#2

Gavin Hardison

QB · UTEP · Sr. · #2

UTEP 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Gavin Hardison

QB · UTEP · Sr · #2

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UTEP
2020–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach
2020
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Dana Dimel.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020UTEP3-5HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2021UTEP7-6HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2023UTEP3-9HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023UTEP7312956.6%9477.357120.2----
2022UTEP16631652.5%2,0766.6118114.1----
2021UTEP19835755.5%3,2189.01813140.5----
2020UTEP10819954.3%1,4197.155117.4----
Career5451,00154.4%7,6607.73933125.0----
SeasonTeam
2023UTEP34-8-0.22--
2022UTEP66761.21--
2021UTEP46-44-1.00--
2020UTEP26-30-1.20--
Career172-6-0.03--

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Graham Mertz’s 2021 season.

Graham Mertz

66%match

Wisconsin · 2021

NFL Rd 6
#2

Ethan Hampton

Northern Illinois · 2022

64%
#3

Haden Carlson

Florida International · 2022

64%
#4

Zach Wilcke

Southern Miss · 2022

60%
#5

Cameron Friel

UNLV · 2021

59%

Matches Graham on

Completion %
Yards / attempt

Differs from Graham on

INT rate (higher)
Rush usage (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
Based on 11 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hunter Simmons’s path through Wisconsin.

Hunter Simmons

85%match

Wisconsin · 2025

#2

Zach Smith

Tulsa · 2020

80%
#3

Robby Ashford

Wake Forest · 2025

78%
#4

Brandon Peters

Illinois · 2021

78%
#5

Ethan Vasko

Liberty · 2025

78%

Matches Hunter on

Completion %
Yards per attempt
2020202120222023
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Vasko's senior season at Liberty (2025).

Ethan Vasko

56%match

Liberty · 2025

#2

Ben Finley

California · 2023

44%
#3

Brock Vandagriff

Kentucky · 2024

42%
#4

Christian Veilleux

Georgia State · 2024

40%
#5

Evan Simon

Temple · 2024

39%

Differs from Ethan on

Class year (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
Rush yards / carry (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Gavin Hardison

#1

Brandon Peters

Illinois · 2021

78%
#2

Levi Williams

Wyoming · 2021

77%
#3

Tommy Ulatowski

Kent State · 2023

68%

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2020–2023
1,4192020
3,2182021
2,0762022
9472023

-33%

Sharp dropoff (-33%) — career inflection point.