2017: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in a Week 5 win against the Giants: 163 yards from scrimmage (105 rushing), a team-high six receptions and two TD catches…Started all 16 contests, posting 284 carries for a career-high 1,105 yards (3.9 avg.) and eight TDs, including a career-long 87-yard score against the Patriots that tied RB Paul Lowe for the longest run in Chargers history…It marked his first 1,000-yard season and the 20th in team history…Set career highs with 58 catches for 476 yards (8.2 avg.) and four TD catches…Opened the season with a TD in three consecutive games…For the second straight season, posted at least 1,400 yards from scrimmage and 12-plus total TDs to become the second player in team history to eclipse that mark in consecutive seasons, joining Hall of Fame RB LaDainian Tomlinson (2002-08)…Became the 13th player in team annals to surpass the 2,000-yard career rushing mark, finishing the season with 2,743 for No. 8 in franchise history…Topped 3,000 yards from scrimmage for his career, becoming the 14th RB in franchise history to reach that threshold…Reached 18 career rushing TDs, moving into sole possession of ninth in team annals…Ranks No. 7 in franchise history with 722 career rushes…Moved into 11th in career receiving yards among RBs in team history, bringing his career total to 1,087 as the 14th RB in Chargers history with 1,000 receiving yards…With 132 career receptions, ranks ninth in team annals among RBs…Posted two 100-yard rushing performances…His four receiving TDs set a career high for a single season…Finished the year ranked seventh in the NFL in rushing yards (1,105) and tied for fourth in total TDs (12)…Had the fourth-most offensive touches in the NFL (342)…Awards: AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5)….at Denver (Sept. 11): Started at RB and played 45 snaps on offense…Posted 54 rushing yards on 18 carries (3.0 avg.)…Added 25 receiving yards and a TD on five catches (5.0 avg.), the third receiving TD of his career…Ran an angle-route out of the backfield to beat the coverage of LB Todd Davis to haul in the pass from QB Philip Rivers, and then leapt over S Justin Simmons at the three-yard line to reach the end zone…Surpassed 700 career receiving yards…vs. Miami (Sept. 17): Opened the game at RB, totaling 13 rushing yards and a TD on nine carries (1.4 avg.)…Posted seven catches for 65 yards (9.3 avg.) while playing on 48 offensive snaps…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 24): Played 33 offensive snaps after starting at RB…Ran for a then-season-high 79 yards and a TD on 17 attempts (4.6 avg.)…It marked the 30th game played of his career…vs. Philadelphia (Oct. 1): Opened the game at RB and appeared on 42 offensive plays, registering a seven-yard reception and 22 rushing yards on 10 carries (2.2 avg.)…Surpassed 1,800 career rushing yards on a 12-yard run in the first quarter…at New York Giants (Oct. 8): Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…Hauled in two TD passes from Philip Rivers in the right flat inside the red zone, including the game-winning score with just under three minutes remaining…Totaled six catches for 58 yards (9.7 avg.) and the two TDs…Exploded for 105 rushing yards on 20 carries (5.3 avg.) in his first 100-yard performance of the season…The 163 yards from scrimmage ranked No. 2 in his career at the time…Appeared on 65 offensive plays…at Oakland (Oct. 15): Registered the second game in as many weeks with 150-plus yards from scrimmage…Ran the ball 25 times for 83 yards (3.3 avg.) and a TD…Posted a career-high nine receptions for 67 yards (7.4 avg.) and a TD…Set the tone early with a 13-yard run on the first play from scrimmage…With less than two minutes left in the second quarter, leapt over the line on a fourth-and-goal from the one-yard line to score his third rushing TD of the season…Registered the 100th catch of his career on his eighth reception of the day, an eight-yard conversion on third down in the red zone…Moments later, caught a screen pass from Philip Rivers and took it six yards for the score, marking his fourth TD catch of the season and sixth of his career…Made the 30th start at RB of his career and played 58 snaps on offense…vs. Denver (Oct. 22): Started at RB, seeing action on 40 plays on offense…Posted a six-yard reception and 38 rushing yards on 18 carries (2.1 avg.)…Passed RB Rod Bernstine (2,007) for the No. 12 in career rushing yards in franchise history…Became the 13th Charger to run for 2,000 career yards…In the fourth quarter, lined up next to Philip Rivers in shotgun for a draw handoff, patiently waiting for a hole to open before taking the ball 21 yards…The carry marked No. 549 for his career, passing RB Gary Anderson for 11th in team annals…at New England (Oct. 29): Registered his second 100-yard rushing performance of the season, totaling 132 yards and a TD on 14 attempts (9.4 avg.)…Added a seven-yard reception…Became the 14th player in team annals to eclipse 3,000 career yards from scrimmage, passing Rod Bernstine (2,895) and RB Rickey Young (2,952)…Registered a career-long run on an 87-yard TD in the first quarter, which tied the longest run in Chargers history (Paul Lowe)…Lined up to the left of Philip Rivers in shotgun, ran off-tackle to the right of the line and received key blocks from G Kenny Wiggins, G/T Michael Schofield, WR Tyrell Williams, WR Mike Williams and TE Hunter Henry…It marked the 14th rushing TD of his career, moving into a tie for 17th in franchise history with RB Buford McGee…at Jacksonville (Nov. 12): Started at RB, seeing action on 47 plays on offense…Finished with 27 rushing yards on 16 attempts (1.7 avg.) and 15 receiving yards on five receptions (3.0 avg.)…Surpassed RB Keith Lincoln (573) and RB Mike Garrett (572) in career rushes to rank No. 8 in franchise history…vs. Buffalo (Nov. 19): Totaled 80 rushing yards and a TD on 20 carries (4.0 avg.), bringing his career rushing yards to 2,271 to pass Mike Garrett (2,235) and Gary Anderson (2,250) for 10th in team annals…The score was his 15th rushing TD of his career, moving into a tie with QB John Hadl, QB Jack Kemp and Keith Lincoln for 14th in team annals…In the second quarter, took a handoff up the middle and cut right behind a block from Michael Schofield to get to the second level where T Russell Okung provided a pancake block for the 20-yard run…Later on in the quarter, took a handoff around the right end of the line for a 10-yard TD, getting a downfield block from TE Antonio Gates…Started at RB, playing on 37 offensive snaps…at Dallas (Nov. 23): Started at RB, playing 42 snaps on offense…Finished with 65 rushing yards on 21 carries (3.1 avg.) and 23 receiving yards on three catches (7.7 avg.)…Brought his career total to 112 receptions, passing RB Mike Tolbert and Paul Lowe for 12th in team history among RBs…vs. Cleveland (Dec. 3): Played 53 offensive snaps after starting at RB, finishing with 77 rushing yards on 19 carries (4.1 avg.) and four receptions for 29 yards (7.3 avg.)…Passed Rod Bernstine (888) and RB Gene Foster (905) for the 14th in career receiving yards among RBs in team history, bringing his career total to 913…Posted his longest run of the day in the third quarter, taking the shotgun handoff from Philip Rivers to the right behind a pulling C Spencer Pulley, who blocked two Browns (LB Christian Kirksey and LB Joe Schobert) to open a hole, before keeping his legs churning to get inside the Cleveland 15-yard line for a 29-yard gain…vs. Washington (Dec. 10): Started at RB, playing 47 snaps on offense…Finished with 78 rushing yards and a TD on 22 attempts (3.5 avg.) and a five-yard reception…The TD marked the 16th of his career and tied Don Woods for 13th in team history…Took a handoff from Philip Rivers in the third quarter before pitching it back to the QB for a 51-yard flea flicker to WR Keenan Allen…On the next play, ran up the middle for a one-yard score…at Kansas City (Dec. 16): Started at RB and totaled 78 rushing yards and a TD on 19 attempts (4.1 avg.) while adding a career-high 91 receiving yards on six catches (15.2 avg.)…Registered a season-high 169 yards from scrimmage, ranking No. 2 in his career, trailing only a 261-yard performance vs. Tennessee (Nov. 6, 2016)…Posted a career-long 49-yard catch in the third quarter, forcing missed tackles by CB Steve Nelson and S Daniel Sorenson…Ran in a two-yard TD score in the second quarter up the middle from shotgun, utilizing sealing blocks from Spencer Pulley and Kenny Wiggins…In the second quarter, caught a pass in the left flat behind the line of scrimmage on a check-down route before driving upfield and spinning out of tackles by Sorenson and LB Reggie Ragland for a 21-yard gain…Played 53 offensive snaps…at New York Jets (Dec. 24): Played 53 snaps on offense after opening the game at RB…Posted 81 rushing yards and a TD on 19 attempts (4.3 avg.), surpassing 1,000 yards on the season for the first time in his career to top his previous career high of 997 set in 2016…Finished the game with 1,012 rushing yards on the season to register the 20th 1,000-yard rushing season in team annals…The rushing TD marked No. 18 for his career, moving him into sole possession of ninth in Chargers history…Late in the third quarter, took a pitch to the left for 18 yards after a cut block by G Dan Feeney on CB Morris Claiborne…On the TD run, took a handoff for a one-yard score behind the lead blocking of FB Derek Watt…In the fourth quarter, took a shotgun handoff to the right for seven yards to eclipse 1,000 yards on the season…Added three catches for 47 yards (15.7 avg.), moving into ninth for receptions among RBs in team history with 126, passing Keith Lincoln (123) and Don Woods (125)…The 47 yards increased his career total to 1,056 to move to No. 11 among RBs in Chargers history, passing Mike Tolbert (1,012), Rickey Young (1,031) and Paul Lowe (1,045)…Caught a screen pass in the right flat and received a freeing block from Kenny Wiggins before weaving along the right sideline for a 39-yard gain…vs. Oakland (Dec. 31): Started at RB and played 54 offensive snaps, finishing with 93 rushing yards on 17 carries (5.5 avg.)…Added 31 receiving yards on six receptions (5.2 avg.)…Surpassed Don Woods (713) for seventh in career rushing attempts in team history, finishing the game with 722…Brought his career rushing yards to 2,743, passing Keith Lincoln (2,698) for No. 8 in Chargers history…Caught a screen pass in the right flat before turning upfield and using blocks from WR Travis Benjamin and Kenny Wiggins for a 14-yard gain…After an audible by Philip Rivers, took a handoff for 16 yards, using blocks from Wiggins and Dan Feeney before shaking tackle attempts by DE Khalil Mack and CB TJ Carrie.
2016: Selected to his first Pro Bowl, replacing Pittsburgh RB Le’Veon Bell after initially being named as an alternate…Recognized as Chargers Offensive Player of the Year…Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in a Week 9 win over the Titans: 261 yards from scrimmage, including 196 rushing yards and a TD on 32 attempts (6.1 avg.) while adding four catches for 65 yards (16.3 avg.)…Voted by fans as the Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week for his performance…Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts before suffering knee and hip injuries that kept him out the final three games of the season…Finished with 997 rushing yards and 10 TDs on 254 attempts (3.9 avg.)…Added 419 receiving yards and two TDs on 41 catches (10.2 avg.)…Posted at least one rushing TD in each of the first four games of the season…With a TD catch in Week 5, became the first Charger since TE Antonio Gates in 2010 to post a TD in each of the first five games of a season…Became the first player in NFL history to post 10-plus total TDs a season after posting zero…Awards: Pro Bowl Selection (First)…Chargers Offensive Player of the Year…AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 9)…Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week (Week 9)…at Kansas City (Sept. 11): Recorded the first two rushing TDs of his career, finishing with 57 rushing yards and the two scores on 14 carries (4.1 avg.)…Became the first Chargers RB since Gene Foster in 1965 to score two TD runs in the first half on kickoff weekend…vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 18): Ran for 102 yards and a TD on 24 carries (4.3 avg.) for the first 100-yard game of his career…Added three catches for 18 yards (6.0 avg.)…at Indianapolis (Sept. 25): Ran for 35 yards and a TD on 16 attempts (2.2 avg.)…Caught four passes for 43 yards (10.8 avg.)…vs. New Orleans (Oct. 2): Punched in two one-yard TD runs, finishing with 36 yards on 19 attempts (1.9 avg.)…Corralled six receptions for 43 yards (7.2 avg.)…at Oakland (Oct. 9): Registered an 18-yard TD catch in the third quarter, becoming the first Charger since Antonio Gates in 2010 to score a TD in each of the first five games of a season…vs. Denver (Oct. 13): Recorded 27 rushing attempts for 94 yards, including a then-career-high 48-yard run…at Atlanta (Oct. 23): Posted two rushing TDs and one receiving…The three TDs brought his season total to 10, marking the most by a Charger in the team’s first seven games of a season since Hall of Fame RB LaDainian Tomlinson had 11 in 2005…at Denver (Oct. 30): With 111 rushing yards on 23 attempts (4.8 avg.), became the first RB to post 100-plus rushing yards on Denver’s defense since Jamaal Charles (Sept. 17, 2015)…Totaled 155 yards from scrimmage…vs. Tennessee (Nov. 6): Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…Voted by fans as the Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week…Ran for a career-high 196 yards, the ninth-most in team annals, on 32 attempts (6.1 avg.)…Posted a one-yard TD run in the third quarter that proved to be the game-winning score…Added 65 receiving yards on four catches (16.3 avg.) to total a career-best 261 yards from scrimmage, good for the third-most in Chargers history…Ran for 100 yards in the first half, the first Chargers RB to do so since 2007…Put the game away late in the fourth quarter with a 47-yard run on third-and-seven to run out the clock…at Houston (Nov. 27): Posted a game-long carry of 18 yards on third-and-one during a TD drive…vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 4): Finished with 17 carries for 84 yards (4.9 avg.) and his 10th rushing TD of the season…Added 54 receiving yards on four catches (13.5 avg.)…at Carolina (Dec. 11): Exited in the first quarter with hip and knee injuries and did not return…vs. Oakland (Dec. 18): Inactive (knee and hip).
2015: Ran for 641 yards on 184 attempts (3.5 avg.) as a rookie…Hauled in 33 receptions for 192 yards (5.8 avg.)…Posted five-plus catches in three games, tying Hall of Fame RB LaDainian Tomlinson for the most in a single-season by a rookie RB in team history…Suffered a season-ending knee injury and was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 21…at Cincinnati (Sept. 20): Posted three carries of 20-plus yards, the most in a game by a Charger since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2007…vs. Miami (Dec. 20): Suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second quarter after posting 41 rushing yards.
COLLEGE: Played three seasons (2012-14) at Wisconsin while playing in three games in 2011 and receiving a medical redshirt, appearing in 44 career games…Posted 4,915 rushing yards and 45 TDs on 631 attempts (7.8 avg.) in his career, averaging over 100 rushing yards-per-game in each of his final two seasons…Added 22 catches for 228 yards (10.4 avg.) and four TDs…Finished his career ranked No. 3 in school history and No. 6 in Big Ten history in career rushing yards…His 49 total TDs were third in Wisconsin history and No. 9 on the Big Ten’s all-time list…Posted 22 career games with 100-plus rushing yards and was the fastest player in Wisconsin history to reach 1,000 career rushing yards (104 attempts)…Was the fastest player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to reach 2,000 career rushing yards (241 carries)…As a senior, was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy and won the Doak Walker Award…Won the Grange-Griffin Award, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Award and the Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year Award in 2014…First-team All-Big Ten as a senior…Rushed for a Big Ten-record 2,587 yards and 29 TDs on 343 attempts (7.5 avg.) in 2014…His 184.8 rushing yards-per-game were the most by an FBS player since Hall of Fame RB LaDainian Tomlinson averaged 196.2 yards-per-game at Texas Christian in 2000…Added 19 catches for 153 receiving yards (8.1 avg.) and three TDs…Set the then-FBS single-game record with 408 rushing yards in a 2014 win over Nebraska…Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2015 Outback Bowl after rushing for an Outback Bowl-record 258 yards and three TDs in an overtime victory over Auburn…His 32 TDs in 2014 led the NCAA and was second in school and conference history…Set school records as a senior for 100-yard games (12) and 200-yard games (six) in a season…Tied a school record with five rushing TDs against Bowling Green in 2014…Honorable mention All-America and second-team All-Big Ten in 2013…Rushed for 1,609 yards and 12 TDs as a junior on 206 carries (7.8 avg.).
PERSONAL: Given name Melvin Gordon III…Nicknames are ‘Bo’ and ‘MoneyMel’…Born in Kenosha, Wis. …His mother, Carmen, has never missed one of his games and used to drive him to football camps as far as Tennessee and Alabama in his youth…His father, Melvin Jr., and grandfather, Melvin Sr., instilled the value of strength and conditioning, setting the foundation for his workout regimen at Wisconsin that included running every step in Camp Randall Stadium while wearing a weighted vest…Is close friends with former NFL Most Valuable Player Adrian Peterson, and the two have conducted offseason workouts together…In December 2015, hosted a holiday build-a-bike event for more than 50 children and teenagers of Navy servicemembers in partnership with the Armed Forces YMCA and Rally Health…Studied communications at Wisconsin…High School: Earned first-team All-State honors as a senior at Bradford High in Kenosha, Wis. …Was named Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Offensive Player of the Year, Gatorade Player of the Year and the conference player of the year in 2010…As a junior in 2009, named honorable mention All-State while earning All-Region, All-Area and All-County recognition.
2015 Selected by San Diego Chargers in the first round (15th overall) of NFL Draft, April 30 (pick acquired from San Francisco for Chargers’ first and fourth-round picks, and 2016 fifth-round selection)…Signed rookie contract, May 15…Placed on Reserve/Injured (knee), Dec. 21.
2018 Had fifth-year team option exercised on rookie contract by Los Angeles Chargers, May 2.
