Player Dossier

2006-2009

Florida Atlantic

Cortez Gent

WR • 6'2" • Chiefland, FL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Cortez Gent reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

31%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

41

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

35

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Florida Atlantic

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Florida Atlantic
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Player Story

Cortez Gent built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Chiefland, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Cortez Gent's career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2003 · Rating 0.7667

Long Branch · Long Branch, NJ

Committed To
Rutgers
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2003

Cortez Gent, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Florida Atlantic. Cortez Gent reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,478
Receptions
161
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

Cortez Gent quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida Atlantic · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,478
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
Best season
2008 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
Top game
Troy
Recruit profile
2-star · Long Branch · Rutgers
High school pipeline
Chiefland · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 16 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
395 receiving yards · WR 235th (top 30%) · Sun Belt 21st (top 16%) · National 272nd (top 17%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2006 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic4666039.7
2007 PostseasonFlorida Atlantic12352084
2007 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic12611,030984
2008 PostseasonFlorida Atlantic12798184.4
2008 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic1253837984.4
2009 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic1031395261.2

Related Context

Cortez Gent played WR for Florida Atlantic. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cortez Gent recorded 33 passing yards, 2,478 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Florida Atlantic.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason

Florida Atlantic paired 935 primary output with 94 efficiency.

Supporting note

2007 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 87.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

90.2

Efficiency

87.4

Usage

23.5

Consistency

70.1

Best Game by takeover score

Troy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 52. Middle Tennessee: 21. Minnesota: 109. North Texas: 96. Kentucky: 53. South Florida: 61. Louisiana: 82. UL Monroe: 142. Arkansas State: 48. Florida: 118. Florida International: 145. Troy: 155

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 3 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 70. Minnesota: 4 by 100. North Texas: 4 by 100. Kentucky: 5 by 70.7. South Florida: 7 by 58.1. Louisiana: 5 by 100. UL Monroe: 11 by 86.1. Arkansas State: 5 by 64. Florida: 6 by 100. Florida International: 4 by 100. Troy: 8 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins88.5 · Games = 8 · -5 vs Losses
Losses93.5 · Games = 4 · +5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Troy

Best efficiency game

100 vs Memphis

Result
Sat 12/22vs MemphisW 44-2735217.317.30032
Sat 12/1@ Troy100 receiving yards · High volumeW 38-32815519.419.40150
Sun 11/25@ Florida International100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 55-23414536.336.30269
Sat 11/17@ Florida100 receiving yardsL 20-59611819.719.70135
Sat 11/10vs Arkansas StateW 34-315489.69.60017
Sat 10/27vs UL Monroe100 receiving yards · High volumeL 30-331114212.912.90029
Sat 10/20@ LouisianaW 39-3258216.416.40130
Sat 10/6vs South FloridaL 23-357618.78.70114
Sat 9/29@ KentuckyL 17-4555310.610.60120
Sat 9/22@ North TexasW 30-204962424174
Sat 9/15vs Minnesota100 receiving yardsW 42-39410927.327.30042
Sat 9/1vs Middle TennesseeW 27-1422110.510.50114

Player Story

Cortez Gent story

Cortez Gent built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Chiefland, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Cortez Gent's career was his receiving role: 161 catches, 2,478 receiving yards, and 20 touchdowns across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Florida Atlantic. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 33 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida Atlantic.

The arc is straightforward: Cortez Gent moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Florida Atlantic

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200620072007200820082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic666013.1
2007 PostseasonFlorida Atlantic1,08287.423.51,016
2007 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic1,08287.423.50
2008 PostseasonFlorida Atlantic9359425.7-147
2008 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic9359425.70
2009 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic39581.315.1-540

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Troy

Week 14 · W 38-32 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

155

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

155 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs UAB

Week 2 · W 49-34

146

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

146 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs North Texas

Week 11 · W 46-13 · Conference game

116

Receiving Yards

93.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs UL Monroe

Week 9 · L 30-33 · Conference game

142

Receiving Yards

92.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

142 receiving yards with a 86.1 efficiency score.

#5

@ Florida

Week 12 · L 20-59

118

Receiving Yards

92 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Florida Atlantic

935 primary output · 94 efficiency · 25.7 usage

84.4

#2

2008 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

84.4

935 primary · 94 efficiency · 25.7 usage

#3

2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic

84

1,082 primary · 87.4 efficiency · 23.5 usage

Milestones

8

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games