Gavin Noe

Enters the fall battling for playing time at tight end and on special teams ... has been a special teams stalwart the last two years ... has played in 30 games in his first three years .... has earned 2 varsity letters. A key member of special teams, he saw action in every game ... posted a solo stop against #25 South Florida and at North Texas ... pitched in a tackle against Rice ... recorded a career-high 2 tackles at Tulsa ... turned in a tackle in the Mids' opener against VMI. Saw action in 12 of the 13 games, primarily as a member of special teams ... recorded his first-2 collegiate tackles with a pair of solo stops at East Carolina. Played in 5 contests primarily as a member of special teams, including making his collegiate debut against USF. A 2023 graduate of Anderson County High School in Clinton, Tenn., Noe was a four-year football letter winner ... named the MVP of the State Championship Game his senior year ... three-time (So, Jr, Sr) All-State (Tenn.) selection, who received All-Region 2-4A honors all four years ... named the Region 2-4A Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and the Region 2-4A MVP as a junior ... led the team to four-consecutive Region 2-4A titles and the Tennessee 4-A State Championship after an undefeated season his senior year ... it was Anderson County HS's first appearance in the state championship ... also received offers from Memphis and Marshall ... member of the National Honor Society ... father, Richard II, was a linebacker on the Tennessee football team from 1989-92 and won an SEC title with the Vols under Johnny Majors ... brother, Trey (Richard III), was an offensive lineman on the Davidson football team from 2019-22 ... son of Dr. Richard II and Amy Noe ... majoring in quantitative economics.