When the San Diego Chargers (4-6) took Melvin Gordon No. 15 overall in the 2015 NFL draft, they were hoping he would be the same dominant force in the NFL as he was in the NCAA.
Gordon struggled as a rookie, gaining only 641 yards behind an ever-changing offensive line. The Chargers used 24 offensive line combinations in 2015, fourth-most in the NFL. As a team, they also finished the season averaging 3.46 yards per carry, worst in the league.
This was quite the disconnect from Gordon’s final season at Wisconsin.
Gordon’s junior season was the most prolific in Wisconsin history and was good for the second-best in NCAA history.