Every transfer is a wager; JaVonnie Gibson and Cincinnati are still waiting to see how this one pays.
6′2″ · 208 lb · Opelousas, LA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
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Senior wide receiver for Cincinnati. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
JaVonnie Gibson
JaVonnie Gibson arrives at Cincinnati with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Cincinnati
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 16 | 201 | 12.6 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma | 18 | 199 | 11.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 400 | 11.8 | 4 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 50 | Season-high 79 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs Miami (OH) | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 16 | 201 | 13.0 | 3 | 50 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 62–10
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +68 receiving yards, +7 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec tds (85th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
1921% of team targetsCatch rate
84%16 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
84% catch rate on 19 targets · 21% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.3 | 67.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.3 | 67.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
41.6%
89 pass / 125 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
98 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Play style
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Kyren Lacy’s 2020 season.
Matches Kyren on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Taylor Grimes’s path through Incarnate Word.
Matches Taylor on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Boobie Curry's junior season at Arizona (2021).
Matches Boobie on
Differs from Boobie on
Player DNA
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