Player Dossier

2021-2025

Jacksonville State

Gavin Wimsatt

QB • 6'3" • 227 lbs • Owensboro, KY, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Gavin Wimsatt is a balanced quarterback profile with 13 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

54%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

40

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

40

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Rutgers • Kentucky • Jacksonville State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Player Story

Gavin Wimsatt built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a quarterback from Owensboro, KY wearing No. 2, spending time with Jacksonville State, Kentucky, and Rutgers. The clearest part of Gavin Wimsatt's...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9201

Owensboro · Owensboro, KY

Committed To
Rutgers
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Gavin Wimsatt, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Rutgers. Gavin Wimsatt is a balanced quarterback profile with 13 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
4,629
Passing yards
3,555
Rushing yards
1,074
Touchdowns
38

Quick Answers

Gavin Wimsatt quick answers

Latest team and position
Jacksonville State · QB
Career Total Offense
4,629
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Rutgers
Top game
Wisconsin
Recruit profile
4-star · Owensboro · Rutgers
High school pipeline
Owensboro · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Senior
2025 Total offense rank
994 total offense · QB 152nd (top 37%) · Conference USA 22nd (top 16%) · National 191st (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2021 PostseasonRutgers4693039029.6
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers4441529029.6
2022 Regular SeasonRutgers882075763546
2023 PostseasonRutgers1393849274.3
2023 Regular SeasonRutgers132,1391,6514881874.3
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky8470287183542.3
2025 PostseasonJacksonville State12000044
2025 Regular SeasonJacksonville State12994731263844

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Kentucky to Jacksonville StateP4 to G5/FCS84Jan 5, 2025
2024Rutgers to KentuckyP4 to P484May 1, 2024

Gavin Wimsatt played QB for Rutgers, Kentucky, and Jacksonville State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gavin Wimsatt recorded 3,555 passing yards, 1,074 rushing yards, and 24 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Rutgers.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Rutgers paired 2,232 primary output with 55.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 55.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rutgers, Kentucky, Jacksonville State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Loss with 224 yards of offense and 56.3 efficiency. 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 Postseason · Rutgers

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

171.7

Efficiency

55.5

Usage

25.9

Consistency

84.1

Best Game by takeover score

Wisconsin

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 93. Northwestern: 196. Temple: 222. Virginia Tech: 133. Michigan: 208. Wagner: 161. Wisconsin: 224. Michigan State: 170. Indiana: 182. Ohio State: 178. Iowa: 91. Penn State: 161. Maryland: 213

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 24 by 50.8. Northwestern: 38 by 60.5. Temple: 29 by 64. Virginia Tech: 27 by 61.7. Michigan: 27 by 62.9. Wagner: 26 by 62.2. Wisconsin: 44 by 56.3. Michigan State: 35 by 42.9. Indiana: 28 by 64.5. Ohio State: 38 by 51.2. Iowa: 21 by 39.9. Penn State: 33 by 55.9. Maryland: 50 by 49.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins165.3 · Games = 7 · -13.9 vs Losses
Losses179.2 · Games = 6 · +13.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Wisconsin

Best efficiency game

64.5 vs Indiana

Result
Thu 12/28@ MiamiW 31-247158446.70050.899124
Sat 11/25vs Maryland3+ TDL 24-42133416538.21149.216483225
Sat 11/18@ Penn StateL 6-27101613062.50155.917311.80022
Sat 11/11@ IowaL 0-227189338.90139.93-2-0.7003
Sat 11/4vs Ohio StateL 16-35102512940.01151.213493.80017
Sat 10/21@ Indiana3+ TD · Dual-threatW 31-145123941.70064.5161438.90380
Sat 10/14vs Michigan StateW 27-24132818146.41242.97-11-1.6005
Sat 10/7@ WisconsinL 13-24163518145.71156.39434.80021
Sat 9/30vs Wagner3+ TDW 52-3121914663.21062.27152.1027
Sat 9/23@ MichiganL 7-31112118052.41162.96284.70015
Sat 9/16vs Virginia TechDual-threatW 35-167164643.81061.711877.90134
Sat 9/9vs TempleW 36-7102119847.610648243017
Sun 9/3vs NorthwesternW 24-7172916358.61060.59333.7018

Player Story

Gavin Wimsatt story

Gavin Wimsatt built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a quarterback from Owensboro, KY wearing No. 2, spending time with Jacksonville State, Kentucky, and Rutgers. The clearest part of Gavin Wimsatt's career was his passing role: 3,555 passing yards, 21 touchdown passes, 605 attempts, and 1,074 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Rutgers. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,074 rushing yards, 24 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Jacksonville State, Kentucky, and Rutgers.

The arc is straightforward: Gavin Wimsatt 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

    Rutgers

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kentucky

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Jacksonville State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonRutgers11360.88.7
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers11360.88.70
2022 Regular SeasonRutgers82048.315.1707
2023 PostseasonRutgers2,23255.525.91,412
2023 Regular SeasonRutgers2,23255.525.90
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky47045.517-1,762
2025 PostseasonJacksonville State99467.913524
2025 Regular SeasonJacksonville State99467.9130

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Wisconsin

Week 6 · L 13-24 · Conference game

Loss with 224 yards of offense and 56.3 efficiency.

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Total Offense

82.4 takeover

224 total offense with 56.3 efficiency.

#2

@ No. 103 Georgia Southern

Week 3 · L 34-41

237

Total Offense

76.1 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

237 total offense with 65.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Maryland

Week 13 · L 24-42 · Conference game

213

Total Offense

74.5 takeover

Loss with 213 yards of offense and 49.2 efficiency.

213 total offense with 49.2 efficiency.

#4

@ Penn State

Week 12 · L 6-27 · Conference game

161

Total Offense

72.6 takeover

Loss with 161 yards of offense and 55.9 efficiency.

161 total offense with 55.9 efficiency.

#5

@ Michigan

Week 4 · L 7-31 · Conference game

208

Total Offense

71.3 takeover

Loss with 208 yards of offense and 62.9 efficiency.

208 total offense with 62.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Rutgers

2,232 primary output · 55.5 efficiency · 25.9 usage

74.3

#2

2023 Regular Season · Rutgers

74.3

2,232 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 25.9 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Rutgers

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820 primary · 48.3 efficiency · 15.1 usage

Milestones

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250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

4

3+ TD games

18

Above avg efficiency