Player Career

Anthony Gordon Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Anthony Gordon story

Anthony Gordon built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Pacifica, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Anthony Gordon's career was his passing role: 5,592 passing yards, 48 touchdown passes, and 694 attempts across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Washington State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington State.

The arc is straightforward: Anthony Gordon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Washington State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonWashington State0
2017 Regular SeasonWashington State00
2018 Regular SeasonWashington State1749.3017
2019 PostseasonWashington State5,55561.524.15,538
2019 Regular SeasonWashington State5,55561.524.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Colorado

Week 11 · W 31-7 · Conference game

Win with 11 yards of offense and 81.9 efficiency.

11

Total Offense

91 takeover

11 total offense with 81.9 efficiency.

#2

@ Houston

Week 3 · W 31-24

456

Total Offense

74.9 takeover

Win with 456 yards of offense and 66.5 efficiency.

456 total offense with 66.5 efficiency.

#3

vs UCLA

Week 4 · L 63-67 · Conference game

591

Total Offense

73.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

591 total offense with 68.5 efficiency.

#4

@ California

Week 11 · L 20-33 · Conference game

404

Total Offense

73.4 takeover

Loss with 404 yards of offense and 57.3 efficiency.

404 total offense with 57.3 efficiency.

#5

@ Oregon

Week 9 · L 35-37 · Conference game

407

Total Offense

70.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

407 total offense with 54.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Washington State

5,555 primary output · 61.5 efficiency · 24.1 usage

74.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · Washington State

74.6

5,555 primary · 61.5 efficiency · 24.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Washington State

28

17 primary · 49.3 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

13

250+ passing yards

11

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

5

Above avg efficiency