Gage Larvadain
| No. 84 – Cleveland Browns | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 3, 2003 Donaldsonville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 171 lb (78 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Riverside Academy (Reserve, Louisiana) |
| College: | Southeastern Louisiana (2021–2022) Miami (OH) (2023) South Carolina (2024) |
| NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dillan Gage Larvadain (born January 3, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, Miami RedHawks and South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early life and high school
Larvadain grew up in Donaldsonville, Louisiana and attended Riverside Academy in Reserve, Louisiana, where he lettered in football and basketball. He played as a quarterback, wide receiver and a defensive back during his high school career. He accounted a total of 2,400 yards and 33 touchdowns during his career[1] and was named the High School Football Player of the Year by Crescent City Sports, NASH ICON 106.1 FM and Friday Night Football.[2] He would commit to play college football at Southeastern Louisiana University. He would also join their basketball team as a walk-on.[3]
College career
Southeastern Louisiana
During Larvadain's true freshman season in 2021, he played in all 13 games and started six of them, finishing the season with 37 receptions for 521 yards and five touchdowns.[4] He was named on the All-Southland Conference as both a wide receiver and a kick returner and was also named the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year, being the first Lion to win the award since 2008.[5]
During his basketball career, he played in 11 games where he averaged 1.6 points per game, hit 46.2% of his shots and grabbed nine rebounds.[6]
During the 2022 season, he played in all 13 games and started six of them, finishing the season with 59 receptions for 731 yards and two touchdowns. He also averaged 25.1 yards on 20 kickoff returns and rushed for 74 yards on 15 carries.
On December 12, 2022, Larvadain announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[7]
Miami (OH)
On January 14, 2023, Larvadain announced that he would transfer to Miami.[8]
During the 2023 season, he played in and started 10 games, finishing the season with 42 receptions for 679 yards and six touchdowns. He averaged 16.2 yards per catch, rushed five times for 59 yards and added five punt returns for 55 yards.[9]
On December 23, 2023, Larvadain announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[10]
South Carolina
On January 5, 2024, Larvadain announced that he would transfer to South Carolina.[11]
During the 2024 season, he played in all 13 games and started nine of them, finishing the season with 19 receptions for 223 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed twice for 15 yards and had one kick return for six yards.[12]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 8+3⁄8 in (1.74 m) |
171 lb (78 kg) |
30 in (0.76 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.45 s | 1.52 s | 2.58 s | 4.32 s | 7.20 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[13][14] | ||||||||||||
Larvadain signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2025.[15]
References
- ^ LeJeune, Jace (November 5, 2020). "Riverside Academy's Electrifying Hidden Gem Gage Larvadain Providing More Than A Spark For The Rebels". Louisiana Football Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Trahan, Ken (January 14, 2021). "Riverside's Gage Larvadain named CCS High School Football Player of Year". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Chapple, Kemmler (April 27, 2021). "Southeastern adds two-sport standout Gage Larvadain for 2021". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Gage Larvadain Stats". The Football Database. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Football All-American Gage Larvadain having immediate impact for Southeastern hoops". WBRZ-TV. January 16, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Gage Larvadain College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ @g1baller (December 12, 2022). "🙏🏼." (Tweet). Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ Mills, Richie (January 14, 2023). "Gage Larvadain announces transfer to Miami of Ohio". WGNO. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Gage Larvadain 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Nakos, Pete (December 23, 2023). "Miami wide receiver Gage Larvadain plans to enter transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Whittle, John (January 5, 2024). "Transfer WR Gage Larvadain commits to South Carolina". 247Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Gage Larvadain 2024 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "South Carolina football Pro Day results, 40 times, vertical leap and more". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ "Gage Larvadain RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ "Browns sign 13 undrafted free agents". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.