Player Profile

John Gentry

RB • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

John Gentry leans balanced backfield option traits and 30.8 efficiency.

Usage Score

Efficiency

30.8

Consistency

59.3

Season Value

37.2

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston

202122232425

Quick Facts

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Utah State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

John Gentry, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston. John Gentry leans balanced backfield option traits and 30.8 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Sam Houston paired 655 primary output with 35 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 30.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Utah State, Sam Houston, UT Martin.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

Game with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · UT Martin

Games

3

Scrimmage Yards / G

47.7

Efficiency

30.8

Usage

Consistency

59.3

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri State

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 96. UTEP: 43. Missouri State: 4

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 18 by 42.1. UTEP: 14 by 29.5. Missouri State: 2 by 20.8

Split Comparison

First Half69.5 · n=2
All Games47.7 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

Best efficiency game

42.1 vs Oklahoma State

Result
Sat 9/20@ Missouri State24202
Sun 9/7@ UTEP12322.7002113.1
Thu 8/28@ Oklahoma State16513.2002455.3

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Utah State

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Sam Houston

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    UT Martin

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUtah State2941.85.9
2021 Regular SeasonUtah State26838.411.2239
2022 Regular SeasonUtah State0-268
2023 Regular SeasonSam Houston6553526.6655
2024 Regular SeasonSam Houston9126.69-564
2025 Regular SeasonUT Martin14330.852

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oklahoma State

Game with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96

Primary metric

96 scrimmage yards and — usage.

#2

Boise State

69

Primary metric

Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#3

San Diego State

15

Primary metric

Loss with 15 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

15 scrimmage yards and 4.7 usage.

#4

Jacksonville State

182

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

182 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.

#5

Rice

64

Primary metric

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston

655 primary output · 35 efficiency · 26.6 usage

53.4

#2

2021 Regular Season · Utah State

37.2

268 primary · 38.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · UT Martin

37.2

143 primary · 30.8 efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9583

Cambridge · Alpharetta, GA

Committed To
Georgia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,043

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 32 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
737