Player Dossier

2022-2025

Kent State

Gavin Garcia

RB • 5'7" • 192 lbs • Catawissa, PA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Gavin Garcia leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.8 efficiency.

Usage Score

25

Efficiency

37.7

Consistency

60.3

Season Value

50.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Gavin Garcia, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. Gavin Garcia leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.8 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Kent State paired 690 primary output with 45.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 37.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

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

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

49.7

Efficiency

37.7

Usage

25

Consistency

60.3

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 45. Arkansas: 68. Unknown: 125. Fresno State: 53. Miami (OH): 49. Ohio: 0. Eastern Michigan: 37. Akron: 33. Bowling Green: 24. Ball State: 29. Northern Illinois: 84

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. UCF: 18 by 26. Arkansas: 18 by 39.4. Unknown: 21 by 62. Fresno State: 14 by 39.8. Miami (OH): 17 by 30. Ohio: 1 by 0. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 48.2. Akron: 8 by 43. Bowling Green: 6 by 41.7. Ball State: 7 by 43.2. Northern Illinois: 21 by 41.7

Split Comparison

Losses42.2 · n=10
First Half56.7 · n=6 · +15.3 vs Second Half
Second Half41.4 · n=5 · -15.3 vs First Half
All Games49.7 · n=11

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

62 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/25vs Northern IllinoisL 27-372184404
Sat 11/18@ Ball StateL 3-347294.1004.1
Thu 11/9vs Bowling GreenL 19-49624404
Wed 11/1@ AkronL 27-318334.1004.1
Sat 10/14@ Eastern MichiganL 14-288374.6004.6
Sat 10/7@ OhioL 17-4210000
Sat 9/30vs Miami (OH)L 3-2317492.9002.9
Sun 9/24@ Fresno StateL 10-5313503.800133.8
Sat 9/16vs Unknown100 rush yards · 2+ TD21125626.0
Sat 9/9@ ArkansasL 6-2818683.8003.8
Thu 8/31@ UCFL 6-5618452.5002.5

Career Arc

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

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    Kent State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonKent State23566.97.9
2023 Regular SeasonKent State54737.725312
2024 Regular SeasonKent State0-547
2025 Regular SeasonKent State69045.826.4690

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northern Illinois

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

151

Primary metric

151 scrimmage yards and 51.1 usage.

#2

Unknown

82

Primary metric

Game with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

82 scrimmage yards and 15.3 usage.

#3

Unknown

125

Primary metric

Game driven by a workhorse rushing load.

125 scrimmage yards and 31.8 usage.

#4

Northern Illinois

84

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

84 scrimmage yards and 41.2 usage.

#5

Akron

49

Primary metric

Win with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

49 scrimmage yards and 9.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Kent State

690 primary output · 45.8 efficiency · 26.4 usage

59.8

#2

2023 Regular Season · Kent State

50.4

547 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 25 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Kent State

41.7

235 primary · 66.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8206

Southern Columbia Area · Catawissa, PA

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

1,472

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 31 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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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
1,402