Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
#8
Gavin Harris
Senior tight end for Georgia Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 245 lb · San Antonio, TX · Judson H.S.
CFB Index 66 · #22 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred New Mexico State → Georgia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
5
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 5 yds, vs Tennessee
The play that turned itSwung New Mexico State from 31% to 88% to win.Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State · 31-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Georgia Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Howard in 2023.
- Transferred from New Mexico State to Georgia Tech in 2026.
Gavin Harris
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 5 rec yds, 1 receptions against Tennessee, Week 2, 2026.
5 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 97 yds at New Mexico.New Mexico · L 20-382025
2023
- Signed with Howardout of Converse Judson
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Conference USAfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Georgia Tech
2025New Mexico State
2026Georgia Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2025New Mexico State4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Pass-leaning
2026Georgia Tech0-2HC: Brent Key · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidenceAscending
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, 5.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
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 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 36 | 514 | 14.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 11 | 173 | 15.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 48 | 692 | 14.4 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Desirrio Riles’s 2025 season.
75%match
Matches Desirrio on
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate
Differs from Desirrio on
Yards / reception (higher)
Reception volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Desirrio Riles's junior season at East Carolina (2025).
78%match
Matches Desirrio on
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Differs from Desirrio on
Yards / reception (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Gavin Harris
The tight end room · Georgia Tech
- #8Gavin Harris514 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Chris Corbo1 game · 2026
- #42Spencer Mermansno box-score line yet
- #83Blake Ragsdaleno box-score line yet
- #80Connor Roushno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology