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Utah State University Athletics

2022 Football Roster

Profile

  • RB
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Houston, Texas
    Hometown
  • 5'10
    Height
  • 195
    Weight
  • North Shore HS
    High School
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John Gentry
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John Gentry
RB
Position
Junior
Class
Houston, Texas
Hometown

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Biography

HONORS 
Academic All-Mountain West (2020).

2022 (JUNIOR SEASON) 
Played in two games, but did not record any stats.

2021 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) 
Played in all 14 games and finished the season with 268 all-purpose yards… Rushed for 235 yards on 66 carries (3.6 ypc) and caught five passes for 33 yards (6.6 ypr)… Had a career-high 14 carries for 47 yards at Washington State (9/4) in the season opener, while adding one reception for 10 yards… Rushed for a career-best 57 yards on seven carries, including a career-long run of 41 yards, against Boise State (9/25), to go along with one reception for 12 yards.

2020 (FRESHMAN SEASON) 
Played in five games and finished the season with 147 all-purpose yards as he returned five kickoffs for 118 yards (23.6 ypr), rushed for 33 yards on seven carries (4.7 ypc) and had one reception for minus four yards… Had a season-high four carries against Air Force (12/3) and had a season-long rush of 19 yards against San Diego State (10/31)… All five of his kickoff returns were against the Falcons… Also completed one pass for four yards against New Mexico (11/26)… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

HIGH SCHOOL 
Three-star recruit that was rated as the 52nd-best high school running back in the nation according to 247Sports.com… Earned Texas Class 6A first-team all-district honors at wide receiver as a prep senior at North Shore High School in Houston, Texas, as he had 18 receptions and 10 touchdowns... Helped the Mustangs to back-to-back Texas 6A D1 state titles during his junior and senior seasons, and a combined record of 31-1 during that span… North Shore HS climbed as high as No. 4 in the national polls in 2019 according to MaxPreps.com… Earned first-team all-district honors as a junior at running back as he gained over 900 yards and scored 24 touchdowns... In three years of playing varsity football, he totaled 3,586 all-purpose yards and 48 touchdowns as he also returned punts and kickoffs… Also ran track & field and recorded career-best times of 4.56 in the 40 meters and 10.87 in the 100 meters.

PERSONAL 
Son of Johnny and Genice Gentry... Has three sisters and two brothers... Dad played football at Santa Clara University... Aunt played basketball at Long Beach State... Majoring in business management.

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