Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

2015: Started in all 12 games for the Mavericks on the defensive line…Led the Mavericks with 22.5 tackles for a loss and 14 sacks…Named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year, to go along with All-NSIC First Team accolades and a pair of NSIC Defensive Player of the Week awards…Named to the All-NSIC Academic Team…Has Received All-American accolades from the AFCA, CCA, D2Football.com and Don Hansen…Returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown against Upper Iowa…Finished his four-year career at MSU as its all-time lead in sacks with 43 and tackles for loss with 63…Received the Bobby Bell College Impact Player of the Year Award.

2014: Played in all 15 games on season... Set Minn. State single season sack record with 17.5, racking up four against Winona State and four vs. Souix Falls...Led team in bott tackles for loss with 21 for 99 yards and forced fumbles/fumbles recoverd with five and three... Forced and recovered fumble for 47 yard touchdown return in 56-14 win over Southwest Minnesota State on Oct. 4th... Second on team in total tackles with 82... Ranked third on team in solo tackles with 40... Two-time NSIC Defensive Player of the Week... Named NSIC Defensive Player of the Year, NSIC Sout Division All-Conference First Team Defense, Don HansenAll-Super Region Three first Team Defense, and NSIC All-Academic...  Selected to Dan Hansen First Team Defense All-American, D2Football.com First Team All-American, AP Little Second Team Defense All-American, Daktronics First Team Defense AFCA All-American...

2013: Played 11 games for MSU, while making six starts on the defensive line…Notched 47 tackles, including nine of a loss of 58 yards…Led the team with seven sacks for a loss of 55 yards…Recovered one fumble and forced two…Broke up one pass and posted two quarterback hurries…Posted a season-high seven tackles against both the University of Mary and St. Cloud State…Tallied three sack against Winona State…Named NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Defense.

2012: Played in 13 games and earned 12 starts during his first season playing football at MSU...Finished with 48 tackles, including 10.5 for a loss and 4.5 sacks...Also had a forced fumble...Ranked sixth on the squad in tackles...Set a season-high with eight tackles against Concordia (9/29) and also had a season-high 2.5 tackles for a loss against the Golden Bears...The CU game also saw him establish a season-high for sacks with 1.5.

2011: Redshirted.

High School: Was a two-year starter and letterwinner for the Vikings....As a sophomore helped lead Wisconsin Lutheran to a 14-1 record, including a 7-0 mark in the Wisconsin Little 10 Conference, good for first-place...As a senior Wisconsin Lutheran finished 10-3, 6-1 in league play, which was good for second-place.

Personal: Son of Henry and Nancy Gordon...Born May 28, 1993...Majoring in biomedical sciences.