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Gavin Hardison

#2Gavin Hardison

QB·UTEP·2023

Gavin Hardison is a Dual-Threat QB for UTEP. Gavin's 2023 season ranks in the 5th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 147 plays — a developing rate for the QB.

What projects, and what doesn't · QBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.46
    Beats guessing the QB average by 16%. n=2,421 QB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.05
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=1,965 QB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.51
    Beats guessing the QB average by 20%. n=1,965 QB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Gavin Hardison's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Passing
73/129 Comp/Att947 Pass yards5 Pass TD7 INT56.6% Comp %
Rushing
-8 Rush yards2 Rush TD34 Carries-0.2 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs QB peers

  • Efficiency5
  • Volume100
  • Dual-Threat100
  • Consistency87
  • Clutch100
Player type
Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)5th %ile · below avg
Game-to-game consistency87th %ile · above avg
Key findings
  • Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
  • High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Peak game: 0.65 EPA/play in Wk 4 vs UNLV (SP+ 1).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗
Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+0.6500.65Wk 1 vs Incarnate Word: +0.62 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Northwestern: +0.36 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Arizona: +0.18 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs UNLV: +0.65 EPA/play4
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+C/ATTPass YdsPass TDINTQBRRush YdsRush TDEPA/play
0@Jacksonville StateL14-17-1.617/292081233.9160
1vsIncarnate WordW28-1410/13942058.41900.62
2@NorthwesternL7-38-1.317/251921249.4300.36
3@ArizonaL10-3114.115/312280034.1-2700.18
4vsUNLVL28-451.414/312251324.2-1920.65

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
46.2%
Passing plays
89.1%
Rushing plays
11.2%
Standard downs
36.9%
Passing downs
67.0%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.22
Passing downs
0.62
Pass / Rush EPA
0.40 / 0.41

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.