Melvin Gordon III is an American football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Melvin Gordon: Fumble| Touchdown| Brother| College record
Fumble:
Ingram just made one of the best defensive plays of the season for Kansas City to perhaps save the team’s chances to at least keep the AFC’s No. 2 seed.
With the Broncos ahead 21-20 and facing second-and-2 on the Chiefs’ 9-yard line, Ingram darted into the backfield and hit running back Melvin Gordon just after he received a handoff from quarterback Drew Lock. Ingram’s hit jarred the ball loose and linebacker Nick Bolton picked it up and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown.
Touchdown:
Up 26-21, Kansas City elected to go for two. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes kept the ball and ran it in himself for a successful conversion.
The Broncos’ ensuing drive stalled in the red zone, and head coach Vic Fangio elected to kick a field goal to make the score 28-24 with 4:41 left in the contest.
Brother:
Born in April 1993, Melvin has been a professional football player since 2015, when the Los Angeles Chargers (previously known as the San Diego Chargers) drafted him in the first round.
The running back was an obvious choice for any NFL team, especially because he was a 2014 Heisman Trophy finalist at the University of Wisconsin.
| No. 25 – Denver Broncos | |
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 13, 1993 Kenosha, Wisconsin |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bradford (Kenosha, Wisconsin) |
| College: | Wisconsin (2011–2014) |
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 |
College Record:
Gordon attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he played for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2011 through 2014 under head coaches Bret Bielema, Barry Alvarez, and Gary Andersen.
As a freshman in 2011, Gordon played in three games rushing 20 times for 98 yards with a touchdown. He rushed for his first career collegiate touchdown in the 59–10 victory over South Dakota on September 24. He was given a medical redshirt after suffering a groin injury.
