Usage Score
2.4
Player Dossier
2019-2024Minnesota
DJ Gordon IV
LB • 6'1" • 222 lbs • Plant City, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ Gordon IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
13.6
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
6.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Minnesota • South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
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.
DJ Gordon IV, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota. DJ Gordon IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 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 Minnesota, South Florida.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · South Florida
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
13.6
Usage
2.4
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Miami: 0. Tulane: 0. Memphis: 0. UAB: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. Navy: 0. Charlotte: 0. Tulsa: 0.5
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. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 3 by 12.5. Tulane: 2 by 8.3. Memphis: 3 by 12.5. UAB: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 18.3. Navy: 4 by 16.7. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 8 by 38.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=5 · +0.3 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
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/23 | vs Tulsa | W 63-30 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Charlotte | W 59-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Navy | L 7-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 44-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UAB | W 35-25 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Memphis | L 3-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Tulane | L 10-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Miami | L 15-50 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Southern Miss | W 49-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Minnesota
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
South Florida
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
2019202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 5.6 | 1.5 | -2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Florida | 7.5 | 35.4 | 9.9 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | South Florida | 14.5 | 38.7 | 10.3 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Florida | 14.5 | 38.7 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 1.5 | 13.6 | 2.4 | -13 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UTSA
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 66.6 takeover score.
#2
Louisville
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
3.5
Primary metric
Game with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.1 takeover score.
#4
Rice
3.5
Primary metric
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.6 takeover score.
#5
Wisconsin
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 1.5 usage
35.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Minnesota
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · South Florida
25.2
14.5 primary · 38.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
4
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
175
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.