Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/31Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (9.7%).
Gavin Wimsatt
Gavin Wimsatt is a quarterback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Jacksonville State.
Wimsatt extends plays on the move until something opens up. The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Greg Schiano, Mark Stoops and Charles Kelly. A game that shows it: 188 passing yards and 50 rushing yards against Murray State — Week 4, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 63 | 112 | 56.2% | 731 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 119.3 | 33 |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 16 | 39 | 41.0% | 287 | 7.4 | 3 | 4 | 107.7 | -- |
| 2023 | Rutgers | 138 | 289 | 47.8% | 1,735 | 6.0 | 9 | 8 | 102.9 | 36 |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 65 | 144 | 45.1% | 757 | 5.3 | 5 | 7 | 91.0 | 30 |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 9 | 21 | 42.9% | 45 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 41.8 | -- |
| Career | 291 | 605 | 48.1% | 3,555 | 5.9 | 21 | 23 | 101.3 | 34 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 52 | 263 | 5.1 | 4 | 44 |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 49 | 183 | 3.7 | 2 | 24 |
| 2023 | Rutgers | 131 | 497 | 3.8 | 11 | 80 |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 40 | 63 | 1.6 | 0 | 48 |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | 32 |
| Career | 281 | 1,074 | 3.8 | 17 | 80 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-17@ UCF | 15/29 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 39.7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-24vs Liberty | 6/12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 55.3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41@ Georgia Southern | 16/24 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 | 59.9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-10vs Murray State | 17/31 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 44.7 | Season-high 188 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 25-42@ Southern Miss | 4/8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 7.7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-25vs Delaware | 2/3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 38.7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21@ Middle Tennessee | 2/2 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 | 100.0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-26vs Kennesaw State | 1/1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 62.0 | 100.0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-27@ Florida International | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41.8 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-34vs Western Kentucky | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 15 | L 15-19vs Kennesaw State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | W 17-13vs Troy | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 63/112 | 731 | 4 | 2 | 6.5 | — |
Highs and lows
| Best by our grade | at Georgia Southern | L 34-41 · Graded solid · Strong start, faded late · 178 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT · Rush 12 for 59, 2 TD · The interception cost about 6 points of win chance · Sacked 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest by our grade | at UCF | L 10-17 · Graded rough · 139 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · Rush 13 for 28 · Sacked 2 |
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
108 of 112 attempts matched to play-by-play
3 of 108 attempts charted for true throw depth
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 108 passing plays (61 completions) against the box score's 112 attempts (63 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
5.88119 of 206 QBsSack rate
3.4%48 of 206 QBsRarely sacked (48 of 206), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (119 of 206).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
33% of attempts (1)
100%comp
Air -4.0 · YAC 24.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
67% of attempts (2)
50%comp
Air 35.5 · YAC 25.0 avg
Overall 56.2% completion on 112 attempts · 67% of attempts thrown 20+ air yds.
Teams and coaches
2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 53.2 | 0.3 | 19.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 82.4 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 96.0 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 25.8 | 0.3 | 26.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
33.8%
328 pass / 642 run
Plays / game
69.3
14 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
112 pass attempts, 52 carries and 2 catches in 12 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
27 · #128 of 146 QBs · 2025
Former four-star. Now #128 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #11 of 16 Conference USA QBs
How the All-Conference USA base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Five seasons, three schools
- 2025 Jacksonville State KellyYear 5 · 12 games
- Jan 2025 Entered the transfer portalKentucky to Jacksonville State
- 2024 Kentucky StoopsYear 4 · 8 games
- May 2024 Entered the transfer portalRutgers to Kentucky
- 2023 Rutgers SchianoYear 3 · 13 games
- 2022 Rutgers SchianoYear 2 · 8 games
- 2021 Rutgers SchianoYear 1 · 3 games
- High school OwensboroOwensboro, KY · Class of 2021Four-star, No. 205 in the 2021 class. Signed with Rutgers.
Moves
- Transferred from Rutgers to Kentucky, May 1, 2024.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Jacksonville State, Jan 5, 2025.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2021 3 games
- Signed with RutgersFour-star, out of Owensboro
2024 8 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Kentuckyfrom Rutgers
2025 12 games
- Transferred to Jacksonville Statefrom Kentucky
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Greg Schiano, Mark Stoops and Charles Kelly.