Running back, The Citadel (from Kent State), 2022–⁠26

Gavin Garcia

Number
No. 5
Height
5′8″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Catawissa, PA

Gavin Garcia plays running back for The Citadel, after Kent State (2022–⁠25). Last time out, at Texas A&M: 16 carries, 46 yards. Garcia leads The Citadel in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

632 rushing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 16 carries, 46 yards at Texas A&M, L 0–⁠41

Next game: vs. Tennessee Tech, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 68@WOF
  2. 137@CLT
  3. 84CHSO
  4. 60UTC
  5. 167@SCST
  6. 70ETSU
  7. 46@TA&M

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

167rushing yards, career highat South Carolina State, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat Charlotte, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Kent State352116.0132
2023Kent State1385443.9242
2025Kent State1466474.4345
2026The Citadel1276325.0644
Career4462,0344.61245

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Kent State12424.0024
2023Kent State133.003
2025Kent State44310.8038
2026The Citadel7395.6111
Career131098.4138

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Kent State4740130
2023Kent State1130–––
Career5870130

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Kent State220000
2023Kent State210000
2025Kent State110000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Kent State5RBYr 1
2023Kent State5RBYr 2
2024Kent State5RBYr 3
2025Kent State5RBYr 4
2026The Citadel5RBSr. (Yr 5)5′8″195

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Kent State370.21––7.89%–
2023Kent State140-0.017th (n=450)0.17-1.120%-0.03
2025Kent State1520.0535th (n=576)0.107.522%0.17
2026The Citadel (FCS)1370.1457th (n=478)0.1019.130%–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Kent State35%3.000.700.9015%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 The Citadel 7 games, 632 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29atWoffordL 14–⁠421568011214
Sep 5atCharlotteW 43–⁠4121137329––
Sep 12vs.Charleston SouthernL 20–⁠262384111––
Sep 26vs.ChattanoogaL 8–⁠27156001425
Oct 3atSouth Carolina StateW 34–⁠311816724418
Oct 10vs.East Tennessee StateL 16–⁠341970016212
Oct 17atTexas A&ML 0–⁠41164609––
2025 Kent State 12 games, 647 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.MerrimackW 21–⁠17154908––
Sep 6atTexas TechL 14–⁠621225011138
Sep 13vs.BuffaloL 28–⁠3118610914
Sep 20atFlorida StateL 10–⁠66144007––
Oct 4atOklahomaL 0–⁠445803––
Oct 11vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠6117102414
Oct 18atToledoL 10–⁠4571403––
Oct 25vs.Bowling GreenW 24–⁠21653145––
Nov 5atBall StateL 13–⁠171259027––
Nov 11atAkronW 42–⁠3573919––
Nov 19vs.Central MichiganL 16–⁠2815770211−3
Nov 28atNorthern IllinoisW 35–⁠3124151129––
2023 Kent State 11 games, 544 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atUCFL 6–⁠561845013––
Sep 9atArkansasL 6–⁠281868015––
Sep 16vs.Central ConnecticutW 38–⁠1021125242––
Sep 23atFresno StateL 10–⁠53135001313
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)L 3–⁠231749016––
Oct 7atOhioL 17–⁠421000––
Oct 14atEastern MichiganL 14–⁠28837016––
Nov 1atAkronL 27–⁠31833020––
Nov 8vs.Bowling GreenL 19–⁠49624010––
Nov 18atBall StateL 3–⁠34729010––
Nov 25vs.Northern IllinoisL 27–⁠372184031––
2022 Kent State 8 games, 211 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atWashingtonL 20–⁠4593007––
Sep 10atOklahomaL 3–⁠33529015––
Sep 17vs.Long Island UniversityW 63–⁠10982132––
Oct 1vs.OhioW 31–⁠24––––––
Oct 22vs.AkronW 33–⁠27425011124
Nov 9atBowling GreenW 40–⁠6737011––
Nov 16vs.Eastern MichiganL 24–⁠31––––––
Nov 26atBuffaloW 30–⁠271808––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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