#6
Baylor · 2026

Gavin Freeman

WRSenior5' 9", 181 lbsOklahoma City, OK
Baylor Bears5-3 · TDC #34
Snap share
82%
6 of 8 started · likely 69–96%
Receptions
63
4th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
792
10th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.6
224th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
3
127th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.67
62nd of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

89 plays · +59.8 total EPA · 62nd of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.67
Passing+0.67
1st down+0.31
2nd down+0.51
3rd down+1.06
Standard downs+0.38
Passing downs+0.93
FreemanWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays14%
Pass plays28%
Run plays0%
1st down10%
2nd down16%
3rd down18%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs21%
FreemanWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets84—
Target share29.9%21st / 534
Catch rate69.0%177th / 534
Success rate per target52.4%189th / 534
Yards per target9.1185th / 534
Explosive catches14.3%161st / 534
Deep-target rate17.9%—
3rd-down targets23—
Red-zone targets7—

Charting

Where Freeman's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
89
63 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
9.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.1
314 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
474
of 788 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted87 targets charted

71% comp9.5 avg. depth5.1 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 targets (7%), 6 caught (100%), 22 yds, 3.7 per target6100% · 22yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 8 targets (9%), 6 caught (75%), 29 yds, 3.6 per target875% · 29yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (7%), 4 caught (67%), 45 yds, 7.5 per target667% · 45yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (5%), 4 caught (100%), 56 yds, 14.0 per target4100% · 56yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (5%), 3 caught (75%), 81 yds, 20.3 per target475% · 81yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (3%), 1 caught (33%), 38 yds, 12.7 per target333% · 38yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 11 targets (13%), 7 caught (64%), 75 yds, 6.8 per target1164% · 75yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 targets (6%), 3 caught (60%), 40 yds, 8.0 per target560% · 40yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (2%), 2 caught (100%), 40 yds, 20.0 per target2100% · 40yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (5%), 3 caught (75%), 128 yds, 32.0 per target475% · 128yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (1%), 1 caught (100%), 34 yds, 34.0 per target1100% · 34yRight, Behind air yards: 10 targets (11%), 8 caught (80%), 71 yds, 7.1 per target1080% · 71yRight, 0–4 air yards: 6 targets (7%), 5 caught (83%), 28 yds, 4.7 per target683% · 28yRight, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (7%), 5 caught (83%), 44 yds, 7.3 per target683% · 44yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (5%), 3 caught (75%), 40 yds, 10.0 per target475% · 40yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (2%), 1 caught (50%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target250% · 17yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Oklahoma State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Freeman’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
33
29 caught (88%)
Avg. depth of target
2.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.3
183 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
62
of 245 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
3%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted33 targets charted

78% comp2.1 avg. depth6.3 YAC/catch3% 20+ air yds4–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (9%), 2 caught (67%), 17 yds, 5.7 per target367% · 17yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (12%), 4 caught (100%), 21 yds, 5.3 per target4100% · 21yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 2 caught (100%), 30 yds, 15.0 per target2100% · 30yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 33 yds, 33.0 per target1100% · 33yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 7 targets (21%), 6 caught (86%), 54 yds, 7.7 per target786% · 54yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target250% · 10yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (12%), 4 caught (100%), 25 yds, 6.3 per target4100% · 25yRight, 0–4 air yards: 7 targets (21%), 6 caught (86%), 29 yds, 4.1 per target786% · 29yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

5 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farBaylor#34 · 5-3882%—————63792329.9%
2025Oklahoma State#124 · 1-111273%12484.0036.4%53481418.4%
2024Oklahoma State#100 · 3-947%—————64503.9%
2023Oklahoma#9 · 10-31225%5204.0060.0%199516.3%
2022Oklahoma#25 · 6-7718%77110.1128.6%34602.3%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Gavin Freeman's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Gavin Freeman's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

8.1 avg. game scoreBest: 9.5 vs Auburn (Week 1)5 of 8 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1vsAuburnL 16–179.51215412.8128
2Prairie View A&MW 44–38.21010410.4032
3Louisiana TechW 36–196.77476.7013
4ColoradoW 23–137.46599.8121
5@Arizona StateW 55–198.2711516.4031
7TCUL 6–177.477610.9021
8@KansasL 24–258.5912313.7038
9@UCFW 41–98.6511422.8177
2026 · 8 games8.16379212.6377

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions634th / 2089
Yards79210th / 2074
Yards / catch12.6224th / 460
Touchdowns3127th / 914
Long77—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles23934th / 5664
Solo2—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards17—
Average8.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long10—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSpecial teamsPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Auburn✓ WR98~82 (54–98)171··84%
Wk 2 · Prairie View A&M✓ WR84~73 (48–84)141·187%
Wk 3 · Louisiana Tech✓ WR67~55 (36–67)8··182%
Wk 4 · Colorado✓ WR74~59 (39–72)9··280%
Wk 5 · Arizona State✓ WR79~62 (41–75)9···78%
Wk 7 · TCU—86~70 (46–85)12···81%
Wk 8 · Kansas✓ WR66~55 (36–66)11···83%
Wk 9 · UCF—66~54 (35–66)9·2·82%
Season6 GS620510 (428–594)8922482%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Baylor roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Gavin FreemanWRSR63792328%+0.67
4Louis Brown IVWRSR22345314%+0.39
3Jadon PorterWRJR14273211%+0.30
15Jayden McGowanWRSR1427059%+0.44
1Dre'lon MillerWRJR710115%+0.26
Taz Williams Jr.WR66207%-0.11
83DeBraun HamptonWRJR22406%+0.19
16London SmithWRFR—————
32Brody DayWRSO—————
34Davion PetersWRFR—————
80Jackson BairdWRJR—————
81Ryne ShackelfordWRSR—————
84Chase CollierWRSO—————
87Ashton JonesWRSO—————
89Michael Johnson Jr.WRJR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Baylor depth chart →