Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022Northern Illinois
Jordan Gandy
CB • 5'10" • 182 lbs • DeKalb, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jordan Gandy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maine
Player Story
Jordan Gandy built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a cornerback from DeKalb, IL wearing No. 14, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jordan Gandy's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJordan Gandy, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Jordan Gandy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 3.5
- Passes defended
- 20
Quick Answers
Jordan Gandy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · CB
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Maine
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · CB 80th (top 21%) · Mid-American 101st (top 19%) · National 1,192nd (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 41 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 14 | 48 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 52.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 33 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 20.3 |
Related Context
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Jordan Gandy played CB for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jordan Gandy recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 13.5 primary output with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
16.2
Usage
2.8
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Illinois: 0. Tulsa: 1. Vanderbilt: 1. Ball State: 0. Toledo: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Ohio: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Akron: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Tulsa: 7 by 39.2. Vanderbilt: 4 by 26.7. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 0 by 10. Akron: 4 by 26.7
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 8 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Akron | L 12-44 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/17 | vs Miami (OH) | L 23-29 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | @ Western Michigan | W 24-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Central Michigan | L 22-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio | L 17-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 39-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Toledo | L 32-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ball State | L 38-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Vanderbilt | L 28-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Tulsa | L 35-38 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 34-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jordan Gandy story
Jordan Gandy built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a cornerback from DeKalb, IL wearing No. 14, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jordan Gandy's career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 20 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jordan Gandy's production has multiple signals. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Jordan Gandy 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
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Northern Illinois
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 41.8 | 6.6 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13.5 | 25.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13.5 | 25.4 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 16.2 | 2.8 | -9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Maine
Week 4 · W 41-14
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Western Michigan
Week 13 · L 27-30 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 13 · L 12-44 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulsa
Week 2 · L 35-38
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Vanderbilt
Week 3 · L 28-38
1
Havoc Plays
48.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
13.5 primary output · 25.4 efficiency · 5.1 usage
52.7
#2
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
52.7
13.5 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
46.7
8 primary · 41.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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