Tavion Gadson
Kentucky Wildcats
89
Great

Tavion Gadson

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NTDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Tavion Gadson starting?

Tavion Gadson is the projected starter at NT for Kentucky Wildcats.

Redshirt junior · #94 · 6'5", 303 lbs

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Depth at NT · Kentucky Wildcats

  1. 19489Tavion GadsonStarter
  2. 29373Kalen Edwards
  3. 3773Jamarrion Harkless

Kentucky Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Jenkins, ranked #596 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 28 tackles, 4 TFL, 2.5 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 85th-percentile production nationally — good for a 89 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #596 Natl2-Yr Total30 tackles · 3 sacksTeam Share5%Percentile85th
Savannah, GA
Jersey
#94
Class
RS JR
Height
6'5"
Weight
303 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252842.5
202320.50.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8807
National Rank
#596
High School
Jenkins
Hometown
Savannah, GA

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 85th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 89.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 85% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WLSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Oct 3WSCTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Sep 19WTA&MTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-21

Sep 12LALATKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 45-17

Tavion Gadson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

28 tkl · 4 TFL · 2.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.