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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
167rushing yards, career highat South Carolina State, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat Charlotte, 2026Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 35 | 211 | 6.0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2023 | Kent State | 138 | 544 | 3.9 | 2 | 42 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 146 | 647 | 4.4 | 3 | 45 |
| 2026 | The Citadel | 127 | 632 | 5.0 | 6 | 44 |
| Career | 446 | 2,034 | 4.6 | 12 | 45 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | Kent State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 38 |
| 2026 | The Citadel | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 1 | 11 |
| Career | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 1 | 38 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 4 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kent State | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 5 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 5 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Kent State | 5 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Kent State | 5 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Kent State | 5 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | The Citadel | 5 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 37 | 0.21 | – | – | 7.8 | 9% | – |
| 2023 | Kent State | 140 | -0.01 | 7th (n=450) | 0.17 | -1.1 | 20% | -0.03 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 152 | 0.05 | 35th (n=576) | 0.10 | 7.5 | 22% | 0.17 |
| 2026 | The Citadel (FCS) | 137 | 0.14 | 57th (n=478) | 0.10 | 19.1 | 30% | – |
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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 35% | 3.00 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 15% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 14–42 | 15 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 5 | at | W 43–41 | 21 | 137 | 3 | 29 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 20–26 | 23 | 84 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 8–27 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 34–31 | 18 | 167 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 16–34 | 19 | 70 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 0–41 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
2025 Kent State 12 games, 647 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 21–17 | 15 | 49 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | L 14–62 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 38 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 28–31 | 18 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 10–66 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 0–44 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 42–6 | 11 | 71 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 10–45 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 24–21 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 45 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 13–17 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 42–35 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 16–28 | 15 | 77 | 0 | 21 | 1 | −3 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 35–31 | 24 | 151 | 1 | 29 | – | – |
2023 Kent State 11 games, 544 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 6–56 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 6–28 | 18 | 68 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 38–10 | 21 | 125 | 2 | 42 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 10–53 | 13 | 50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 3–23 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 17–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 14–28 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 27–31 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 19–49 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 3–34 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 27–37 | 21 | 84 | 0 | 31 | – | – |
2022 Kent State 8 games, 211 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 20–45 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 3–33 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 63–10 | 9 | 82 | 1 | 32 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 31–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 33–27 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 40–6 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 24–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 30–27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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