Melvin Gordon is one of the most consistent running backs of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Gordon delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

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Melvin Gordon

2× Pro BowlTop 10% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2016Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #47

Height6'1"

Weight215 lb

BornApr 13, 1993

Age33

CollegeWisconsin See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2015

Draft2015 · Rd 1, Pick 15 · LAC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

72ndRushing Touchdowns·56 83rdRushing Yards·6,543 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 145 · #672 · High-Value

Worth 145 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.1

Avg surplus

peak +26

8 seasons × ~18.1 surplus ≈ VORP 145

Combined Season Grid

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4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2015	—	LAC	14	—	184	641	0	3.5	0.0	33	17.9	4	37	33	192	0	89.2%	5.8	5.2	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	DEN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SD	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	394	39.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	—	LAC	13	—	254	997	10	3.9	3.9	61	24.0	2	57	41	419	2	71.9%	10.2	7.4	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SD	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	658	75.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2017	—	LAC	16	—	284	1,105	8	3.9	2.8	58	20.4	0	83	58	476	4	69.9%	8.2	5.7	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	749	70.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2018	—	LAC	12	—	175	885	10	5.1	5.7	47	26.9	0	66	50	490	4	75.8%	9.8	7.4	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	524	69.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2019	—	LAC	12	—	162	612	8	3.8	4.9	39	24.1	2	55	42	296	1	76.4%	7.0	5.4	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	427	54.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2019	—	MIN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	DEN	15	—	215	986	9	4.6	4.2	46	21.4	2	44	32	158	1	72.7%	4.9	3.6	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	627	61.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2020	—	NO	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	DEN	16	—	203	918	8	4.5	3.9	48	23.6	3	38	28	213	2	73.7%	7.6	5.6	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	514	51.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2022	—	DEN	10	—	90	318	2	3.5	2.2	15	16.7	2	32	25	223	0	78.1%	8.9	7.0	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	284	40.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2023	—	BAL	4	—	26	81	1	3.1	3.8	4	15.4	1	3	3	46	0	100.0%	15.3	15.3	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	56	21.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	147	—	1,593	6,543	56	4.1	3.5	351	22.0	16	415	312	2,513	14	75.2%	8.1	6.1	—	113	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	4,233	54.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%

Career EPA-147.7·-166 rushing · 18 receiving·-16.4/season