Receiver, Monmouth, 2022–⁠26

Gavin Nelson

Number
No. 0
Height
6′0″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Reisterstown, MD

Gavin Nelson plays receiver for Monmouth. Last time out, at New Hampshire: 5 catches, 51 yards. Nelson leads Monmouth in receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

41 catches, 440 yards, 4 TD

Last game: 5 catches, 51 yards at New Hampshire, W 42–⁠21

Next game: at Hampton, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 35@TNTC
  2. 89SHU
  3. 63@WMU
  4. 51@UALB
  5. 51@DART
  6. 100TOW
  7. 51@UNH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Towson, 2024176receiving yards, career highat Colgate, 20253receiving touchdowns, career highat Colgate, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Monmouth69916.5129
2024Monmouth3564318.4372
2025Monmouth3051417.1670
2026Monmouth4144010.7446
Career1121,69615.11472

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Monmouth0WRRS
2023Monmouth0WRFr.
2024Monmouth0WRSo.
2025Monmouth0WRJr.
2026Monmouth0WRSr.6′0″180

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Monmouth (FCS)71.25––8.8–
2024Monmouth (FCS)361.5998th (n=581)0.9257.45%
2025Monmouth (FCS)530.8093rd (n=1040)0.4642.47%
2026Monmouth (FCS)620.4552nd (n=829)0.4327.812%

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 Monmouth 7 games, 41 catches, 440 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atTennessee TechL 14–⁠38435017–
Sep 5vs.Sacred HeartW 31–⁠24889122–
Sep 12atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠49763019–
Sep 19atUAlbanyW 28–⁠20251146–
Sep 26atDartmouthW 31–⁠28751012–
Oct 3vs.TowsonW 41–⁠408100241–
Oct 17atNew HampshireW 42–⁠21551025–
2025 Monmouth 10 games, 30 catches, 514 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atColgateW 42–⁠395176370–
Sep 6atFordhamW 49–⁠28564026–
Sep 13atCharlotteL 35–⁠42568024–
Sep 20vs.VillanovaW 51–⁠33119019–
Oct 4vs.Delaware StateW 49–⁠38350123–
Oct 11atTowsonW 42–⁠31444013–
Oct 18vs.Stony BrookW 49–⁠21242128–
Nov 1atBryantW 35–⁠71818–
Nov 8vs.New HampshireL 13–⁠341808–
Nov 15atNorth Carolina A&TW 63–⁠19335014–
2024 Monmouth 10 games, 35 catches, 643 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atEastern WashingtonL 27–⁠42387039–
Sep 7vs.LafayetteL 35–⁠40218012–
Sep 14atMaineW 51–⁠22330012–
Sep 21vs.Florida InternationalW 45–⁠42558136–
Sep 28vs.FordhamW 63–⁠21362034–
Oct 5vs.DelawareL 35–⁠425131172–
Oct 26vs.TowsonL 14–⁠269133141–
Nov 2atRhode IslandL 28–⁠370−17007
Nov 16vs.VillanovaW 40–⁠33267059–
Nov 23atStony BrookW 55–⁠47374030–
2023 Monmouth 4 games, 6 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atFlorida AtlanticL 20–⁠42121021–
Sep 30vs.LehighW 49–⁠7356129–
Oct 21atElonL 26–⁠281909–
Oct 28atWilliam & MaryL 28–⁠31113013–

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

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