Kyler Gordon: DB · Washington · #2.
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Kyler Gordon
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Washington. The first one came in 2021: All-Pac-12. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Montana — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington | 45 | 36 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | Washington | 18 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Washington | 32 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2018 | Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 97 | 75 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-13vs Montana | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-31@ Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-3vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24vs California | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-16@ Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-13@ Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-26vs No. 7 Oregon | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-35vs Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20@ Colorado | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-40vs Washington State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 36 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
Week 4 · 2021
W 31-24
vs California
2 interceptions · 10 tackles · 9 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL45 tackles · 2 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Lake
Pass share
52.9%
409 pass / 364 run
Plays / game
64.4
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #39 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington, 97 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #39 overall by the Chicago Bears.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake, and Bob Gregory. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 5th NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 5th NFL season
