UCF · W 41-9
5 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 97 yards. This one was 17 above.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“LONGTIME PATRIOT GAVIN FREEMAN!!”
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 4 outlets.
Baylor's Gavin Freeman Tops Big 12, Leads Jeremiah Smith, Just Behind Malachi Toney in Key Stats
Sports Illustrated +1 Nov 2
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 20, middle 12, right 14.
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 4 outlets
Baylor's Gavin Freeman Tops Big 12, Leads Jeremiah Smith, Just Behind Malachi Toney in Key Stats
Sports Illustrated +1 Nov 2 · 2 outlets
from 7 outlets
Baylor's Gavin Freeman Tops Big 12, Leads Jeremiah Smith, Just Behind Malachi Toney in Key Stats
Sports Illustrated +1 Nov 2 · 2 outlets
Locked OnThe new Baylor Star Who dominated Auburn Out Of nowhereSep 9Sports IllustratedBaylor WR Gavin Freeman Might be 5'8" — But Defenses Can't Stop Bears' New StarSep 27Sports Illustrated +1
SicEm365Sports IllustratedSports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Baylor8 stories2026 to nowMost about: profile and feature, awards and watch lists, preview and matchup.
SicEm365‘No Plays Off’: The Grit Behind Gavin Freeman’s Baylor BreakthroughOct 1
247Sports +1Gavin Freeman Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch ListOct 7Sports Illustrated +1Baylor's Gavin Freeman Tops Big 12, Leads Jeremiah Smith, Just Behind Malachi Toney in Key StatsNov 2Locked OnThe new Baylor Star Who dominated Auburn Out Of nowhereSep 9Sports IllustratedBaylor's Gavin Freeman Ahead of Jeremiah Smith, Malachi Toney in One Key MetricSep 16
Oklahoma State2024 to 2025not tracked
Oklahoma2022 to 2023not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Gavin Freeman at Auburn.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baylor | 63 | 792 | 12.6 | 3 | 77 |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 53 | 481 | 9.1 | 4 | 33 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 41 |
| Career | 144 | 1,459 | 10.1 | 8 | 77 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baylor | -- | -- | -- | 17 | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 48 | 44 | 68 | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | 163 | 31 | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 5 | 20 | -- | 122 | 1 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 7 | 71 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 139 | 207 | 238 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 114 receiving yards, 5 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17vs Auburn | 12 | 154 | 12.8 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 154 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 10 | 104 | 10.4 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-19vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Colorado | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-19@ Arizona State | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-17vs TCU | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25@ Kansas | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-9@ UCF | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 1 | 77 | |
| Total | 63 | 792 | 12.6 | 3 | 77 |
Oct. 30 · W 41-9 at UCF, play by play
5 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown. He was 2 of 4 on third and fourth down.
19-yard catch on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
77-yard touchdown on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, made it 34-6.
A big game: 9 catches for 123 yards.
38-yard catch on 3rd and 12. Third quarter, up 14-10. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, up 21-16.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 76 yards. He was 4 of 6 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
21-yard catch. Third quarter, down 14-6.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 115 yards. 79 of the 115 came before halftime.
Incomplete on 3rd and 11. First quarter, tied 0-0.
27-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, up 21-13. Converted.
31-yard catch. Third quarter, up 24-13.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, down 3-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, up 10-3.
21-yard catch. Fourth quarter, tied 13-13.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 47 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 7 catches for 59 yards, the box score 7 for 47, so no play is placed until they agree.
A big game: 10 catches for 104 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 10 catches for 108 yards, the box score 10 for 104, so no play is placed until they agree.
12 catches for 154 yards and a touchdown, 6th-most in FBS that week. He was 4 of 7 on third and fourth down.
23-yard catch on 3rd and 11. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, down 3-0. Converted.
28-yard catch on 4th and 10. Fourth quarter, down 17-10. Converted.
5-yard touchdown on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, cut it to 17-16. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“Gavin Freeman likes Lagway a lot it seems.”Texas fan, r/CFB game thread
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
L 16-17
vs Auburn · neutral site
12 rec · 154 yds · 1 TD
With D. Lagway — 333 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · P. Williams — 52 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
10th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
8931% of team targetsCatch rate
71%63 of 89 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
71% catch rate on 89 targets · 31% of the team's targets · 53% catch rate on 15 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.5 | 71.5 | 9.5 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 7.0 | 117 | 17.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.2 | 92.5 | 11.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.0 | 118 | 18.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
49.7%
309 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
77.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
63 catches in 8 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.
Surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-1% reception volume, top-1% overall receiving production.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #10 at the position.
The No. 1,849 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big 12.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Brent Venables, Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham and Dave Aranda.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Baylor
