Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-27@ Oklahoma State | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 17-42@ UTEP | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-42@ Missouri State | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 30 | 87 | 2.6 | 0 | 12 |
#1
John Gentry
Former running back at Sam Houston. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 205 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index 37 · #236 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceSam Houston 2024 — college career complete
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
3★
RB recruit
No. 714 nationally · Signed with North Shore
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at Sam Houston. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Shore in 2020.
- Transferred from Utah State to Sam Houston in 2023.
John Gentry
Wins in space out of the backfield. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 51 rush yds, 45 rec yds against Oklahoma State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Sam Houston, 737 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20203 games
- Recruited3-star out of North Shore
202310 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coach2020–2021
—
Sam Houston
2023–2024era →
K.C. Keeler
Sam Houston
Played his entire career under K.C. Keeler.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Utah State1-5HC: Frank Maile · Balanced, slow tempo
2021Utah State11-3HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Sam Houston3-9HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced
2024Sam Houston10-3HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 29.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 29.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 26 | 75 | 2.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 119 | 394 | 3.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 66 | 235 | 3.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 218 | 737 | 3.4 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 35 | 261 | 7.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 47 | 306 | 6.5 | 3 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Austin Jones’s 2021 season.
79%match
Matches Austin on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / carry
Differs from Austin on
Height (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Stevie Scott’s path through Indiana.
Matches Stevie on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jadyn Ott's junior season at California (2024).
77%match
Matches Jadyn on
Weight
Rush TD rate
Yards / reception
Differs from Jadyn on
Receiving share (higher)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like John Gentry
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology