Player Career

Gavin Potter Career Story

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Player Story

Gavin Potter story

Gavin Potter built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Broken Arrow, OK wearing No. 19, spending time with Arkansas State, Kansas, and Tulsa. The clearest part of Gavin Potter's career was his defensive production: 270 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 52 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Tulsa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Gavin Potter's production has multiple signals. With 52 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State, Kansas, and Tulsa.

The arc is straightforward: Gavin Potter 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.

  1. 1

    Kansas

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arkansas State

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Tulsa

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonKansas1134.310
2020 Regular SeasonKansas625.78.4-5
2021 Regular SeasonKansas934.69.73
2022 Regular SeasonKansas1.5122.7-7.5
2023 Regular SeasonArkansas State722.57.45.5
2024 Regular SeasonTulsa15.539118.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Arkansas State to TulsaG5/FCS to G5/FCS79.1Dec 25, 2023
2023Kansas to Arkansas StateP4 to G5/FCS19.6Dec 5, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas

Week 8 · L 48-50 · Conference game

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

95.8 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.

#2

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 4 · W 23-20

3

Havoc Plays

90.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.

#3

vs West Virginia

Week 13 · L 28-34 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#4

@ Temple

Week 8 · L 10-20 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Stony Brook

Week 3 · W 31-7

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Tulsa

15.5 primary output · 39 efficiency · 11 usage

68.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Kansas

59.6

11 primary · 34.3 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Kansas

49.6

9 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 9.7 usage

Milestones

16

Impact games

12

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games