Rookie Spotlight: Ollie Gordon, Oklahoma State

Height: 6-1 1/2″
Weight: 226
2024 Age: 21 – (1/15/04)
Hands: 9 1/2″
Arm: 32 3/4″
40: 4.61
Breakout Age: 19.63

NFL Play-Style Comparison: David Johnson
Draft Grade: 2nd Round
1,000+ Rushing Seasons: 1

 

Offensive Market Share Metrics (Final Season)

Carries: 190
Receptions: 29
Scrimmage Yards: 1,059
Scrimmage TDs: 14
Total Production Percentage: 29%

High School: Trinity HS (Euless, TX)
As a high school prospect: Class of 2022; 4-star (5.9)
College Attended: Oklahoma State (3)

 

Pros

– 2023 Doak Walker Award Winner (Best RB in College Football)

– 2023 Unanimous All-American & All-Big 12 Player of the Year

– Natural pass catcher in all quadrents

– His Thighs and Body are dense to the point that defenders bounce off of him upon contact, like few that have ever played the position

– Very underrated athlete

– Quarterback play was horrendous in 2024, capped Gordon’s effectiveness.

– Proven ability to be a college offense’s complete focal point

 

Cons

– Tends to run with high shoulders, presenting surface area

– Just 3 games with 18+ rush attempts in 2024 (9 in 2023)

– Pass blocking tactic tends to be just cut block or lean with head into the defender

– Lacks Elite NFL breakaway speed

– Slow 40-yard dash

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Scouting Notes:

Coming out of High School, Ollie Gordn was the 8th ranked running back in the 2022 recruiting class, while weighing just 205 lbs. Fast-forward 3 years, 30 lbs and over 3,500 yards from scrimmage and Gordon will be departing Stillwater having just turned 21-years old with a Doak Walker award in hand.

If you watched Gordon during the last two seasons, his size and running style might portray him as a back like Latavius Murray or Derrick Henry, while he has those downhill tackle breaking attributes, he is a considerably better pass catcher than those counterparts. Gordon finished Top 10 in Missed Tackles and Yards after Contact per Attempt in 2023. Two datapoints he statistically took steps back in for 2024. Gordon possesses each of the three top traits you look for, Elite Power, Good Wiggle and Adequate Play Speed, he is the definition of a Day 2 pick in the NFL Draft.

Cody Carpentier