Tulsa · L 17-23
No tackles.
Liberty · L 3-35
No tackles.
Missouri State · L 3-24
2 tackles
The other 5 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Gordon has tackles in 6 of Sam Houston’s 8 games: none against Tulsa and Liberty.
Tokyo Gordon
Second year in the same linebacker corps at Sam Houston. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 7, 2026.
15 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 19 | 13 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-16vs Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
7%1 pass breakups15 tackles · 1 for loss.
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 3-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #41 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
