2024 Football Roster

October 5, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Indiana at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, October 5, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
November 16, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Ohio State at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 16, 2024. (Photo by Abigail Dean/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Abigail Dean/Northwestern Athlet
November 30, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Bailey Black/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Bailey Black/Northwestern Athlet
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Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics
Tight end Thomas Gordon points the ball against Duke.
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler / NUSports.com
July 24, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 87

Thomas Gordon

  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    255
  • Position:
    TE
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Houston, Texas
  • High School:
    Strake Jesuit College Prep

2024 Graduate Student:
Appeared in 12 games and made 10 starts, recording 27 receptions for 252 yards and a touchdown ... Named Academic All-Big Ten and CSC Academic All-District Team ... Had 20+ receiving yards in each non-conference game with 28 yards against Miami (Ohio) (8/31), 24 yards vs. Duke (9/6), and 25 vs. Eastern Illinois (9/14) ... Hauled in a team-high four catches for 49 yards vs. Wisconsin (10/19) … His 49 receiving yards marked the most by a Wildcat tight end since he recorded 78 against Duke on Sept. 10, 2022 ... Notched three catches in an overtime win at Purdue (11/2) ... Registered season-highs with seven catches and 53 receiving yards while scoring one receiving touchdown against Illinois in the final game of his collegiate career (11/30)

2023 Redshirt Senior:
Played in all 13 games and made two starts, totaling a career-high 13 catches for 112 yards (8.6 ypc) and a touchdown ... Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Notched a season-high three catches for 16 yards in the season-opener against Rutgers (9/3) ... Hauled in an 18-yard touchdown catch, the first of his career, against UTEP (9/9) ... Tallied two catches three times against Minnesota (9/23), Penn State (9/30) and Illinois (11/25) … Recorded a season-high 27 receiving yards against Minnesota

2022 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in eight games, starting six, and recorded 12 receptions for 162 yards ... Set new career-highs with two catches for 39 yards in a win over Nebraska (8/27) ... Broke his career-highs for the second-straight week with five receptions for 78 yards against Duke (9/10)

2021 Redshirt Sophomore:
Caught two passes for three yards in 10 appearances ... Made his first collegiate catch against Wisconsin (11/13)

2020 Redshirt First-Year:
Saw action in every game for the Wildcats

2019 First-Year:
Appeared in wins against UNLV (9/14) and UMass (11/16)

High School:
Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on Jan. 21, 2018 ... No. 32 tight end in the nation and No. 92 player in Texas (247sports) ... Four-time letter winner in football and basketball ... Three-time All-District selection ... Earned Second-Team All-Houston as a senior ... Finished prep career with 104 catches, 1,550 yards and 20 touchdowns ... Caught 33 passes for 550 yards and prep-career high 10 touchdowns in 2018 ... Chose NU over Baylor, Boston College, Colorado, Duke, Iowa State, Louisville, LSU and Maryland

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Monday, September 08
Football - Week 3 Monday Press Conference (9/8/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Western Illinois at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Football - 'Cats Roll Western Illinois, 42-7 in Home Opener (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06