Senior linebacker for Washington State. 2025: 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Lakeland, FL
The numbers
tackles · 2025
1 TFL · 1 sacks
Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Utah State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Washington State. 2025: 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Gavin Barthiel
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Gavin Barthiel has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against Utah State — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jake Dickert → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (9th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | 18 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 14 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-59@ North Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-3@ Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-7vs Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-24@ James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 32-8vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 34-21@ Utah State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Washington State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #128
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jaylon Scott’s 2021 season.
Matches Jaylon on
Differs from Jaylon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jamon Dumas-Johnson's freshman season at Georgia (2021).
Matches Jamon on
Differs from Jamon on
Player DNA
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