John Gentry
John Gentry
Wins in space out of the backfield. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 51 rush yds, 45 rec yds against Oklahoma State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Sam Houston, 704 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under K.C. Keeler.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 26 | 75 | 2.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 119 | 394 | 3.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 66 | 235 | 3.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 211 | 704 | 3.3 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 35 | 261 | 7.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 310 | 6.7 | 3 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Austin Jones’s 2021 season.
Matches Austin on
Differs from Austin on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Stevie Scott’s path through Indiana.
Stevie Scott
Jason Collins Jr.
Reggie Davis
Kennieth Lacy
Jonathan DeBique
Matches Stevie on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jadyn Ott's junior season at California (2024).
Matches Jadyn on
Differs from Jadyn on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024-68%
Sharp dropoff (-68%) — career inflection point.