Boise State LB Gavin Hambrick: former top-100 recruit with special-teams value and room to climb
Gavin Hambrick enters 2026 as a redshirt sophomore linebacker at Boise State, a 6-2, 220-pound former three-star recruit who was ranked No. 53 among inside linebackers by ESPN. In the 2024 season, he appeared in one game, and earlier he played in all 14 games in a special-teams role, which suggests coaches trust his effort and reliability. The big question now is whether that high-upside, hard-nosed profile turns into more defensive snaps—because the raw recruiting pedigree is real, but the production still needs a breakout.
