2020 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
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Jersey Number 87/84

Thomas Gordon

  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    240
  • Position:
    TE
  • Class:
    Redshirt First-Year
  • 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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