A talented and athletic sophomore who played in every game and started the bowl game as a true freshman in 2022.

2022 (Freshman): Played in every game as a true freshman and earned his first career start in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Wisconsin ... Finished the year as the third-leading rusher on the team with 308 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 62 carries for an average of 4.9 yards per carry ... Added 12 catches for 76 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns ... His rushing total marked the most for any OSU true freshman since 2017 ... Set season-highs against West Virginia with 17 carries and 136 rushing yards ... His rushing yardage against WVU marked the most for any Cowboy in a single game in 2022 ... His next-best total was a 65-yard rushing game against UAPB on just three carries ... Recorded at least one carry in every game ... Scored a 53-yard rushing touchdown against UAPB to mark the first rushing touchdown of his career, as well as his and Oklahoma State’s longest run of the season ... Other rushing touchdown came on a 24-yard carry against West Virginia ... Also had a 23-yard carry against the Mountaineers to total three 20-plus yard carries on the year ... His first career score came on a 14-yard reception in the win over Arizona State in the second game of the year ... Other receiving score came on a one-yard catch on a fourth-and-goal in the bowl game against Wisconsin ... One of three true freshman to start a game for OSU during the season ... Fumbled just once and it was recovered by the offense ... Made a tackle in the win over Texas.

High School: Played for coach Chris Jensen at Trinity … Senior year stats include 257 carries for 2,546 yards (9.9 yards per carry) and 35 touchdowns … First-team all-state honoree as a junior by the Texas Sportswriters Association after rushing for 2,083 yards and 28 touchdowns … Earned district most valuable player honors … Rated a unanimous four-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … Carried the highest rating of any player in Oklahoma State’s 2022 class, according to Rivals … Rivals ranked him as the No. 144 overall player and the No. 10 running back in the national class ... Chose Oklahoma State over reported offers from Texas, USC, Michigan, Arkansas, Nebraska, BYU, Utah, Iowa State, Missouri, TCU, Texas Tech, Washington State, Houston and others ... Enrolled early to practice in the spring of 2022.

Personal: Ollie Gordon II was born January 15, 2004, in Fort Worth, Texas … Son of Tarona Smith … Plans to major in kinesiology.