Temple’s walk-on slot receiver: Gavan Loriston is a depth piece with hustle and versatility
Gavan Loriston enters the 2026 season at Temple as a 5-foot-10, 165-pound redshirt junior expected to compete at slot receiver, but he has not yet logged game stats at the college level. Temple lists him as a former walk-on who played both wide receiver and cornerback in high school, and that two-way background plus an “Iron Man Award” nod points to toughness, effort, and special-teams-type versatility rather than headline production. He looks like a grinder more than a featured target—useful if you value reliability, competition, and athletic grit in the room.
