Corey Gordon
Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Utah — Week 6, 2026.
42 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 42 | 29 | 1.5 | 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 | 159 | 101 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 No. 23 Missouri | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-0vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 12 Utah | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Kansas State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24vs Baylor | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-22@ TCU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 16-22 at TCU, play by play
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
How Kansas’s defense played that day
TCU’s 11 drives: 9 stopped · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 8.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL42 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.7%
242 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
72.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
42 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #291 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Dave Aranda, Jeff Brohm and Lance Leipold.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
