Draft:Xamarion Gordon
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| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers – No. 6 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class |  |
| Major | Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 3, 2003[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Warren (Downey, California) |
Xamarion Gordon (born February 3, 2003)[1] is an American football safety for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He previously played for the USC Trojans.
Early life and high school
[edit]Gordon grew up in Houston, Texas and attended Warren High School in Downey, California. In high school, Gordon made 41 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, a deflection, three fumble recoveries (one for a touchdown) and a force fumble during his sophomore season.[2] Gordon would opt out of playing for his senior season in 2020,[3] but still made 2020PrepStar All-American.[4] He was a four-star rated recruit and would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Southern California[5] over offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Notre Dame, Oregon and UCLA.[6]
College career
[edit]USC
[edit]Gordon was an early enrollee who enrolled in the spring of 2021. During his true freshman season in 2021, he appeared in three games while at safety and on special teams and overall made one tackle against California and was redshirted.[7] During the 2022 season, he played in all 14 games where he also played on the kickoff coverage team and in the secondary, finishing the season with nine tackles, one interception and one pass breakup.[8] Gordon did not see any action during the 2023 season.[9]
On November 28, 2023, Gordon announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[10]
Coastal Carolina
[edit]On May 1, 2024, Gordon announced that he would transfer to Coastal Carolina.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b @XamarionG (February 3, 2021). "It's ma bdayyyyyyyy y'all turn me up 🧏🏾♂️🧏🏾♂️" (Tweet). Retrieved May 23, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Xamarion Gordon's Warren High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. November 9, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Patton, Andy (July 21, 2020). "USC recruit Xamarion Gordon to forego senior season". Trojans Wire. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "USC Football Announces Early Signing Period 2021 Class". USC Trojans. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Warren High's Xamarion Gordon commits to USC". The Downey Patriot. December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Xamarion Gordon, Warren, Safety". 247Sports.com. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Xamarion Gordon 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Xamarion Gordon 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "USC Trojans Transfer Portal Tracker". On3.com. December 4, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Parker, Ben (November 29, 2023). "USC safety Xamarion Gordon to enter transfer portal". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ @XamarionG (May 1, 2024). "Committed!! Blessings all glory to God #Chantsup 👌🏾" (Tweet). Retrieved May 23, 2024 – via Twitter.