Ollie Gordon II
{{Short description|American football player (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Ollie Gordon II
|school=Oklahoma State Cowboys
|currentnumber=0
|currentposition=Running back
|class= Junior
|major= Public Health
|bowlgames=
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2004|01|15}}
|birth_place=Fort Worth, Texas, U.S
|heightft=6
|heightin=1
|weight_lb=226
|highlights=
- Doak Walker Award (2023)
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (2023)
- Unanimous All-American (2023)
- Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
- First-team All-Big 12 (2023)
|highschool=Trinity High School (Euless, Texas)
|pastschools=
- Oklahoma State (2022–2024)
|espn=4711533
}}
Ollie Gordon II (born January 15, 2004) is an American football running back for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He won the 2023 Doak Walker Award after rushing for over 1,600 yards with 20 touchdowns.
Early years
Gordon was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas,{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2023 |title=‘No quit in him’: How Oklahoma State's Ollie Gordon became college football's hottest RB |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/cowboys/2023/10/27/oklahoma-state-football-ollie-gordon-bio-osu-cowboys-ncaa-rushing-leaders/71332254007/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Brugler |first=Dane |title=The Beast: 2025 NFL Draft Guide |url=https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/uploads/wp/2025/04/09073220/2025-Beast-v02.pdf |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 9, 2025 |website=The Athletic |pages=50}} and attended Trinity High School in Euless, Texas.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-03 |title=Three-star Euless Trinity RB Ollie Gordon commits to Oklahoma State |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2021/02/03/three-star-euless-trinity-rb-ollie-gordon-commits-to-oklahoma-state/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Dallas News |language=en}} While in high school Gordon was named the Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2020 Male High School Athlete of the Year.{{Cite web|last=Nagel|first=Cody|date=February 2, 2022|title=Texas 2022 RB Ollie Gordon commits to Oklahoma State|url=https://247sports.com/college/oklahoma-state/Article/Ollie-Gordon-Oklahoma-State-football-recruiting-commitment-Texas-running-back-commitment-2022-class-160329042/|access-date=December 4, 2022|website=GoPokes.com|language=en-US}} A 4 star prospect, he committed to play college football at Oklahoma State University.{{Cite web|title=Ollie Gordon, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Running Back|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Ollie-Gordon-46096695/|access-date=December 4, 2022|website=247Sports|language=en-US}}
College career
After receiving limited playing time for the majority of the season, Gordon would break out for a 136-yard performance in against West Virginia in the final game of the 2022 season.{{Cite web|last=Weber|first=Noah|date=November 26, 2022|title=Surprise of the game: The emergence of Ollie Gordon|url=https://www.ocolly.com/sports/surprise-of-the-game-the-emergence-of-ollie-gordon/article_bdd91136-6de2-11ed-8ddf-03d66112058b.html|access-date=December 4, 2022|website=ocolly.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Ollie Gordon Stats, News, Bio|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4711533/ollie-gordon|access-date=December 4, 2022|website=ESPN|language=en}} For his performance against West Virginia, Gordon was named the PFF True Freshman of the Week.{{Cite web|last=Treash|first=Anthony|date=November 28, 2022|title=College Football Week 13: PFF Team of the Week and Player Awards {{!}} College Football|url=https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-week-13-pff-team-of-the-week-player-awards-2022|access-date=December 4, 2022|website=PFF|language=en}} Gordon emerged as a star in 2023, leading the country in rushing yards with 1,732.{{Cite web |title=2023 College Football Leaders |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2023-leaders.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} He scored 21 rushing touchdowns as well.{{Cite web |title=College Football Offense Rushing All Conferences Stat Leaders, 2023 Season |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/player/_/view/offense/stat/rushing |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=ESPN |language=en}} He was named the 2023 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and won the Doak Walker Award after rushing for over 1,700 yards with 22 total touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Marcello |first=Brandon |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Meet Ollie Gordon, college football's best running back: 'It's like trying to tackle a giraffe' |url=https://247sports.com/article/oklahoma-state-cowboys-running-back-ollie-gordon-college-football-best-running-back-219412905/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=247Sports |language=en}} {{Cite web |last=Trevino |first=Marcus |date=2023-12-09 |title=Ollie Gordon wins Doak Walker Award for nation's best running back |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ollie-gordon-wins-doak-walker-045900813.html |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}} Following a lackluster 2024 season, Gordon declared for the 2025 NFL draft.{{Cite web|title=2025 NFL Draft: Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon II turning pro after disappointing 2024 season for Cowboys|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2025-nfl-draft-oklahoma-state-rb-ollie-gordon-ii-turning-pro-after-disappointing-2024-season-for-cowboys/amp/|access-date=December 7, 2024|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}
= Statistics =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2"| Legend |
|---|
| style="background:#cfecec;|
| Led NCAA Division I FBS |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||
| College statistics | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="20" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma State Cowboys|color=white}}"| Oklahoma State Cowboys | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="2" | Games ! colspan="4" |Rushing ! colspan="4" |Receiving ! colspan="4" |Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2022
| 13 || 1 || 62 || 308 || 5.0 || 2 || 12 || 76 || 6.3 || 2 || 74 || 384 || 5.2 || 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 14 || 14 || 285 || style="background:#cfecec;"|1,732 || 6.1 || 21 || 39 || 330 || 8.5 || 1 || style="background:#cfecec;"|324 || style="background:#cfecec;"|2,062 || 6.4 || 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 12 || 12 || 190 || 880 || 4.6 || 13 || 29 || 179 || 6.2 || 1 || 219 || 1,059 || 4.8 || 14 | ||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ollie-gordon-1.html Career] | 39 | 27 | 537 | 2,920 | 5.4 | 36 | 80 | 585 | 7.3 | 4 | 617 | 3,505 | 5.7 | 40 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 3/8
| weight = 226
| dash = 4.61
| ten split = 1.60
| twenty split = 2.72
| vertical = 34.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 0
| bench = 12
| arm span = 32 3/4
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/ollie-gordon-ii/3200474f-5240-7357-6944-668c800aba72 |title=Ollie Gordon II Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 2, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1057136&DraftYear=2025 |title=Ollie Gordon II College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 2, 2025}}
}}
Personal life
On June 30, 2024, Gordon was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/40481286/oklahoma-state-rb-ollie-gordon-ii-arrested-suspected-dui |title=OSU RB Gordon arrested on suspicion of DUI |last=Turner |first=Jake |date=July 2, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=January 25, 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://okstate.com/sports/football/roster/ollie-gordon-ii/10361 Oklahoma State Cowboys bio]
{{Doak Walker Award}}
{{Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award}}
{{2023 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Big 12 Conference football Player of the Year navbox}}
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Category:Players of American football from Fort Worth, Texas
Category:American football running backs
Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football players