2018 Football Roster
Roster
Preston Gordon
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- McKinney, Texas
- High School:
- Frisco Heritage
2018 SEASON (SENIOR)
Appeared in all 12 games during his lone season as a Red Raider following his transfer … made an immediate impact and added to the depth of a veteran defensive line unit … appeared in all 12 games, while making three starts at nose tackle … finished with 21 tackles on the year, including 2.5 that went for a loss ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: snagged a tackle in the season opener against Ole Miss (9/1) in his return to the city of Houston … previously played at Rice University before transferring to Texas Tech … applied pressure to the quarterback once and recorded four total tackles in a blowout win over Lamar (9/8) … notched a season-high five tackles, including an assisted tackle for a loss, in the non-conference finale against Houston (9/15) … tallied a tackle and a half for a loss and finished with two total tackles overall in a road win at Oklahoma State (9/22) to open Big 12 play … racked up another two tackles and an assisted tackle for a loss the following week against West Virginia (9/29) … posted one tackle in three-straight games versus Kansas (10/20), Iowa State (10/27) and Oklahoma (11/3) … rounded out his collegiate career with three tackles on Senior Night versus Texas (11/10) and another tackle versus Baylor (11/24) in Arlington.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR AT RICE)
Ended his career at Rice with 28 starts on the defensive line … started in all 12 games as a junior, totaling 34 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss … one of those came via a sack that resulted in a seven-yard loss … notched two pass breakups and four quarterback hurries as well … best performances of the season came via five tackles against both Pittsburgh (9/30) and Southern Miss (11/11) … notched at least two tackles in 10 games on the year … also had four tackles versus UTEP (9/9) and Army (10/7) … elected to transfer following his junior season after earning his degree from Rice … chose Texas Tech over offers from Kansas and West Virginia and interest from Alabama, Tennessee, TCU and others.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT RICE)
Appeared in 11-of-12 games as a sophomore with 10 starts … led interior linemen with 31 tackles and 6.5 tackles for a loss … finished tied for the team high with 3.5 sacks … lone missed game of the year came against Baylor (9/16) … recorded at least two tackles in eight games … notched a season-high five tackles in the victory over Army (9/10) … had five tackles in four different games: North Texas (9/24), UTSA (10/15), Louisiana Tech (10/29), Florida Atlantic (11/5) and Charlotte (11/12) … either combined or had a solo tackle for a loss in seven different games.
2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT RICE)
Made six starts at defensive tackle while playing in all 12 games during debut season with the Owls … recorded 22 tackles (16 solo) on the year, including 6.5 that went for a loss … was second on the team in tackles for a loss and third with 2.5 sacks … led the interior line for tackles for a loss and in sacks … recorded a tackle for a loss in six of the last seven games of the season … best performance on the year came versus Western Kentucky (10/3) with a season-high six tackles … notched at least two tackles in five games … posted four tackles against Florida Atlantic and then three against both Baylor (9/26) and UTSA (11/21) … clinched the Florida Atlantic win with a sack of quarterback Jaquez Johnson on fourth down … finished FAU game with season bests for sacks (1.5) and tackles for loss (2.0).
2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT RICE)
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Frisco Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas … finished his career with 209 tackles, 17 sacks and 24 total tackles for a loss … forced four fumbles and had two rushing touchdowns over his career … earned first team All-District 9-4A honors as a senior in 2013 and was a second-team selection as a junior … also lettered one season for the basketball program.
PERSONAL
Preston DeWayne Gordon ... born in Irving, Texas ... son of Veanneitta Gordon ... earned his undergraduate degree in sports management from Rice ... currently enrolled in graduate school at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 5, vs. Houston (2018)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5, at Oklahoma State (2018)
Sacks: None
Interceptions: None
Fumbles Forced: None
Fumbles Recovered: None
Quarterback Hurries: 1, vs. Lamar (2018)
Pass Breakups: None
Blocked Kicks: None
* Indicates most recent high
