Devin Gentry

WR · Georgia State 2019 · #14

Last confirmed: Georgia State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′10″ · 195 lb · Louisville, KY · Louisville Male

Devin Gentry: WR · Georgia State · #14.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

McLane MannixTexas Tech · 2019 · 90% season match
Mitchell JuergensBYU · 2016 · 89% season match
Steven Mitchell Jr.USC · 2015 · 85% season match
Marquis ZimmermanBowling Green · 2016 · 85% season match
Jeff ThomasMiami · 2017 · 33% season match

Devin Gentry

WR · Georgia State · Sr · #14

Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons at Georgia State, two different head coaches: Trent Miles and Shawn Elliott. One game to point at: 49 receiving yards and 3 rushing yards against Furman — Week 2, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

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

Georgia State in the news

Former player arrested after altercationInstagram Oct 21

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Georgia State	25	286	11.4	2
2018	Georgia State	22	286	13.0	3
2017	Georgia State	12	259	21.6	3
2016	Georgia State	1	15	15.0	0
Career		60	846	14.1	8

Season	Team
2019	Georgia State	3	24	18
2018	Georgia State	6	26	47
2017	Georgia State	12	82	173
2016	Georgia State	--	--	--
Career		21	132	238

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-30@ Tennessee	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 2	W 48-42vs Furman	2	49	24.5	0	43	Season-high 49 yds
Wk 3	L 10-57@ Western Michigan	1	44	44.0	0	44
Wk 7	W 31-21@ Coastal Carolina	2	8	4.0	0	8
Wk 8	W 28-21vs Army	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 9	W 52-33vs Troy	2	17	8.5	0	9
Wk 11	L 31-45@ UL Monroe	2	14	7.0	0	9
Wk 12	L 27-56vs App State	4	32	8.0	1	14
Wk 13	W 28-15vs South Alabama	4	27	6.8	1	13
Wk 14	L 10-38@ Georgia Southern	3	34	11.3	0	26
Bowl	L 17-38vs Wyoming	3	32	10.7	0	23
Total		25	286	11.4	2	44

Signature game

Week 12 · 2019

L 27-56

vs App State

4 rec · 32 yds · 1 TD

With B. Wright — 43.7 yards per punt · 7 punts · 2 inside the 20 · D. Coates — 97 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 24 · Q2 · EPA +4.14Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 44 yds to the WMich 40 for a
Week 12 · App State · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 4 yds for a TD (Brandon Wright KICK)
Week 14 · Georgia Southern · 4th and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 5 yds to the GeoSo 40 for a
Week 1 · Wyoming · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 23 yds to the Wyom 49 for a
Week 9 · Troy · 4th and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.55Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 8 yds to the Troy 31 for a
Week 13 · South Alabama · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 5 yds for a TD (Brandon Wright KICK)

4 more plays

Week 11 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.27Cornelious Brown pass complete to Devin Gentry for 9 yds to the GeoSt 49 for a
Week 13 · South Alabama · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.22Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 13 yds to the GeoSt 39 for a
Week 2 · Furman · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.11Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 43 yds to the Furm 5 for a
Week 12 · App State · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.03Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 12 yds to the GeoSt 36 for a

Teams and coaches

2016Georgia State3-9HC: Trent Miles · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

2017Georgia State7-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Balanced

2018Georgia State2-10HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

2019Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (98th percentile). Strength: epa / target (93rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#17 / 728 · 98th pct

89.3%

EPA / target#54 / 728 · 93rd pct

0.96

TD rate#219 / 728 · 70th pct

7.1%

Explosive rate#255 / 728 · 64th pct

14.3%

Yards / catch#445 / 728 · 39th pct

11.4

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#111 / 283 · 60th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Long catch#333 / 556 · 40th pct

Rec TDs#293 / 556 · 39th pct

Receptions#339 / 556 · 38th pct

Rec yards#386 / 556 · 31st pct

286

Yards / catch#382 / 556 · 31st pct

11.4

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

67th → 93rd percentile

Explosive rate

70th → 64th percentile

Catch rate

43rd → 98th percentile

TD rate

82nd → 70th percentile

Yards / catch

58th → 39th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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

2019 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.6	28.0	12.6	0.4
Road5g	1.8	22.8	16.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.8	29.4	19.4	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	23.2	9.4	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Shawn Elliott

Pass share

39.6%

385 pass / 586 run

Plays / game

74.7

13 games

Team sack rate

4.5%

375 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

25 catches and 3 carries in 11 games

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

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