Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Northwestern
Thomas Gordon
TE • 6'5" • 255 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Thomas Gordon reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Thomas Gordon built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a tight end from Houston, TX wearing No. 87, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Thomas Gordon's career was his receiving role: 54...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Thomas Gordon, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern. Thomas Gordon reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 529
- Receptions
- 54
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Thomas Gordon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 529
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Taft
- High school pipeline
- Taft · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 252 receiving yards · TE 75th (top 17%) · Big Ten 75th (top 27%) · National 521st (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 12 | 162 | 0 | 52.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 12 | 109 | 1 | 49.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 27 | 252 | 1 | 66.1 |
Related Context
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Thomas Gordon played TE for Northwestern. Across 6 tracked seasons, Thomas Gordon recorded 529 receiving yards, 4 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 252 primary output with 63.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 63.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
21
Efficiency
63.4
Usage
14
Consistency
54.5
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 28. Duke: 24. Eastern Illinois: 25. Washington: 2. Indiana: 16. Maryland: 11. Wisconsin: 49. Iowa: 21. Purdue: 7. Ohio State: 12. Michigan: 4. Illinois: 53
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 2 by 93.3. Duke: 2 by 80. Eastern Illinois: 2 by 83.3. Washington: 1 by 13.3. Indiana: 1 by 100. Maryland: 2 by 36.7. Wisconsin: 4 by 81.7. Iowa: 1 by 100. Purdue: 3 by 15.6. Ohio State: 1 by 80. Michigan: 1 by 26.7. Illinois: 7 by 50.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins17.8 · Games = 4 · -4.9 vs Losses
Losses22.6 · Games = 8 · +4.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Illinois | L 28-38 | — | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Michigan | L 6-50 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Ohio State | L 7-31 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Purdue | W 26-20 | — | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Iowa | L 14-40 | — | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Wisconsin | L 3-23 | — | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Maryland | W 37-10 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Indiana | L 24-41 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Washington | L 5-24 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 31-7 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Duke | L 20-26 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Miami (OH) | W 13-6 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
Player Story
Thomas Gordon story
Thomas Gordon built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a tight end from Houston, TX wearing No. 87, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Thomas Gordon's career was his receiving role: 54 catches, 529 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Thomas Gordon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 13.4 | 6.7 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 162 | 79.3 | 8.2 | 159 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 112 | 57.4 | 7.9 | -50 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 112 | 57.4 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 252 | 63.4 | 14 | 140 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 3-23 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
49
Receiving Yards
91.4 takeover
49 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.
#2
vs Duke
Week 2 · L 23-31
78
Receiving Yards
82.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Illinois
Week 14 · L 28-38 · Conference game
53
Receiving Yards
76.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 50.5 efficiency score.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 4 · W 37-34 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
69.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#5
vs UTEP
Week 2 · W 38-7
18
Receiving Yards
64.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
252 primary output · 63.4 efficiency · 14 usage
66.1
#2
2022 Regular Season · Northwestern
52.7
162 primary · 79.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
49.4
112 primary · 57.4 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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