Defensive Back | 5-11 | 199 | Spring, Texas | Penn State | Manvel HS
Played three seasons for Penn State (2018-20), totaling 21 tackles, 13 solo stops and five passes defended … Did not record any statistics in three games played for the 2020 Nittany Lions … In 2019 appeared in 10 games, making 20 tackles and breaking up five passes … Registered first career tackle for loss against Iowa … Made a career-high five tackles in Penn State’s win over Memphis in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic … Also earned the Public Service Award at the team’s awards banquet … As a freshman in 2018, appeared in three games on defense and special teams.
HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals ... Earned three stars from 247Sports ... Ranked as the No. 56 cornerback and No. 80 player in Texas by 247Sports ... Ranked as No. 36 cornerback, No. 50 recruit in Texas and No. 63 prospect in the region by ESPN ... Rated the No. 29 safety and No. 45 player in Texas by Rivals ... Two-time letterman for head coach Kirk Martin at Manvel High School ... Two-time team captain ... Guided the Mavericks to a 14-1 record in 2017 with the lone loss coming in the state championship game ... Helped the Mavericks to a 13-1 record on the way to district and regional championships as a junior ... Named second-team all-district as a junior ... Accounted for 81 total tackles, including 60 solo, 10 pass breakups, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble as a junior ... Had 29 tackles and one pass deflected as a sophomore at Conroe Oak Ridge High School ... Lettered in track twice … Dad, Lavalius Gordon Jr., played football and basketball at North Texas … Grandfather Lavalius Gordon was the first African-American basketball player in Oklahoma State history and was the head basketball at Texas Southern (1969-73).