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Thomas Gordon Detroit Lions · #82

Tight End · 6' 4", 250 lbs · Houston, TX · Age 26

Thomas Gordon is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing.

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Scouting report

Thomas Gordon — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Thomas Gordon is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Thomas Gordon stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1928 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
0Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Thomas Gordon — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Thomas Gordon

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 26 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Thomas Gordon career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Closest comps
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Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

63–19proj record
#1conf seed
+8.4net rtg
117.3off rtg
108.9def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Aamaris Brown, Ahmed Hassanein.
How his role moves
Projected 63–19, 1st in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Thomas Gordon

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-09-05

The beginning

Thomas Gordon is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions, in his 1st NFL season.

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Thomas Gordon is a Detroit Lions tight end, an undrafted find.

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He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Gordon goes from here.

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Gordon's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
250 lbs
Born
Houston, TX
Age
26
Jersey
#82
Background

Thomas Gordon is from Houston, TX and is 26 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 4", 250 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Gordon is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Thomas Gordon is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career receptions for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Thomas Gordon — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Thomas Gordon, answered.

What position does Thomas Gordon play?
Thomas Gordon is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions.
When was Thomas Gordon drafted?
Thomas Gordon entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Thomas Gordon played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Thomas Gordon's career stats?
He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Thomas Gordon career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

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Depth chart
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behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
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Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
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avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 9
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
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Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs NOW2 @ BUFW3 vs NYJW4 @ CARW5 @ ARIW6 · BYEW7 vs GBW8 vs MINW9 @ MIAW10 vs NEW11 vs TBW12 vs CHIW13 @ ATLW14 vs TENW15 @ MINW16 vs NYGW17 @ CHIW18 @ GB

Each week grades Thomas Gordon's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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