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 Gordon with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 13, 1993 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Bradford (Kenosha) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin (2011–2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 1 / pick: 15 | ||||||||||||||
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Melvin Gordon III (born April 13, 1993) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Doak Walker Award as the top college running back in 2014. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft with the 15th overall pick.
Gordon briefly held the NCAA Division I FBS single-game rushing yards record with 408 yards, set playing in three quarters against Nebraska in November 2014, until it was broken the following week. He became the second-leading all-time single-season rusher in FBS history with 2,587 yards, falling 41 yards shy of Barry Sanders record of 2,628 yards set in 1988.[1]
- ^ "Melvin Gordon sets Outback Bowl-record, leads Wisconsin by Auburn". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 1, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2015.