Senior running back for Georgia Tech. 2025: 63 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Eastman, GA
The numbers
rushing yards · 2025
1 TD · 15.8 per carry · 1 catches
Best game: 47 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Temple
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Georgia Tech. 2025: 63 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
His career, year by yearDaylon Gordon
He has spent three seasons in the Georgia Tech backfield. One game to point at: 47 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Temple — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Brent Key — 21-17 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.4 | 19.7 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.7 | 18.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 24–21
vs Clemson
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With H. King — 211 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 69.1 · 103 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD · M. Nichols — 46 AVG · 48 LONG · 2 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20@ Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-12vs Gardner-Webb | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-21vs Clemson | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs Temple | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 1 | 47 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 30-29@ Wake Forest | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-20vs Virginia Tech | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16vs Syracuse | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42vs Pittsburgh | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | L 9-16vs Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | L 21-25@ BYU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | 47 |
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #41