s 35.0 in 10 ft 0 in 10 reps N/A
All values from NFL Combine

Draft

Ortiz was drafted with the 159th overall pick of the 2019 NFLHC Draft by the New York Jets with the second to last pick of the 5th round.

New York Jets

2019 Season

Ortiz played mostly on special teams backing up starter Reshad Jenkins.

Arizona Cardinals

After a controversial bidding war during 2023 Free Agency, Ortiz agreed to a 6-year contract at minimum salary, 50% GTD with the Arizona Cardinals.

2023 Season

After signing his deal with Arizona, Ortiz was slated to backup 2022 Cardinals FA signee Oronde Jackson at free safety.

Career Stats

Year Team Games Starts Defensive Rating
Tackles INT FF FR Sacks TD
2019 NYJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77
2020 NYJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0