Player Career

John Gentry Career Story

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Player Story

John Gentry story

John Gentry built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Sam Houston, UT Martin, and Utah State. The clearest part of John Gentry's career was his backfield work: 737 rushing yards, 218 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 306 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 passing yards, 306 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Gentry's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

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 Value 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 Martin14330.80.252

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Utah State to Sam HoustonG5/FCS to G5/FCS18Dec 5, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Jacksonville State

Week 5 · L 28-35 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

182

Scrimmage Yards

81.1 takeover

182 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.

Game stats

#2

vs Boise State

Week 4 · L 3-27 · Conference game

69

Scrimmage Yards

75.8 takeover

Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

Game stats

#3

@ No. 121 Oklahoma State

Week 1

96

Scrimmage Yards

71.1 takeover

Game with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96 scrimmage yards and — usage.

Game stats

#4

@ Rice

Week 1 · W 34-14

64

Scrimmage Yards

70.6 takeover

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.

Game stats

#5

@ Western Kentucky

Week 12 · L 23-28 · Conference game

109

Scrimmage Yards

65.9 takeover

Loss with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

109 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston

655 primary output · 35 efficiency · 26.6 usage

66

#2

2021 Regular Season · Utah State

42.5

268 primary · 38.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Utah State

33.7

29 primary · 41.8 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

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