Player Story
Gavin Patterson story
Gavin Patterson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a placekicker from Bourbonnais, IL wearing No. 89, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Gavin Patterson's career was his special-teams scoring: 204 kicking points, 35 made field goals on 47 attempts, and 99 extra points across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with South Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Gavin Patterson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.