Running back, UT Martin (from Utah State, Sam Houston), 2020–⁠25

John Gentry

Lettered 2020–⁠21 at Utah State (school media guide)

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Houston, TX

John Gentry played running back at Utah State (2020–⁠22), Sam Houston (2023–⁠24) and UT Martin (2025).

Career highs

104rushing yards, career highvs. Western Illinois, 20257catches, career highvs. Florida International, 202385receiving yards, career highvs. Jacksonville State, 2023

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Utah State7334.7019
2021Utah State662353.6041
2023Sam Houston1193943.3328
2024Sam Houston26752.9116
2025UT Martin984014.1126
Career3161,1383.6541

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Utah State1−4−4.000
2021Utah State5336.6012
2023Sam Houston352617.5256
2024Sam Houston6162.718
2025UT Martin171317.7139
Career644376.8456

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Utah State51180

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Utah State1RBYr 1
2021Utah State1RBYr 2
2022Utah State1RBYr 3
2023Sam Houston1RBYr 4
2024Sam Houston1RBYr 5
2025UT Martin1RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″205

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
2020Utah State9-0.36––-3.2––
2021Utah State570.03––1.510%0.11
2023Sam Houston154-0.026th (n=450)0.17-3.423%0.04
2024Sam Houston27-0.07––-1.88%–
2025UT Martin (FCS)1150.0330th (n=576)0.103.816%–

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.

Game by game

2025 UT Martin 11 games, 401 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28atOklahoma StateL 7–⁠27165102451
Sep 6atUTEPL 17–⁠42123202110
Sep 13vs.Southern IllinoisL 10–⁠37134204300
Sep 20atMissouri StateL 10–⁠42240–––
Oct 4atLindenwoodL 14–⁠3053503150
Oct 11vs.Western IllinoisW 32–⁠31151040130
Oct 18atGardner-WebbW 37–⁠718901170
Nov 1atEastern IllinoisW 27–⁠2061804200
Nov 8vs.Tennessee StateW 26–⁠7250–––
Nov 15vs.Charleston SouthernW 17–⁠147160–––
Nov 22atTennessee TechL 17–⁠20240–––
2024 Sam Houston 6 games, 75 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atRiceW 34–⁠1414561180
Sep 7atUCFL 14–⁠45340110
Sep 14vs.Hawai’iW 31–⁠13510221
Sep 21vs.New Mexico StateW 31–⁠11390130
Sep 28vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠39150–––
Oct 22vs.Florida InternationalW 10–⁠7–––120
2023 Sam Houston 10 games, 394 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atBYUL 0–⁠148190360
Sep 9vs.Air ForceL 3–⁠13260–––
Sep 23atHoustonL 7–⁠3851105320
Sep 28vs.Jacksonville StateL 28–⁠35309703851
Oct 5atLibertyL 16–⁠21480120
Oct 18vs.Florida InternationalL 27–⁠33112907360
Oct 25vs.UTEPL 34–⁠37167113241
Nov 4vs.Kennesaw StateW 24–⁠2111450430
Nov 18atWestern KentuckyL 23–⁠28154114680
Nov 25vs.Middle TennesseeW 23–⁠2017671550
2021 Utah State 10 games, 235 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4atWashington StateW 26–⁠23144701100
Sep 10vs.North DakotaW 48–⁠243270–––
Sep 18atAir ForceW 49–⁠456190150
Sep 25vs.Boise StateL 3–⁠2775701120
Oct 1vs.BYUL 20–⁠34680–––
Oct 16atUNLVW 28–⁠247100–––
Oct 22vs.Colorado StateW 26–⁠245180170
Oct 30vs.Hawai’iW 51–⁠317180–––
Nov 6atNew Mexico StateW 35–⁠13410–––
Nov 26atNew MexicoW 35–⁠1073001−10
2020 Utah State 3 games, 5 returns, 118 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 31vs.San Diego StateL 7–⁠3811901−40
Nov 26vs.New MexicoW 41–⁠27230–––
Dec 3vs.Air ForceL 7–⁠354110–––

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

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