Usage Score
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Player Dossier
2020-2025UT Martin
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.
Efficiency
30.8
Consistency
59.3
Season Value
37.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston
202122232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Utah State • Sam Houston • UT Martin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Scouting Read
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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.
John Gentry played RB for Utah State, Sam Houston, and UT Martin. Across 6 tracked seasons, John Gentry recorded 4 passing yards, 737 rushing yards, and 306 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Sam Houston.
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.
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2025 Regular Season · UT Martin
Games
3
Scrimmage Yards / G
47.7
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
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Consistency
59.3
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 96. UTEP: 43. Missouri State: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 18 by 42.1. UTEP: 14 by 29.5. Missouri State: 2 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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First Half69.5 · Games = 2
All Games47.7 · Games = 3
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
42.1 vs Oklahoma State
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Utah State
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Sam Houston
2023-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
UT Martin
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202020212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 29 | 41.8 | 5.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 268 | 38.4 | 11.2 | 239 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | -268 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 655 | 35 | 26.6 | 655 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 91 | 26.6 | 9 | -564 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UT Martin | 143 | 30.8 | — | 52 |
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.