- Two-time Pro Bowl selection (2016, ’18 seasons) and was named Chargers Offensive Player of the Year in 2016 after totaling 1,416 yards from scrimmage (997 rushing, 419 receiving) and 12 total touchdowns (10 rushing, two receiving).
- Two-time AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5 of 2017 and Week 9 of 2016) and was voted by fans as the Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week in Week 9 of 2016.
- In the each of the past three seasons, posted 1,300-plus yards from scrimmage and 12-plus total touchdowns, becoming the second player in team history to eclipse that mark in three consecutive seasons, joining Hall of Fame RB LaDainian Tomlinson (2002-08).
- In Chargers history, ranks sixth with 3,628 career rushing yards and sixth with 28 career rushing touchdowns.
- Ranks in the top-10 among RBs in Chargers history with 182 receptions (fifth), 1,577 receiving yards (sixth) and 10 receiving touchdowns (seventh).
- Moved to fourth among RBs in career yards from scrimmage in team annals with 5,205. Eclipsed 5,000 yards from scrimmage in 52 career games, good for the second-fastest in team annals behind only Tomlinson (41 games).
- Last season, registered a streak of five consecutive games with at least 120 scrimmage yards and a touchdown, the first such streak since 2005 and the second-longest in team history.
- Since 2016, has the second most total touchdowns (38) and rushing scores (28) in the NFL.
- In 2017, ran for 1,105 yards and eight touchdowns on 284 attempts (3.9 avg.) for his first 1,000-yard season and the 20th in team history.
- Posted back-to-back seasons with at least 50 catches, hauling in 58 in 2017 and 50 in ’18.
2018: Selected to his second Pro Bowl…Started at RB in 12 games and was inactive for four others…Posted 885 rushing yards on 175 attempts (5.1 avg.) and 10 TDs…Added 50 catches for 490 receiving yards (9.8 avg.) and four TDs to total 1,375 yards from scrimmage…Extended his streak of seasons with at least 1,200 scrimmage yards and 10 TDs to three for the longest active streak…Posted three 100-yard rushing games to bring his career total to eight…Registered two games with three total TDs, including the first of his career with three rushing TDs…Recorded the first 100-yard receiving game of his career…In Weeks 5 through 10, posted a streak of five-straight games with at least 120 yards from scrimmage and a scrimmage TD for the longest such streak since 2007 (RB Jamaal Charles)…Tied a team-record with six-straight games with 120-plus scrimmage yards from Weeks 5 through 11…Brought his career total to 3,628 rushing yards to pass RB Chuck Muncie (3,309) and RB Don Woods (2,858)…Passed RB Ryan Mathews (23) and RB Mike Tolbert (20) with 28 career rushing TDs for sixth in team history…Moved into sole possession of fifth among Chargers RBs in history with 182 career receptions, passing Danny Woodhead (167), Darren Sproles (146), Ryan Mathews (146) and Chuck Muncie (138)…With 1,577 career receiving yards, passed Woodhead (1,429), Sproles (1,400) and Muncie (1,237) for the sixth-most in team annals among RBs…Also passed Muncie (761) in career rushing attempts for sixth in Chargers history, bringing his career total to 897…Increased his career total to 5,205 scrimmage yards to pass Mathews (5,171), Marion Butts (4,704), Muncie (4,546), Keith Lincoln (4,387), Natrone Means (4,367), Gary Anderson (4,228) and Woods (4,045) for No. 4 in franchise history among RBs…Eclipsed 5,000 career scrimmage yards in the 52nd game of his career, becoming the second-fastest RB to do so in team history (LaDainian Tomlinson, 41 games)…Moved past Means (35) for No. 4 in team annals among RBs with 38 scrimmage TDs…Started at RB in both postseason games, carrying the ball 26 times for 55 yards (2.1 avg.) and two TDs…The two rushing scores brought him into a tie with RB Paul Lowe, Means and Sproles for the third-most postseason rushing TDs in Chargers history…Added two receptions for 14 yards (7.0 avg.)…Awards: Pro Bowl Selection (Second)…Pro Football Journal Second-Team All-AFC (RB)…Week 1 NFLPA Community MVP…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 9): Finished with 15 carries for 64 yards (4.3 avg.)…Tied a career best with nine receptions for a single-game career-high 102 yards (11.3 avg.), marking the first 100-yard receiving game of his career…Moved to eighth in career receptions among RBs in team history, passing Chuck Muncie (138)…With back-to-back plays, moved the ball from the 40-yard line to the Kansas City 29-yard line, eventually leading to a 39-yard field goal by K Caleb Sturgis…On the first, took a handoff off-tackle to the right behind a pulling FB Derek Watt for an 18-yard gain…On the next play, corralled a swing-pass in the right flat from QB Philip Rivers before juking past LB Reggie Ragland to turn upfield and move the chains…at Buffalo (Sept. 16): Posted three total TDs, the second such game of his career (Oct. 23, 2016 at Atlanta)…Ran the ball nine times for 28 yards (3.1 avg.), including a 20-yard TD…Added 38 receiving yards and two TDs on six receptions (6.3 avg.)…Moved to sole possession of No. 6 in team history for career receptions by an RB with 147, passing Ryan Mathews (146) and Darren Sproles (146)…Increased his career scrimmage yards to 4,062 to surpass Don Woods (4,045) for 10th among RBs in team history…On the rushing score, took an off-tackle run to the left untouched for the 20-yard TD behind blocks from C Mike Pouncey and Derek Watt…Early in the second quarter, ran a play-action pass to the right flat, catching the ball in space for a nine-yard TD…Caught his second TD of the day on a swing pass in the left flat late in the second quarter, corralling the pass despite tight coverage by LB Matt Milano…at Los Angeles Rams (Sept. 23): Posted 80 rushing yards and a TD on 15 attempts (5.3 avg.)…Added two receptions for four yards (2.0 avg.)…Hurdled over S Lamarcus Joyner along the left sideline in the first quarter to pass Don Woods for No. 7 in career rushing yards in Chargers history…Punched in an 11-yard scoring run to tie Mike Tolbert for seventh in team history with 20 career rushing TDs…On the TD run, took a toss to the left and powered through Joyner at the goal line after receiving pulling blocks from Derek Watt, WR Tyrell Williams and T Russell Okung…vs. San Francisco (Sept. 30): Finished with 104 rushing yards on 15 attempts (6.9 avg.) for his first 100-yard rushing performance of the year…Caught seven passes for 55 yards (7.9 avg.) and a TD…Moved up the Chargers record books in career rushing attempts (sixth), receiving yards among RBs (eighth) and scrimmage yards by an RB (ninth)…Became the seventh Charger to eclipse 3,000 career receiving yards…Caught the six-yard TD pass from Philip Rivers in the third quarter after finding a soft spot in the zone in the right flat…Minutes before the score, ran up the middle for a 13-yard gain, breaking five tackle attempts by 49ers players…In the fourth quarter, posted a game-long 34-yard rush, taking the handoff off tackle to the left and getting key blocks from Tyrell Williams, WR Keenan Allen and T Sam Tevi before spinning out of a tackle to get to the San Francisco four-yard line…vs. Oakland (Oct. 7): Posted 58 rushing yards and a TD on 19 attempts (3.1 avg.)…Added 62 receiving yards on four catches (15.5 avg.)…Moved into seventh in team history in scrimmage yards among RBs and eighth among RBs in receiving yards…On the TD, followed the lead blocking of Derek Watt for a one-yard score…The TD marked his 21st career rushing score, moving him into sole possession of No. 7 in Chargers history…Registered a game-long 16-yard carry in the first quarter, taking a shotgun handoff from Philip Rivers to the left behind a pulling Mike Pouncey…Caught a screen pass in the right flat in the second quarter, advancing the ball 34 yards to the 10-yard line after getting blocks from G Michael Schofield III and WR Mike Williams…at Cleveland (Oct. 14): Posted 132 rushing yards and a single-game career high three TDs on 18 carries (7.3 avg.)…It marked the seventh 100-yard game of his career and his third contest with three total TDs…On his first TD, took a pitch to the left for a four-yard score behind a Sam Tevi block and powering through a tackle attempt DB Jabrill Peppers…Took a pitch to the right in the third quarter for a 10-yard TD, getting downfield blocks from Tevi, Virgil Green, Tyrell Williams, Mike Pouncey and Michael Schofield…Posted his third TD by taking another pitch to the left for an 11-yard run, juking defenders at the goal line to get into the end zone…Caught two passes for 18 yards (9.0 avg.)…Part of a rushing attack that registered a season-high 246 yards on the ground, the most by a Chargers offense since 2008…Finished the game with 24 career rushing TDs and 4,575 scrimmage yards, passing Ryan Mathews (23 rushing TDs) and Chuck Muncie (4,546 scrimmage yards) for No. 6 in Chargers history in each category among RBs, respectively…vs. Tennessee (Wembley Stadium, Oct. 21): Inactive (hamstring)…at Seattle (Nov. 4): Returned from injury to start at RB and play 45 snaps on offense…Recorded his third 100-yard rushing output of the season and eighth of his career, finishing with 113 yards and a TD on 16 attempts (7.1 avg.) while also hauling in a 10-yard reception…Brought his career total to 3,322 rushing yards, passing Chuck Muncie (3,309) for sixth in team annals…On his TD run, took a pitch to the right behind blocks from TE Sean Culkin, Virgil Green, Sam Tevi and Derek Watt before breaking tackle attempts of LB Barkevious Mingo and S Tedric Thompson…On a 21-yard carry in the third quarter, got a block from Tyrell Williams before breaking three tackle attempts by Seahawks defenders…at Oakland (Nov. 11): Recorded 93 rushing yards on 18 attempts (5.2 avg.)…Registered five receptions for 72 receiving yards (14.4 avg.) and a TD to post 165 yards from scrimmage…Extended his streak of games with 120-plus yards from scrimmage and a scrimmage TD to five for the longest such streak since 2007 (Jamaal Charles)…Posted a career-long 66-yard TD catch in the third quarter, catching the ball in the left flat before juking past CB Gareon Conley and S Reggie Nelson while utilizing a block from Keenan Allen to reach pay dirt…Converted a fourth-and-one in the first quarter to extend the team’s first scoring drive by taking a pitch to the left and hurdling S Karl Joseph before side-stepping LB Tahir Whitehead for the two-yard gain…Helped seal the game with a 15-yard carry up the middle late in the fourth quarter, getting blocks from Russell Okung, G Dan Feeney and Allen before spinning out of a tackle attempt by S Marcus Gilchrist…vs. Denver (Nov. 18): Ran for 69 yards on 18 attempts (3.8 avg.) and caught six passes for 87 yards (14.5 avg.)…With 156 yards from scrimmage, saw his streak of games with 120-plus scrimmage yards and a TD come to an end, but registered his sixth-straight game with at least 120 yards from scrimmage to tie a team record…Caught a screen pass in the left flat in the second quarter on third-and-seven, turning on the jets and utilizing blocks from Mike Pouncey and Tyrell Williams before breaking tackle attempts of OLB Bradley Chubb and CB Chris Harris Jr., for a 32-yard gain…vs. Arizona (Nov. 25): Started at RB for the 50th time of his career and played 27 snaps on offense before departing with a knee injury…Posted 61 rushing yards and two TDs on 10 attempts (6.1 avg.) while adding two catches for five yards (2.5 avg.)…Eclipsed 1,200 scrimmage yards for the year, extending his streak of seasons with at least 1,200 scrimmage yards and 10 TDs to three campaigns (2016-18) for the longest active streak…Passed Natrone Means (35) for the fourth-most scrimmage TDs by a RB in team history, increasing his career total to 37…On his first TD run, took a stretch-run out of the shotgun to the right for a 28-yard score behind blocks from Sam Tevi, Mike Pouncey and Virgil Green before sprinting past S Tre Boston…Cut a run that started going left to the backside for a five-yard TD late in the second quarter, breaking a tackle attempt by DE Benson Mayowa before powering through other Cardinals defenders to break the plane…at Pittsburgh (Dec. 2): Inactive (knee)…vs. Baltimore (Dec. 22): Returned to action following a three-game absence due to injury…Started at RB, playing 42 snaps on offense…Posted 41 rushing yards and a TD on 12 attempts (3.4 avg.) and three receptions for 13 yards (4.3 avg.)…Set up his one-yard TD run in the third quarter by getting the team inside the five two plays earlier with a 13-yard carry…at Denver (Dec. 30): Posted 42 rushing yards on 10 attempts (4.2 avg.) and 24 receiving yards on three receptions (8.0 avg.)…at Baltimore (AFC Wild Card, Jan. 6): Started at RB in the first postseason action of his career, playing 32 offensive snaps…Ran the ball 17 times for 40 yards (2.4 avg.) and a TD, plunging up the middle for a one-yard score on fourth-and-goal to start the fourth quarter…Added a three-yard catch…at New England (AFC Divisional, Jan. 13): Recorded the second rushing TD of his postseason career, tying Paul Lowe, Natrone Means and Darren Sproles for the third-most in team postseason annals…Ran the ball nine times for 15 yards (1.7 avg.) and the score…Cut back to the left on the one-yard TD run behind a sealing block by Russell Okung…Added an 11-yard reception…Started at RB, playing 35 snaps on offense…vs. NFC (2019 Pro Bowl, Jan. 27): Contributed on offense by posting a 10-yard reception and a carry for zero yards…On the catch, ran an angle-route out of the backfield to move the sticks on first-and-10 to give the offense first-and-goal at the one-yard line.
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 single-season career high…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): 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): Totaled 13 rushing yards and a TD on nine carries (1.4 avg.)…Posted seven catches for 65 yards (9.3 avg.)…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 24): Ran for 79 yards and a TD on 17 attempts (4.6 avg.)…It marked the 30th game played of his career…vs. Philadelphia (Oct. 1): Registered 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…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): 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): 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…at Dallas (Nov. 23): 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): Totaled 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): 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): 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…at New York Jets (Dec. 24): 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 No. 9 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): Finished 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)…vs. NFC (2017 Pro Bowl, Jan. 29): Attended the festivities in Orlando, but did not participate in the game.
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…Held a youth bike giveaway through his foundation, the Beyond the Flash Foundation, at StubHub Center in December 2018…Hosted a holiday build-a-bike event for more than 50 children and teenagers of Navy servicemembers in 2015 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. …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.
