Tavion Gadson
Kentucky Wildcats
85
Great

Tavion Gadson

DTDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Tavion Gadson starting?

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

Tavion Gadson is the projected starting DT on a Solid Kentucky — 85 OVR.

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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 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #596 NatlTeam Share5%Percentile85th
Savannah, GA
Jersey
#94
Class
RS JR
Height
6'5"
Weight
303 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252842.5

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 81-rated defense; 85th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
81
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
+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.

2026 Game Log

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.