Jordan Carstens

Former NFL Player, Current Farmer

 “Agriculture and athletics share several positive qualities and both contain stories that interest many Americans.  Farm kids participating in athletics are tales even more compelling and rare due to the dwindling number of family farms and the amount of time required to invest to reach the collegiate level.  Any time ag companies can support these farm kid athletes, both sides and the industry as a whole can benefit.  FarmAthletes.com helping to facilitate this goal is an excellent idea”.

Jordan Carstens was a walk-on at Iowa State, where he majored in Agricultural Business. He earned academic first-team All Big 12 Conference honors his freshman year and academic first-team Academic All-American awards every year after, among many other honors, such as first-team All-Big 12 Conference defensive lineman. He played for the Carolina Panthers for the 2004-2006 seasons and was forced to retire due to injuries. He currently is a farmer of corn, soybeans, and hogs.