Ollie Gordon II

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Ollie Gordon II
Oklahoma State Cowboys–No. 0
Position Running back
ClassJunior
Major Kinesiology
Personal information
Born: (2004-01-15) January 15, 2004 (age 20)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Trinity High School (Euless, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

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.

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Early years

Gordon grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. [1] [2] Gordon attended Trinity High School in Euless, Texas. [3] While in high school Gordon was named the Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2020 Male High School Athlete of the Year. [4] A 4 star prospect, he committed to play college football at Oklahoma State University. [4] [5]

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. [6] [7] For his performance against West Virginia, Gordon was named the PFF True Freshman of the Week. [8] Gordon emerged as a star in 2023, leading the country in both rushing yards with 1,614 and rushing touchdowns with 20. [9] He was named the 2023 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and won the Doak Walker Award after rushing for over 1,600 yards with 20 touchdowns. [10] [11]

College statistics

SeasonGPRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
Oklahoma State Cowboys
2022 13623085.0212766.32
2023 142851,7326.121393308.51
Career 273472,0405.523514067.43

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References

  1. ↑ "'No quit in him': How Oklahoma State's Ollie Gordon became college football's hottest RB". The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ Weber, Andy (December 2, 2023). "'He's a team guy': Coach at Ollie Gordon's alma mater discusses his talent, selflessness". KOCO. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Three-star Euless Trinity RB Ollie Gordon commits to Oklahoma State". Dallas News. February 3, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Nagel, Cody (February 2, 2022). "Texas 2022 RB Ollie Gordon commits to Oklahoma State". GoPokes.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ollie Gordon, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ Weber, Noah (November 26, 2022). "Surprise of the game: The emergence of Ollie Gordon". ocolly.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ollie Gordon Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ Treash, Anthony (November 28, 2022). "College Football Week 13: PFF Team of the Week and Player Awards | College Football". PFF. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "College Football Offense Rushing All Conferences Stat Leaders, 2023 Season". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ Marcello, Brandon (November 3, 2023). "Meet Ollie Gordon, college football's best running back: 'It's like trying to tackle a giraffe'". 247Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ Trevino, Marcus (December 9, 2023). "Ollie Gordon wins Doak Walker Award for nation's best running back". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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