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 | 35 | — |
| Target share | 23.8% | 84th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 71.4% | 142nd / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 62.9% | 52nd / 523 |
| Yards per target | 9.8 | 132nd / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 11.4% | 255th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 14.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 7 | — |
Charting
Where Gibson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted35 targets charted
2025 charting · Oklahoma
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Gibson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted17 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 |  Cincinnati#55 · 4-2 | 6 | 65% | 25 | 342 | 4 | 23.8% |
| 2025 |  Oklahoma#21 · 10-3 | 9 | 34% | 18 | 199 | 1 | 10.1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. JV Gibson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
JV Gibson'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 |  Boston College | W 34–15 | 7.2 | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 |  Western Carolina | W 62–10 | 7.8 | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 50 |
| 3 |  Miami (OH) | W 35–31 | 7.7 | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 |  Kansas State | W 31–26 | 6.9 | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | 64 |
| 5 | @ Arizona | L 7–34 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ West Virginia | L 42–45 | 7.8 | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 1 | 19 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 7.5 | 25 | 342 | 13.7 | 4 | 64 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 25 | 134th / 1995 |
| Yards | 342 | 120th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 13.7 | 171st / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 42nd / 825 |
| Long | 64 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Boston College | ✓ WR | 61 | ~44 (29–54) | 5 | · | 72% |
| Wk 2 · Western Carolina | ✓ WR | 78 | ~47 (31–57) | 6 | · | 60% |
| Wk 3 · Miami (OH) | ✓ WR | 76 | ~53 (35–65) | 8 | · | 70% |
| Wk 4 · Kansas State | ✓ WR | 52 | ~37 (12–51) | 4 | 1 | 71% |
| Wk 5 · Arizona | ✓ WR | 57 | ~14 (4–23) | 1 | · | 25% |
| Wk 7 · West Virginia | ✓ WR | 70 | ~61 (40–70) | 11 | · | 87% |
| Season | 6 GS | 394 | 256 (215–298) | 35 | 1 | 65% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Cincinnati roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | JV Gibson | WR | SR | 25 | 342 | 4 | 21% | +0.73 |
| 0 | Isaiah Johnson | WR | JR | 24 | 227 | 1 | 19% | +0.53 |
| 2 | Larenzo Fenner | WR | SR | 10 | 124 | 0 | 8% | +0.69 |
| 9 | Malachi Henry | WR | SR | 8 | 266 | 1 | 8% | +1.55 |
| 18 | Giyahni Kontosis | WR | SO | 5 | 39 | 0 | 5% | -0.07 |
| Cade Wolford | WR | 4 | 18 | 0 | 8% | -0.23 | ||
| 14 | Elijah Jones | WR | JR | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3% | +0.16 |
| 16 | Flynn Schiele | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | H'eij Jackson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Dadrien Waller | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Joshua Smith | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Taizaun Burns | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Ryan Taleb | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Christian Moulton | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Pierce Ayers | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Cincinnati depth chart →