Senior tight end for Louisville. 2023: 9 catches, 150 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Jacksonville, FL
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 49 nationally · Signed with Auburn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Louisville. 2023: 9 catches, 150 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Joey Gatewood
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Joey Gatewood has played for three head coaches across five seasons and four programs. The receipt: 51 rec yds, 3 receptions against Miami — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Louisville, 150 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lorenzo Ward, Scott Satterfield, and Jeff Brohm. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (95th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 19.8 | 17.3 | 0.6 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 51.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 24.5 | 12.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
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.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisville | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | UCF | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Auburn | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Auburn | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 3 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023
W 33–20
vs Notre Dame
1 rec · 18 yds
With B. Travelstead — 45 LONG · 80 PCT · 15 PTS · J. Jordan — 143 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Murray State | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-20vs Notre Dame | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-3vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24vs Virginia | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-31@ Miami | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38vs Kentucky | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 9 | 150 | 17.2 | 3 | 34 |
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Samuel Wheeler’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Johncarlos Miller II's graduate season at Texas Tech (2024).
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Player DNA