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Player Dossier
2012-2015Arkansas State
Michael Gordon
RB • 5'9" • Camden, MS, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Michael Gordon leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Player Story
Michael Gordon built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Camden, MS wearing No. 34, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Michael Gordon's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Michael Gordon, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Arkansas State. Michael Gordon leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,442
- Rushing yards
- 2,957
- Receiving yards
- 485
- Touchdowns
- 36
Quick Answers
Michael Gordon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,442
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Arkansas State
- Top game
- Idaho
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Huntsville · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Huntsville · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,139 scrimmage yards · RB 51st (top 10%) · Sun Belt 7th (top 4%) · National 80th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 3 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2013 Postseason | Arkansas State | 12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 58.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 923 | 717 | 206 | 11 | 58.4 |
| 2014 Postseason | Arkansas State | 11 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 77 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 11 | 1,244 | 1,064 | 180 | 14 | 77 |
| 2015 Postseason | Arkansas State | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 13 | 1,136 | 1,055 | 81 | 11 | 67 |
Related Context
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Michael Gordon played RB for Arkansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Gordon recorded 2,957 rushing yards, 485 receiving yards, and 36 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Arkansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Arkansas State paired 1,291 primary output with 66.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 59.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Arkansas State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
87.6
Efficiency
59.3
Usage
22.2
Consistency
56.9
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 3. USC: 64. Missouri: 64. Missouri State: 96. Toledo: 27. Idaho: 221. South Alabama: 44. Louisiana: 73. Georgia State: 63. App State: 145. UL Monroe: 86. New Mexico State: 75. Texas State: 178
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 15.6. USC: 12 by 52.3. Missouri: 18 by 39.4. Missouri State: 10 by 90. Toledo: 8 by 33.7. Idaho: 25 by 86.8. South Alabama: 7 by 62.6. Louisiana: 14 by 54.3. Georgia State: 17 by 41.8. App State: 18 by 83.6. UL Monroe: 15 by 59.5. New Mexico State: 11 by 71. Texas State: 22 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins109 · Games = 9 · +69.5 vs Losses
Losses39.5 · Games = 4 · -69.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Idaho
Best efficiency game
90 vs Missouri State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/20 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 28-47 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Texas State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-17 | 20 | 148 | 7.40 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 8.1 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ New Mexico State | W 52-28 | 11 | 75 | 6.80 | 1 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ UL Monroe | W 59-21 | 13 | 74 | 5.70 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5.7 |
| Fri 11/6 | @ App State100 rush yards | W 40-27 | 17 | 136 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8.1 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Georgia State | W 48-34 | 14 | 59 | 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Wed 10/21 | vs Louisiana | W 37-27 | 14 | 73 | 5.20 | 1 | — | — | 5.2 |
| Wed 10/14 | @ South Alabama | W 49-31 | 6 | 35 | 5.80 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.3 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Idaho100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-35 | 25 | 221 | 8.80 | 3 | — | — | 8.8 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Toledo | L 7-37 | 7 | 22 | 3.10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Missouri State | W 70-7 | 9 | 92 | 10.20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9.6 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Missouri | L 20-27 | 17 | 67 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3.6 |
| Sun 9/6 | @ USC | L 6-55 | 11 | 53 | 4.80 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5.3 |
Player Story
Michael Gordon story
Michael Gordon built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Camden, MS wearing No. 34, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Michael Gordon's career was his backfield work: 2,957 rushing yards, 444 carries, 32 rushing touchdowns, and 485 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Arkansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 485 receiving yards and 146 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Michael 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
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Arkansas State
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122012201320132014201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Arkansas State | 52 | 77.8 | 3.8 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 52 | 77.8 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Arkansas State | 960 | 57.5 | 17.1 | 908 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 960 | 57.5 | 17.1 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Arkansas State | 1,291 | 66.7 | 26.1 | 331 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 1,291 | 66.7 | 26.1 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Arkansas State | 1,139 | 59.3 | 22.2 | -152 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 1,139 | 59.3 | 22.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho
Week 5 · W 49-35 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
221
Scrimmage Yards
95.6 takeover
221 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.
#2
vs New Mexico State
Week 14 · W 68-35 · Conference game
188
Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
Win with 188 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
188 scrimmage yards and 28.4 usage.
#3
vs Texas State
Week 12 · W 38-21 · Conference game
184
Scrimmage Yards
89.3 takeover
Win with 184 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
184 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.
#4
@ Georgia State
Week 7 · W 52-10 · Conference game
190
Scrimmage Yards
88.7 takeover
Win with 190 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
190 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.
#5
vs Texas State
Week 14 · W 55-17 · Conference game
178
Scrimmage Yards
86.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
178 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Arkansas State
1,291 primary output · 66.7 efficiency · 26.1 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Arkansas State
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1,291 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 26.1 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Arkansas State
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1,139 primary · 59.3 efficiency · 22.2 usage
Milestones
12
100+ rush yards
8
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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