Badgers star running back Melvin Gordon selected by Chargers, #15 pick in NFL Draft

CHICAGO (WITI) -- Wisconsin Badgers running back Melvin Gordon was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 2015 NFL Draft. Gordon was the #15 pick.

Melvin Gordon (PHOTO: NFL.com)

According to NFL.com, in 2014, Gordon posted the second-most single-season rushing yards in FBS history with 2,587. Barry Sanders is No. 1 with 2,628 in 1988.

Gordon was also selected for the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back, and he was selected first-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten.

He was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy to Marcus Mariota.

Gordon briefly held the FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards against Nebraska.

He set school records with 12 100-yard games and six 200-yard games, and he led the nation with 29 rushing touchdowns.

In 2013, he was selected second-team All-Big Ten after leading the nation with 7.8 yards per carry. He was the only player in FBS with three runs of 70-plus yards.

In 2012, he rushed for 216 yards in the Big Ten Championship Game against Nebraska.

In 2011, he played in three games before a groin injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season.

He was first-team All-State and Offensive Player of the Year in Wisconsin after rushing for 2,009 yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior.

Growing up, Michigan State cornerback and 2015 draft prospect Trae Waynes was his best friend. They both played football at Kenosha's Bradford High School.

Waynes, a cornerback, was selected at #11 by the Minnesota Vikings.

The Packers play the Chargers on Sunday, October 18th at Lambeau Field.