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2 Gavin Wimsatt

2 Gavin Wimsatt

  • Position:
    QB
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 225
  • Hometown:
    Owensboro, Ky.
  • High School:
    Owensboro
  • Major:
    Africana Studies

Summary

Biography

PRONUNCIATION
2023 Team Captain
2023 (Junior): Started all 13 games at quarterback ... ranked ninth in the Big Ten with 171.7 yards of total offense per game ... total of 2,232 yards placed 10th for a season in program history ... accounted for 20 touchdowns (11 rushing, nine passing) ... the 122 points responsible for ranked sixth in the Big Ten ... recorded 131 rushing attempts ... set a Rutgers quarterback record with 497 rushing yards, most in the Big Ten and No. 20 nationally among quarterbacks ... had four games with multiple rushing touchdowns ... the 11 rushing scores were ninth-most in a season in program history and most ever by a quarterback ... the total also led Big Ten quarterbacks in 2023, ranked tied for sixth among quarterbacks nationally and tied for third among all Big Ten players ... went 138-of-289 passing for 1,735 yards ... had 10 games with double-digit completions ... rushed for a pair of scores in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... rushed for two touchdowns and passed for 165 yards versus Maryland (11/25) ... went 10-for-16 for 130 passing yards at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) ... threw a 19-yard touchdown pass and ran for 49 yards against No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... rushed for 143 yards, most by a quarterback in a game in program history, and three touchdowns in win at Indiana (10/21) ... threw for 181 yards and a touchdown in the comeback win over Michigan State (10/14) ... added 16 completions for 181 yards and a touchdown at Wisconsin (10/7) ... rushed for two touchdowns and threw a scoring pass versus Wagner (9/30) ... threw a season-long 69-yard touchdown pass at No. 2 Michigan (9/23) ... ran for 87 yards with a 34-yard rushing touchdown against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... threw for a season-high 198 yards and a touchdown versus Temple (9/9) ... completed 17-of-29 attempts for 163 yards with a passing and rushing touchdown in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3) ... voted a team captain (9/2).

2022 (Sophomore): Played in eight games with six starts at quarterback ... completed 65 passes for 757 yards and five touchdowns ... rushed for 63 yards ... added 122 passing yards with a touchdown versus No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... went 20-for-34 passing for 236 yards and two touchdowns at Michigan State (11/12) ... completed 14-of-29 passes for 166 yards and a touchdown against No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... earned first Big Ten start at Minnesota (10/29) and completed six passes for 68 yards ... made first collegiate start and rushed for 62 yards with a touchdown pass in home opener versus Wagner (9/10) ... recorded a 48-yard rush and completed five passes for 47 yards at Boston College (9/3).

2021 (Freshman): Played in four games ... completed nine passes for 45 yards and rushed for 68 yards on the season ... totaled seven completions and ran for 39 yards in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ... saw action at Penn State (11/20) … rushed for 20 yards in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... made collegiate debut with a 13-yard completion on fourth down to extend go-ahead drive in the win at Illinois (10/30).

Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Jay Fallin at Owensboro … one of the top scholastic signal callers in the country … Elite 11 finalist … KHSAA Class 5-A State Player of the Year ... helped the Red Devils to an appearance in the KHSAA Class 5-A state title game as a junior in 2020 and the semifinals as a sophomore in 2019 … finished high school career with 5,304 passing yards and 62 passing touchdowns … threw for 504 yards and five touchdowns in two games for Owensboro as a senior in 2021 before enrolling early at Rutgers in September … completed 143 passes for 2,075 yards and 26 touchdowns to go along with 408 yards and six touchdowns on the ground as a junior … 2020 first team all-state selection by the coaches … 2020 Offensive Player of the Year by The Owensboro-Times … also threw for 2,729 yards and 31 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2019 … a consensus four-star prospect … top player in Kentucky and the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback nationally by Rivals … the No. 11 signal caller in the country and a top-150 prospect by 247Sports … an ESPN 300 recruit and No. 7 quarterback nationally by ESPN.

Major: Africana Studies
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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2021Freshman

    QB
    6'3" 200 lbs
    9
  • 2021-22Freshman

    QB
    6'3" 200 lbs
  • 2

    2022Sophomore

    QB
    6'3" 220 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Junior

    QB
    6'3" 225 lbs
    2
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