#14

Jordan Gandy

Junior cornerback for Northern Illinois. 2022: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 33 tackles.

CB · Northern Illinois · Jr. · #14

5′10″ · 182 lb · DeKalb, IL

CFB Index 34 · #234 of 322 cornersLow confidenceNorthern Illinois 2022 alumnus

The story

3 cornerback for Northern Illinois. 2022: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 33 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Northern Illinois, 127 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

20206 games

All-MACsecond

202113 games

The role got bigger.

All-MACthird

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Northern Illinois

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MAC

All-MAC mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Thomas Hammock

Northern Illinois

Played his entire career under Thomas Hammock.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 12-20 over that span.

2020Northern Illinois0-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Balanced

2021Northern Illinois9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

34Below cohort / limited sample #234 of 322?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#492 / 2755 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#916 / 2755 · 66th pct

Tackles#1161 / 2755 · 57th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2352 / 2755 · 7th pct

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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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road5g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rob Harley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #234 of 322 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Northern Illinois	33	22	0.0	3	1	--
2021	Northern Illinois	53	34	3.5	10	--	--
2020	Northern Illinois	41	25	0.0	7	1	--
Career		127	81	3.5	20	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 34–27

vs Eastern Illinois

3 SOLO · 4 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With R. Lombardi — 192 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.2 · H. Waylee — 83 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 34-27vs Eastern Illinois	4	3	—	0
Wk 2	L 35-38@ Tulsa	7	6	—	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 3	L 28-38vs Vanderbilt	4	2	—	1
Wk 5	L 38-44@ Ball State	1	1	—	0
Wk 6	L 32-52vs Toledo	3	2	—	0
Wk 7	W 39-10@ Eastern Michigan	1	1	—	0
Wk 8	L 17-24@ Ohio	3	1	—	0
Wk 10	L 22-35vs Central Michigan	4	2	—	0
Wk 11	W 24-21@ Western Michigan	2	2	—	0
Wk 12	L 23-29vs Miami (OH)	0	0	—	1
Wk 13	L 12-44vs Akron	4	2	1	0
Total		33	22	1	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology