Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 28-34vs BYU | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-34vs TCU | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-35@ West Virginia | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Bowl | L 31-44@ LSU | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 5 | 48 | 8.2 | 0 | 18 |
#43
Gavin Yates
Former tight end at Baylor. 2024: 5 catches, 48 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 247 lb · Frisco, TX
Baylor 2024 — college career complete
The story
Former tight end at Baylor. 2024: 5 catches, 48 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearGavin Yates
This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Baylor. The receipt on tape: 30 rec yds, 2 receptions against LSU, Bowl, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Baylor, 103 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Baylor
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coach2021–2024
Baylor
Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dave Aranda — 29-23 over that span.
2021Baylor12-2HC: Dave Aranda · Run-heavy
2022Baylor6-7HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 18.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 37–34
vs TCU
1 rec · 5 yds
Edged out TCU at home in a shootout.
With S. Robertson — 242 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.1 · 28 rush yds (9 car) · B. Washington — 196 rush yds (26 car) · 4 TD
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology