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As a sophomore (2004): A third-team All-America selection by the Associated Press as a defensive back ... Led the Big 12 and tied for the national lead with seven interceptions -- the most by any KU player since 1951 ... Garnered first-team All-Big 12 honors (AP, coaches) as a defensive back and was an honorable mention selection as an all-purpose player (AP) ... Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors as a wide receiver (coaches) ... Earned the team's Ray Evans Award for Defensive MVP ... Finished fifth on the team with 57 total tackles including 32 solo stops ... Led the team and the Big 12 Conference with eight pass break-ups ... Also forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and blocked a kick ... Had a career-high 11 tackles against No. 6 Texas ... Picked off two passes against both Nebraska and Colorado ... Had six games with six or more tackles ... Collected 15 catches, including a pair of touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball ... Averaged 10.0 yards per reception ... Threw a 26-yard touchdown pass against Texas Tech ... Averaged 9.0 yards on 29 punt returns to finish sixth in the Big 12 ... Had a season-long 49 yard punt return in KU's win against Kansas State ... Moved into second place on KU's list with 601 career punt return yards and enters the 2005 season just five yards shy of becoming the school's all-time leader. As a redshirt freshman (2003): Saw time as a wide receiver, cornerback and punt returner ... Earned third-team All-Big 12 honors as a return man (Big 12 coaches) ... First-team Freshman All-American wide receiver by the Sporting News ... First-team All-American kick returner by the Sporting News ... Named academic All-Big 12 ... One of three KU players to catch a pass in all 13 of KU's games ... Set a KU freshman record by hauling in nine catches against Texas A&M and Oklahoma State ... His 769 receiving yards and 57 receptions set KU freshman records ... Was co-winner of the Don Fambrough Award at the team's annual awards banquet -- an award given annually to the team's most unselfish player ... As a return man, no KU player since 1949 with at least 20 punt return attempts in a season collected a better per-return average than Gordon's 13.1 yards per return. As a freshman (2002): Redshirted ... Won the coaches' award for offensive scout team player of the week following the Baylor game. High School: MVP of Santa Monica HS his senior season ... Had 66 receptions for 1,229 yards as a senior ... Named player of the year in the Ocean League ... Had single-game highs of 10 receptions for 217 yards and four touchdown receptions his senior year ... Also named most valuable player on his baseball team as a junior ... Helped his team to a league championship in 2001 ... Coached in high school by Norm Lacy ... Earned varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball. Personal: Parents are Stanley and Terri Wilson ... A business major. |
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