Melvin Gordon

Rushing yards:	6,543
Rushing average:	4.1
Rushing touchdowns:	56
Receptions:	312
Receiving yards:	2,513
Receiving touchdowns:	14

Melvin Gordon
	Gordon with the Chargers in 2017
Personal information
Born:	April 13, 1993; Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bradford (Kenosha)
College:	Wisconsin (2011–2014)
Position:	Running back
NFL draft:	2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15
Career history
	San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers (2015–2019); Denver Broncos (2020–2022); Kansas City Chiefs (2022)*; Baltimore Ravens (2023);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (LVII); 2× Pro Bowl (2016, 2018); Doak Walker Award (2014); Unanimous All-American (2014); Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year (2014); Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year (2014); First-team All-Big Ten (2014);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	6,543
Rushing average:	4.1
Rushing touchdowns:	56
Receptions:	312
Receiving yards:	2,513
Receiving touchdowns:	14
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Melvin Gordon III (born April 13, 1993) is an American football running back who is a free agent. 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 2013. 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 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.

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