Gage Larvadain

#7 · WR · Sr. · South Carolina5′9″ · 180 lb · Donaldsonville, LA

Gage Larvadain: WR · South Carolina · #7.

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Gage Larvadain

WR · South Carolina · Sr · #7

Moves the chains on third down. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Chuck Martin and Shane Beamer. The first one came in 2023: MAC Offensive Player of the Week. On tape: 79 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Akron, Week 4, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

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

South Carolina in the news

Shane Beamer calls out conspiracy theoriesOct 25
South Carolina DB out for Tennessee gameOn3 Oct 24
New suites sold out247Sports Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	South Carolina	19	223	11.7	1	44
2023	Miami (OH)	43	696	16.2	7	99
Career		62	919	14.8	8	99

Season	Team
2024	South Carolina	2	15	6	6
2023	Miami (OH)	5	59	--	55
Career		7	74	6	61

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 4	W 50-7vs Akron	2	79	39.5	0	44	Season-high 79 yds
Wk 6	L 3-27vs No. 12 Ole Miss	5	39	7.8	0	11
Wk 7	L 25-27@ No. 7 Alabama	2	20	10.0	0	17
Wk 8	W 35-9@ Oklahoma	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 10	W 44-20vs No. 10 Texas A&M	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 11	W 28-7@ No. 24 Vanderbilt	3	34	11.3	0	20
Wk 12	W 34-30vs No. 24 Missouri	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 13	W 56-12vs Wofford	2	20	10.0	1	13
Wk 14	W 17-14@ No. 12 Clemson	1	7	7.0	0	7
Bowl	L 17-21vs No. 21 Illinois	1	3	3.0	0	3
Total		19	223	11.7	1	44

Signature game

Week 13 · 2024

W 56-12

vs Wofford

2 rec · 20 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 44-point win at home against Wofford.

With L. Sellers — 307 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 78.0 · 53 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · D. Campbell — 5 rec · 120 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Vanderbilt · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.43LaNorris Sellers pass complete to Gage Larvadain for 20 yds to the VAN 43 for a
Week 4 · Akron · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.39Robby Ashford pass complete to Gage Larvadain for 44 yds to the AKR 40 for a
Week 4 · Akron · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Robby Ashford pass complete to Gage Larvadain for 35 yds to the AKR 45 for a
Week 13 · Wofford · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.74LaNorris Sellers pass complete to Gage Larvadain for 13 yds for a TD (Alex Herrera KICK)
Week 12 · Missouri · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.70LaNorris Sellers pass complete to Gage Larvadain for 14 yds to the MIZ 31 for a
Week 14 · Clemson · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.12LaNorris Sellers pass complete to Gage Larvadain for 7 yds to the SC 48 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Illinois · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.61Gage Larvadain run for 5 yds to the SC 42 for a
Week 7 · Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.51LaNorris Sellers pass complete to Gage Larvadain for 17 yds to the ALA 46 for a
Week 7 · Alabama · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +1.28Gage Larvadain run for 10 yds to the SC 33 for a
Week 6 · Ole Miss · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25LaNorris Sellers pass complete to Gage Larvadain for 9 yds to the SC 34

Teams and coaches

2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 30 (#409 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

30Below cohort / limited sample #409 of 466 · 2024?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: catch rate (4th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#364 / 610 · 40th pct

11.3

Explosive rate#429 / 610 · 30th pct

10.7%

TD rate#430 / 610 · 29th pct

3.6%

EPA / target#436 / 610 · 29th pct

0.68

Catch rate#583 / 610 · 4th pct

71.4%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#131 / 299 · 55th pct

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Long catch#316 / 541 · 40th pct

Yards / catch#370 / 541 · 30th pct

11.7

Receptions#402 / 541 · 24th pct

Rec TDs#369 / 541 · 23rd pct

Rec yards#437 / 541 · 19th pct

223

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

55th → 29th percentile

Explosive rate

42nd → 30th percentile

Catch rate

15th → 4th percentile

TD rate

84th → 29th percentile

Yards / catch

86th → 40th 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 · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	30.4	14.3	0.2
Road4g	1.8	17.0	8.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.5	35.2	15.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.5	13.7	8.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Shane Beamer

Pass share

38.8%

341 pass / 537 run

Plays / game

67.5

13 games

Team sack rate

8.9%

392 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

19 catches and 2 carries in 10 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

30 · #409 of 466 WRs · 2024

Gage Larvadain

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Style of play

Fans

South Carolina in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

19 catches and 2 carries in 10 games

Three seasons, three schools

Moves

2024 10 games