Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 33 | — |
| Target share | 20.1% | 146th / 527 |
| Catch rate | 45.5% | 491st / 527 |
| Success rate per target | 36.4% | 432nd / 527 |
| Yards per target | 7.9 | 282nd / 527 |
| Explosive catches | 12.1% | 235th / 527 |
| Deep-target rate | 24.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 16 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted33 targets charted
2025 charting · Northern Illinois
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of III’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted11 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Nevada#106 · 2-4 | 6 | 67% | 15 | 260 | 1 | 20.1% |
| 2025 |  Northern Illinois#119 · 3-9 | 7 | 64% | 12 | 145 | 1 | 18.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Gary Givens III's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Gary Givens III'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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | W 49–14 | 7.3 | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 0 | 73 |
| 2 |  Montana State | L 7–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 20–27 | 6.1 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 34 |
| 4 |  Air Force | L 33–36 | 6.3 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | @ UTEP | W 30–13 | 6.5 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | @ North Dakota State | L 17–31 | 7.1 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 19 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 6.7 | 15 | 260 | 17.3 | 1 | 73 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 15 | 361st / 1995 |
| Yards | 260 | 236th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 17.3 | 45th / 463 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 347th / 830 |
| Long | 73 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4249th / 5416 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Western Kentucky | — | 58 | ~35 (11–48) | 3 | · | 60% |
| Wk 2 · Montana State | ✓ WR | 71 | ~43 (28–52) | 5 | · | 61% |
| Wk 3 · Middle Tennessee | ✓ WR | 59 | ~31 (10–42) | 2 | · | 53% |
| Wk 4 · Air Force | ✓ WR | 66 | ~39 (12–53) | 6 | · | 59% |
| Wk 6 · UTEP | ✓ WR | 72 | ~63 (41–72) | 9 | · | 88% |
| Wk 7 · North Dakota State | — | 57 | ~46 (30–56) | 8 | 1 | 81% |
| Season | 4 GS | 383 | 257 (216–299) | 33 | 1 | 67% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Nevada roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Damien Morgan | WR | SR | 27 | 155 | 0 | 23% | -0.05 |
| 7 | Gary Givens III | WR | JR | 15 | 260 | 1 | 20% | +0.34 |
| 9 | Marshaun Brown | WR | JR | 8 | 96 | 1 | 10% | -0.05 |
| 5 | Donnie Cheers | WR | JR | 6 | 121 | 1 | 10% | +0.09 |
| 3 | Jaceon Doss | WR | SR | 4 | 76 | 0 | 6% | +0.93 |
| 18 | Don Henry | WR | JR | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3% | +2.46 |
| 8 | Daijon Calimon | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Isaiah Williams | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Gerick Robinson | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Mack Kump | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Alex Grush | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Deven Vigue | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Joe Stimpson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Amari Nash | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Perrion Williams | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 4+ plays per team game. Nevada depth chart →