Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#3
Corey Gordon
Senior safety on Kansas's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Oklahoma City, OK · Putnam City West HS
CFB Index 43 · #334 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Louisville → Kansas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 735 nationally · Signed with Baylor
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Kansas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Baylor in 2022.
- Transferred from Louisville to Kansas in 2026.
Corey Gordon
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Corey Gordon has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Missouri — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Baylor3-star out of Putnam City West
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025Louisville
2026Kansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
43 · #334 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #334 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | 53 | 27 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Baylor | 33 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Baylor | 31 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 125 | 78 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kerry Martin Jr.’s 2022 season.
87%match
Matches Kerry on
Tackle volume
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kahlil Ali's junior season at Delaware (2025).
88%match
Matches Kahlil on
PD rate
TFL rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Corey Gordon
Background
2025 (at Louisville): Finished the season with 53 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss ... played in all 13 games ... made 12 starts...mMade his Louisville debut against Eastern Kentucky, tallying three tackles in the win ... Finished with five stops against Bowling Green ... Had three tackles in the...
The secondary · Kansas
- #3Corey Gordon53 tackles · 2025
- Austin Alexander46 tackles · 2025
- #1Jalen Todd44 tackles · 2025
- #27Taylor Davis41 tackles · 2025
- #5Roman Pearson27 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology