Report: Baylor safety Corey Gordon Jr. plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

Baylor safety Corey Gordon Jr. intends to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, he told Pete Thamel of ESPN. Gordon led Baylor in interceptions this year with three. In the last two years, he has seven starts, tallying 64 career tackles. He’ll have two years of eligibility remaining.

During the 2023 season, he played in 11 games with four starts, racking up 30 tackles, one tackle for a loss, and four pass breakups. Gordon tallied three tackles, and a key pass break up when they defeated Cincinnati. He also tallied seven tackles against TCU.

Baylor finished their 2024 season 8-4 overall and 6-3 in the Big 12. They’ll face off against LSU in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 31. In their last game, the Bears throttled Kansas 45-17. The Baylor offensive attack was carried this season by running back Bryson Washington. He finished with 1,004 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns in the 2024 campaign.

As a freshman in 2022, Gordon saw action in two games, against Texas State and against Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl. In high school, he played at Putnam City West High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma). According to the On3 Industry Rankings for the 2022 cycle, Gordon was tabbed as a three-star recruit and the No. 747 overall prospect in America. He was also ranked as the No. 65 safety in the country.

Coming out of high school, he picked Baylor over offers from Tulsa, New Mexico, and Hawaii, among others. Now, we’ll see if he can find a new home across the college football landscape.