Receiver, Nevada (from Valparaiso, Northern Illinois), 2024–26
Gary Givens III
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Tampa, FL
Gary Givens III plays receiver for Nevada, after Valparaiso (2024) and Northern Illinois (2025). Last time out, at North Dakota State: 3 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD; 1 tackles. Givens leads Nevada in receiving yards this season.
2026 so far
15 catches, 260 yards, 1 TD
Last game: 3 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD; 1 tackles at North Dakota State, L 17–31
Next game: vs. San José State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
93receiving yards, career highvs. Butler, 2024Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Valparaiso | 23 | 352 | 15.3 | 3 | 39 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 1 | 31 |
| 2026 | Nevada | 15 | 260 | 17.3 | 1 | 73 |
| Career | 50 | 757 | 15.1 | 5 | 73 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Valparaiso | 7 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 7 | WR | So. | ||
| 2026 | Nevada | 7 | WR | Jr. | 6′1″ | 200 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 30 | 0.02 | 3rd (n=1040) | 0.46 | 0.6 | 5% |
| 2026 | Nevada | 33 | 0.34 | 38th (n=829) | 0.43 | 11.3 | 9% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Nevada 5 games, 15 catches, 260 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 49–14 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 73 |
| Sep 19 | at Middle Tennessee | L 20–27 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 34 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Air Force | L 33–36 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 10 | at UTEP | W 30–13 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 17 | at North Dakota State | L 17–31 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 19 |
2025 Northern Illinois 7 games, 12 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Maryland | L 9–20 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 20 | at Mississippi State | L 10–38 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 11 | at Eastern Michigan | L 10–16 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 18 | at Ohio | L 21–48 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Ball State | W 21–7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 12 | at Massachusetts | W 45–3 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Western Michigan | L 19–35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2024 Valparaiso 9 games, 23 catches, 352 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Youngstown State | L 25–59 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 39 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Roosevelt | W 31–23 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 28 | at Morehead State | L 5–17 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Drake | L 3–27 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 19 | vs. St. Thomas (MN) | L 14–42 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 26 | at Marist | W 17–14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Butler | L 17–24 | 3 | 93 | 1 | 36 |
| Nov 16 | at Dayton | L 14–26 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Davidson | W 18–17 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 25 |
No box score in the source for Oct 12 at Stetson, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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