Gavin Ransaw
Gavin Ransaw
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against App State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 26 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (24 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Immanuel Hickman Sr.’s 2025 season.
Matches Immanuel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Quentin Bivens's sophomore season at Ole Miss (2021).
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