Tight end, Baylor, 2021–⁠24

Gavin Yates

Number
No. 43
Height
6′3″
Weight
247 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Frisco, TX

Gavin Yates played tight end at Baylor (2021–⁠24).

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Baylor4358.8018
2022Baylor11010.0010
2023Baylor2105.008
2024Baylor5489.6018
Career121038.6018

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Baylor43TEFr.
2022Baylor43TESo.
2023Baylor43TEJr.
2024Baylor43TESr.6′3″247

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
2021Baylor50.90––4.5–
2022Baylor11.33––1.3–
2023Baylor3-1.10––-3.3–
2024Baylor60.21––1.3–

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

2024 Baylor 4 games, 5 catches, 48 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 28vs.BYUL 28–⁠341606–
Nov 2vs.TCUW 37–⁠341505–
Nov 16atWest VirginiaW 49–⁠351707–
Dec 31 ✦vs.LSUL 31–⁠44230018–
2023 Baylor 2 games, 2 catches, 10 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Texas StateL 31–⁠4218080
Nov 18atTCUL 17–⁠421202–
2022 Baylor 1 game, 1 catch, 10 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 17vs.Texas StateW 42–⁠7110010–
2021 Baylor 4 games, 4 catches, 35 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 18atKansasW 45–⁠71180182
Oct 9vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠20111011–
Oct 30vs.TexasW 31–⁠241202–
Dec 4vs.Oklahoma StateW 21–⁠161404–

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

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