Northern Illinois University Athletics

2014
Has 12 tackles and an assisted tackle for loss in 11 games as a redshirt senior. Notched a season-high three tackles at Arkansas. Posted an assisted TFL at Eastern Michigan. Opened the season with two stops against Presbyterian. Also tallied two tackles against Central Michigan and Ball State. Credited with one tackle each against Eastern Michigan, Ohio and Bowling Green.

2013
• Appeared in 13 games and started six as part of the defensive line rotation.
• Recorded 23 total tackles, seven solo.
• Made a season-high six tackles at Massachusetts (11-2).
• Recorded two tackles and a half tackle for loss against Utah State (12-6).

2012
• Posted 21 tackles, one sack and 2.5 tackles for loss in 14 games.
• Made nine tackles in a four-game span from Sept. 15 to Oct. 6.
• Credited with a season-high four tackles, including his first career sack, against Massachusetts (11-3).
• Tied his season high with four stops against Eastern Michigan (11-23).
• Finished the year with three tackles against Florida State (1-1) in the Orange Bowl.

2011
• Saw action against Western Michigan (10-27).
• Named the Offensive Work Team Player of the Week following the Western Michigan (10-15) game.

Prior to NIU
• Redshirted the 2010 season as a freshman at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
• Transferred to NIU after UNO dropped its football program.

High School
• First team all-state as a senior.
• Lettered four years in football and track and two years in wrestling.
• Led the defensive line in tackles his senior year.
• Was also an all-metro selection and a first team all-conference pick as a senior and a second team all-state pick as a junior.
• All-state selection in wrestling.
• All-conference and all-district as a thrower in track.

Personal
• Born March 15, 1991 in Kansas City, Mo.
• Son of Willis and Monique Authorlee.
• Electrical and computer engineering major.

GORDON[apos]S CAREER GAME HIGHS

Tackles: 6, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13
Sacks: 1, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13