Senior wide receiver for South Carolina. 2023: 14 catches, 375 receiving yards, 5 TD.
6′5″ · 205 lb · Apopka, FL
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.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 181 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for South Carolina. 2023: 14 catches, 375 receiving yards, 5 TD.
Buzz vs Tape
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 27.4 points in belief.
Jayden Gibson
Beats you over the top. Jayden Gibson arrived at South Carolina from Oklahoma. The receipt: 82 rec yds, 2 receptions against BYU — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Carolina
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Brent Venables — 16-10 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Concern: receptions (8th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 39.7 | 21.5 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 45.7 | 32.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 32.4 | 22.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 53.2 | 28.8 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #323 at the position.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-0vs Arkansas State | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-17@ Tulsa | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-6@ Cincinnati | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-20vs Iowa State | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-29vs UCF | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-20vs West Virginia | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24@ BYU | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 1 | 55 | Season-high 82 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 69-45vs TCU | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 1 | 59 | |
| Bowl | L 24-38vs Arizona | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 14 | 375 | 25.0 | 5 | 59 |
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Michael Jefferson’s 2021 season.
Matches Michael on
Differs from Michael on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Reed Harris's sophomore season at Boston College (2024).
Differs from Reed on
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