Stephen Gosnell

#12 · WR · Sr. · Virginia Tech6′2″ · 198 lb · Pilot Mountain, NC · East Surry

Stephen Gosnell: WR · Virginia Tech · #12.

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Stephen Gosnell

WR · Virginia Tech · Sr · #12

Beats you over the top. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mack Brown and Brent Pry. One game to point at: 118 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Syracuse — Week 10, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia Tech in the news

ACC team to play bowl game in San JuanThe Roanoke Times Oct 23
Clemson vs. Virginia Tech depth charts releasedTigerNet Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Virginia Tech	28	506	18.1	1	49
2023	Virginia Tech	22	347	15.8	3	44
2022	Virginia Tech	9	128	14.2	0	24
2021	North Carolina	2	11	5.5	0	8
Career		61	992	16.3	4	49

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 27-34@ Vanderbilt	3	72	24.0	0	44
Wk 2	W 31-14vs Marshall	2	54	27.0	0	49
Wk 3	W 37-17@ Old Dominion	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 4	L 23-26vs Rutgers	2	23	11.5	0	12
Wk 5	L 34-38@ No. 7 Miami	4	53	13.3	0	21
Wk 6	W 31-7@ Stanford	3	53	17.7	1	24
Wk 8	W 42-21vs Boston College	3	40	13.3	0	20
Wk 9	W 21-6vs Georgia Tech	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 10	L 31-38@ Syracuse	5	118	23.6	0	48	Season-high 118 yds
Wk 13	L 28-31@ Duke	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 14	W 37-17vs Virginia	2	17	8.5	0	9
Bowl	L 10-24vs Minnesota	1	9	9.0	0	9
Total		28	506	18.1	1	49

Signature game

Week 10 · 2024

L 31-38

at Syracuse

5 rec · 118 yds

With C. Schlee — 206 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.6 · 54 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD · P. Moore — 42.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Marshall · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.84Kyron Drones pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 49 yds to the MRSH 17 for a
Week 5 · Miami · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.03Kyron Drones pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 21 yds to the MIA 38 for a
Week 3 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Kyron Drones pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 21 yds to the ODU 45 for a
Week 6 · Stanford · 1st and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Kyron Drones pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 9 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)
Week 5 · Miami · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.21Kyron Drones pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 8 yds to the MIA 49 for a
Week 8 · Boston College · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.16Kyron Drones pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 15 yds to the BC 1 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.15Collin Schlee pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 44 yds to the SYR 3 for a
Week 10 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.08Collin Schlee pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 48 yds to the SYR 7 for a
Week 10 · Syracuse · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Collin Schlee pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 7 yds to the VT 45 for a
Week 10 · Syracuse · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.04Collin Schlee pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 13 yds to the SYR 43 for a

Teams and coaches

2021North Carolina6-7HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning

2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced

2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 45 (#237 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

45Rotational starter #237 of 466 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (96th percentile). Concern: catch rate (8th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#26 / 610 · 96th pct

18.6

Explosive rate#27 / 610 · 96th pct

30.6%

EPA / target#343 / 610 · 44th pct

0.83

TD rate#484 / 610 · 20th pct

2.8%

Catch rate#560 / 610 · 8th pct

75.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#53 / 541 · 90th pct

18.1

Rec yards#199 / 541 · 63rd pct

506

Long catch#268 / 541 · 50th pct

Receptions#290 / 541 · 45th pct

Rec TDs#369 / 541 · 23rd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

100th → 44th percentile

Explosive rate

86th → 96th percentile

Catch rate

98th → 8th percentile

TD rate

93rd → 20th percentile

Yards / catch

85th → 96th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.0	32.4	17.7	0.0
Road6g	2.8	55.8	19.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.3	40.7	17.6	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	44.2	18.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Brent Pry

Pass share

41.2%

339 pass / 484 run

Plays / game

63.3

13 games

Team sack rate

8.6%

373 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

28 catches in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

45 · #237 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #237 at the position.

Stephen Gosnell

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Style of play

Fans

Virginia Tech in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

28 catches in 12 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2020

2022 7 games