2024 Football Roster
Roster
Gavin Yates
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 247
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- Memorial HS
2024 (Senior): Played in all 13 games with five starts …Caught five balls for 48 yards … Had a touchdown catch called back due to penalty … Added two tackles in special teams coverage … Made first catch of the year, a six-yard grab vs. BYU … Had a five-yard grab vs. TCU and a seven-yard grab at WVU … With Michael Trigg out injured, had two catches for 30 yards, including an 18-yard grab in the Texas Bowl vs. LSU … Made starts vs. Colorado, BYU, ISU, Kansas and LSU … Named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches at fullback.
2023 (Junior): Played in nine games with one start ... Made start vs. Long Island ... Had two catches for 10 yards ... Had an eight-yard grab in the season lid-lifter vs. Texas State ... Had a two-yard catch at TCU.
2022 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games as a reserve tight end/fullback and as a key member of the special teams unit … Caught a 10-yard pass vs. Texas State … Was used as a fullback in short-yardage scenarios.
2021 (Freshman): Made his debut at Texas State but did not record a stat (9/4) … Played but did not record a stat vs. Texas Southern (9/11) …Scored a touchdown on his career-first rushing attempt and made one catch for 18 yards at Kansas (9/18) … Played but did not record a stat against Iowa State (9/25) … Did not play at Oklahoma State (10/2) … Had one catch for 11 yards against West Virginia (10/9) … Played but did not record a stat vs. BYU (10/16) … Tallied one catch for two yards against Texas (10/30) … Played but did not record a stat at TCU (11/6), vs. Oklahoma (11/13), at Kansas State (11/20) and vs. Texas Tech (11/27) … Had one catch for four yards in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma State (12/4) … Played but did not record a stat against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl (1/1).
High School: Played at Frisco Memorial High School for coach Derrick Roberson … Played both tight end and defensive end in high school … Finished high school career with 101 tackles and nine sacks … Added 46 QB hurries … Tallied five sacks as a senior …Also played lacrosse … Was team defensive MVP in 2021.
Personal: Son of Eric and Jil Yates … has one sister, Brooke … pre-business major.
