Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (10.5%).
Kennesaw State · W 42-9
No carries.
Texas · L 17-20
No carries.
Auburn · W 24-14
No carries.
Arkansas · W 24-17
No carries.
Alabama · W 26-10
No carries.
Gordon has carries in 3 of Tennessee’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
6 stories in the last 60 days, from 5 outlets.
Nathan Robinson, Javin Gordon remain questionable on Tennessee injury report vs Texas
Knoxville News Sentinel +2 Sep 24
Javin Gordon
Javin Gordon arrives at Tennessee with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
Tennessee fans are litigating the player's worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (10.5%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 5 outlets
Nathan Robinson, Javin Gordon remain questionable on Tennessee injury report vs Texas
Knoxville News Sentinel +2 Sep 24 · 3 outlets
from 6 outlets
Nathan Robinson, Javin Gordon remain questionable on Tennessee injury report vs Texas
Knoxville News Sentinel +2 Sep 24 · 3 outlets
Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Tennessee7 stories2026 to nowMost about: profile and feature.
Tulane1 story2025Most about: win.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Against South Carolina on Oct. 24: 6 carries for 41 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 26 carries for 120 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 8): 41 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Georgia Tech | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-10vs No. 6 Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ South Carolina | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 26 | 120 | 4.6 | 0 | 24 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 56-9
vs Furman
47 rush yds (10 car) · 1 rec · 18 yds
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -1 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 23.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 36.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 26.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 41.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
37.5%
207 pass / 345 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
242 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
The No. 1,203 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the SEC as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jon Sumrall and Josh Heupel.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Tennessee