Former Nebraska football wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp is officially kicking off his college coaching career.
Westerkamp, who is best known among Husker fans for catching a Hail Mary pass against the Northwestern Wildcats in a come from behind victory in 2013, did have a nice career in Lincoln besides that big catch. He’s also had some professional in experience in both the NFL and CFL at wide receiver and will now start teaching the next generation of talent how to be among the best.
The former Nebraska football star has accepted a position with the College of DuPage Chaparrals as its wide receivers coach. In the process Westerkamp joins a team with plenty of talent as the school is coming off its fourth straight NJCAA Division III football championship. It joins four all time, at any level, to win four straight national titles. North Dakota State (NCAA - Football Championship Subdivision), which won five straight from 2011-15, Augustana (NCAA - Division III), which won four in a row from 1983-1986, and Carroll College (NAIA), which won four in a row from 2002-05 are the others.
Ex-Nebraska football star kicks off his college coaching career
Westerkamp played in Lincoln from 2012 to 2016. He ended his Husker career with 167 receptions for 2,474 yards and 18 touchdowns. His exploits earned him second-team All-Big Ten in 2015 and third-team All-Big Ten in 2016.
Extremely excited to be joining the @Dupage_Football staff..Let’s get to work..🫡💯#W4L pic.twitter.com/KfVr6TCrfo
— Jordan Westerkamp (@JordanWesty1) February 13, 2025
His best season was 2015 when he hauled down 65 passes for over 900 yards and 7 touchdows. Injuries the following year kept him from improving on those numbers in his final campaign with Nebraska.
Following his Nebraska football career, Jordan Westerkamp went undrafted but was signed as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins. Unfortunately he was never able to get healthy enough to get a real shot there. He also spent time with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL, the Atlanta Legends of the now-non existent AAF and the DC Defenders of the then-XFL.