Tavion Gadson
Kentucky Wildcats
84
Good

Tavion Gadson

Kentucky WildcatsSolid
DTDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Tavion Gadson starting?

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

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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 83th-percentile production nationally — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #596 Natl2-Yr Total30 tackles · 3 sacksTeam Share5%Percentile83th
Savannah, GA
Jersey
#94
Class
RS JR
Height
6'5"
Weight
298 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 80-rated defense; 83th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 83% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 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.

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Team Role

28 tkl · 4 TFL · 2.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at DT · Kentucky Wildcats

  1. 19484Tavion GadsonStarter
  2. 2677Ahmad Breaux
  3. 39160Jaden Williams
  4. 45558Nic Smith
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.