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NC State · 2026

Davion Gause

RBJunior5' 11", 217 lbsOpa Locka, FL
NC State Wolfpack3-3 · TDC #63
Snap share
40%
1 of 5 started · likely 31–49%
Rush yards
199
292nd of 1458 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.8
261st of 322 in FBS
Rush TD
1
363rd of 633 in FBS
Receptions
15
361st of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.08
162nd of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

69 plays · +5.4 total EPA · 162nd of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.08
Passing+0.56
Rushing-0.08
1st down-0.14
2nd down+0.15
3rd down+0.62
Standard downs-0.01
Passing downs+0.30
GauseRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays18%
Pass plays9%
Run plays28%
1st down21%
2nd down19%
3rd down11%
Standard downs19%
Passing downs16%
GauseRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries52—
Success rate28.8%313th / 320
Explosive run rate7.7%279th / 320
Stuffed at the line13.5%132nd / 320
First downs8—
Red-zone carries6—
Goal-line carries0—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets16—
Target share10.7%484th / 527
Catch rate81.2%39th / 527
Success rate per target43.8%331st / 527
Yards per target8.5235th / 527
Explosive catches12.5%221st / 527
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Gause's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
17
14 caught (82%)
Avg. depth of target
1.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.5
133 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
9
of 142 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted17 targets charted

82% comp1.6 avg. depth9.5 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 targets (12%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (18%), 2 caught (67%), 12 yds, 4.0 per target367% · 12yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 6 targets (35%), 5 caught (83%), 55 yds, 9.2 per target683% · 55yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (18%), 3 caught (100%), 40 yds, 13.3 per target3100% · 40yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction53 carries

Left
6%
9.0 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
85%
3.4 YPC · 24% succ.
Right
9%
4.0 YPC · 40% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · North Carolina

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Gause’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
13
9 caught (69%)
Avg. depth of target
1.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.7
96 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-10
of 86 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

77% comp1.1 avg. depth10.7 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (23%), 3 caught (100%), 31 yds, 10.3 per target3100% · 31yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (23%), 3 caught (100%), 30 yds, 10.0 per target3100% · 30yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 16 yds, 16.0 per target1100% · 16yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 1 caught (50%), 2 yds, 1.0 per target250% · 2yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction37 carries

Left
8%
5.3 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
76%
5.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
16%
4.5 YPC · 67% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNC State#63 · 3-3540%531993.8128.8%15148010.7%
2025North Carolina#97 · 4-81228%612594.2338.2%1613228.3%
2024North Carolina#71 · 6-71118%673264.9445.9%44505.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Davion Gause's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Davion Gause's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs Richmond (Week 2)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@VirginiaL 8–34—no stats recorded
2RichmondW 73–06.95377.411912121.0021
3@VanderbiltL 31–356.97334.70125448.8017
4App StateW 41–315.413493.808177.007
5LouisvilleW 31–286.721693.301234515.0036
6Wake ForestL 14–386.17111.6065316.2012
2026 · 5 games6.4531993.8119151489.9036

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries53—
Yards199292nd / 1458
Yards / carry3.8261st / 322
Touchdowns1363rd / 633
Long19—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions15361st / 1995
Yards148492nd / 1981
Yards / catch9.9366th / 463
Touchdowns0—
Long36—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14249th / 5416
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 2 · Richmond✓ RB70~13 (3–25)6·19%
Wk 3 · Vanderbilt—78~31 (21–40)12·40%
Wk 4 · App State—78~30 (20–39)14·38%
Wk 5 · Louisville—84~57 (48–63)25·68%
Wk 6 · Wake Forest—63~37 (25–48)14159%
Season1 GS424168 (131–208)71140%

Position Room

9 RBs on the NC State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
1Jayden ScottRBJR623585.843+0.10
7Davion GauseRBJR531993.8115+0.08
24Dylan McCoyRBFR77811.11—+0.43
20Deandre DesinorRBSO4174.304-0.15
25Darius JohnsonRBSR3144.702+0.19
26Isiah JonesRBJR31240—+0.38
14Jonathan PaylorRBJR252260—+1.01
34Noah MossRBFR113130—+0.35
29RJ BoydRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. NC State depth chart →