#45
App State · 2026

Gavin Barber

TEFreshman6' 3", 240 lbsMooresville, NC★★★ 2026 recruit · #2694 nationally
App State Mountaineers4-2 · TDC #105
Snap share
8%
1 of 2 started · likely 3–12%
Receptions
2
1397th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
8
1734th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
4.0
Rec. TD
1
346th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.99
2 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

2 plays · +2.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.99
Passing+0.99
3rd down+0.99
Standard downs+0.99
BarberWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays3%
Run plays0%
1st down0%
2nd down0%
3rd down9%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs0%
BarberWR/TE average

Game Log

Gavin Barber'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

4.3 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 at NC State (Week 4)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1MaineW 55–32.21-1-1.000
2@East CarolinaW 27–24—no stats recorded
3CharlotteW 26–21—no stats recorded
4@NC StateL 31–416.4199.019
6Old DominionL 3–10—no stats recorded
7@Coastal CarolinaW 35–32—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games4.3284.019

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21397th / 1995
Yards81734th / 1981
Yards / catch4—
Touchdowns1346th / 825
Long9—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Maine—72~12 (6–18)117%
Wk 4 · NC State✓ TE61~23 (11–33)138%
Season1 GS41335 (14–50)28%

Position Room

5 TEs on the App State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Darrin FugittTESR23250116%+0.30
19Jamel HowseTEFR913606%+0.59
85Luke DouglasTEJR32004%-0.08
45Gavin BarberTEFR2813%+0.99
87Dillon GallowayTESO14903%+3.45

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. App State depth chart →