Usage Score
3.1
Player Dossier
2014-2018Rice
Preston Gordon
DL • 6'1" • 280 lbs • McKinney, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Preston Gordon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
11.3
Consistency
10
Season Value
7.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice • Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Preston Gordon, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Rice. Preston Gordon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Rice paired 10 primary output with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, Texas Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2018 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
11.3
Usage
3.1
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 0. Unknown: 0. Houston: 0.5. Oklahoma State: 1.5. West Virginia: 0.5. Kansas: 0. Iowa State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Texas: 0. Baylor: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Houston: 5 by 25.8. Oklahoma State: 2 by 23.3. West Virginia: 2 by 13.3. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 3 by 12.5. Baylor: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
25.8 vs Houston
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Baylor | L 24-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | vs Texas | L 34-41 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | vs Oklahoma | L 46-51 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Iowa State | L 31-40 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Kansas | W 48-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs West Virginia | L 34-42 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Oklahoma State | W 41-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Houston | W 63-49 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Ole Miss | L 27-47 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Rice
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Texas Tech
2018
Final stop
Season Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 10 | 22.9 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 7.5 | 18 | 6.2 | -2.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 2.5 | 11.3 | 3.1 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Charlotte
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.
#2
North Texas
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.5 takeover score.
#3
Stanford
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.
#4
Louisiana Tech
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.
#5
Oklahoma State
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Rice
10 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 9.8 usage
31.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Rice
18.9
7.5 primary · 18 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Texas Tech
7.9
2.5 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7652
Heritage · Frisco, TX
- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
86
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.