Caleb Gossett

#88 · WR · Sr. · Ohio6′2″ · 200 lb · Lewis Center, OH

Caleb Gossett is a wide receiver at Ohio who has not played in Ohio's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Gossett comes from

Lewis Center, OHHometown
About 100 miles from Peden StadiumDistance
On the Ohio roster since 2022Roster

Where Gossett fits

The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Gossett at WR, No. 2.

Ohio lists 23 receivers this season.

Ohio receivers with a game this season

Dom Dorwart9 games this season
Preston Bowman9 games this season
Riley Neer9 games this season
Zach Hackleman4 games this season
Blake Guffey2 games this season
Khamani Debrow2 games this season

Ohio is 7-2. Next: at Miami (OH), Tue Nov 10.

Similar players

Also from Lewis Center, OH

Ethan GrunkemeyerVirginia Tech · QB
Gavin GroverCincinnati · TE
Levi DavisOhio · QB
CJ SannaOhio State · LB

Gossett moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Ohio. One game to point at: 35 receiving yards and 1 reception against Eastern Michigan — Week 9, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Abdur-Rahmaan YaseenSouth Florida · 2024 · 91% season match
Quaterrius TolbertMiddle Tennessee · 2022 · 84% season match
Eric HolleyToledo · 2024 · 83% season match
Blaine GreenOklahoma State · 2023 · 82% season match
Jaylen SargentWyoming · 2025 · 81% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Ohio	12	162	13.5	35
2024	Ohio	16	158	9.9	34
Career		28	320	11.4	35

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 31-34@ Rutgers	2	22	11.0	11
Wk 2	W 17-10vs West Virginia	3	17	5.7	11
Wk 3	L 9-37@ No. 1 Ohio State	1	6	6.0	6
Wk 4	W 52-35vs Gardner-Webb	1	15	15.0	15
Wk 5	W 35-20vs Bowling Green	1	24	24.0	24
Wk 8	W 48-21vs Northern Illinois	1	21	21.0	21
Wk 9	W 28-21@ Eastern Michigan	1	35	35.0	35	Season-high 35 yds
Wk 12	L 13-17@ Western Michigan	1	8	8.0	8
Wk 14	W 31-26@ Buffalo	1	14	14.0	14
Total		12	162	13.5	35

Signature game

Week 2 · 2025

W 17-10

vs West Virginia

3 rec · 17 yds

A close one, won by 7 at home.

With P. Navarro — 247 yds · 1 TD · 3 INT · QBR 48.3 · 87 rush yds (18 car) · M. Haines — 41.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 49 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 20 · Q2 · EPA +3.55Parker Navarro pass complete to Caleb Gossett for 21 yds to the NIU 43 for a
Week 2 · West Virginia · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA −2.81Parker Navarro pass complete to Caleb Gossett for 2 yds to the WVU 27
Week 2 · West Virginia · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA −2.81Parker Navarro pass complete to Caleb Gossett for 2 yds to the WVU 27
Week 9 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.43Navarro to Gossett: a 35-yard pass.
Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.32Parker Navarro pass complete to Caleb Gossett for 15 yds to the OHIO 40 for a
Week 2 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.97Parker Navarro pass complete to Caleb Gossett for 11 yds to the WVU 48 for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Parker Navarro pass complete to Caleb Gossett for 24 yds to the BGSU 21 for a
Week 1 · Rutgers · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +0.77Parker Navarro pass complete to Caleb Gossett for 11 yds to the OHIO 17 for a
Week 1 · Rutgers · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +0.77Parker Navarro pass complete to Caleb Gossett for 11 yds to the OHIO 17 for a
Week 14 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.39Navarro to Gossett: a 14-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

12 rec · 162 yds · 0 TD

All 12 box-score receptions covered (play-by-play lists 13)

6 of 20 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

208% of team targets

Catch rate

65%13 of 20 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

17% of targets (1)

0%catch rate

Air 4.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

50% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air 13.7 · YAC -4.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

33% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air 26.5 · YAC 2.0 avg

65% catch rate on 20 targets · 8% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

25%5 of his 20 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy

2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 25 (#469 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

25Below cohort / limited sample #469 of 485 · 2025?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: epa / target (12th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#159 / 798 · 80th pct

15.0%

Yards / catch#248 / 798 · 69th pct

13.2

Catch rate#477 / 798 · 40th pct

65.0%

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

EPA / target#705 / 798 · 12th pct

0.11

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#237 / 558 · 57th pct

13.5

Long catch#436 / 558 · 21st pct

Rec yards#509 / 558 · 9th pct

162

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Receptions#533 / 558 · 2nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.5	19.2	16.4	0.0
Road5g	1.2	17.0	14.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.6	16.8	12.3	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brian Smith

Pass share

36.6%

311 pass / 539 run

Plays / game

65.4

13 games

Team sack rate

7.7%

337 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

12 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

25 · #469 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #36 of 38 Mid-American WRs

How the All-MAC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).

Starter

Returning starter at receiver for a 9-4 Ohio team that went +3 in the portal.

Caleb Gossett

Where Gossett comes from

Where Gossett fits

Ohio receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Also from Lewis Center, OH

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

12 catches in 9 games

Starter

Five seasons at Ohio