Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high -1 yds |
| Total | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
#45
Gavin Barber
Freshman tight end for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Mooresville, NC
Returning to App State for 2026
The numbers
-1
receiving yard · 2026
1 catches · -1 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, -1 yds, vs Maine
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 tight end for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2026.
Gavin Barber
The receipt on tape: 1 receptions against Maine, Week 1, 2026.
-1 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with App State3-star out of Mooresville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, -1.0 YDS/g, -1.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 55–3
vs Maine
1 rec · -1 yds
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -9 rush yds (5 car) · N. Branch — 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · App State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (38 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
The tight end room · App State
- #4Izayah Cummings374 receiving yards · 2025
- #85David Larkins218 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Dillon Galloway14 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Jared Gibble2 receiving yards · 2025
- #45Gavin Barber1 game · 2026
5 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology