2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 7
Javon Gipson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Texas
- High School:
- George Ranch HS
- Prev School:
- Baylor
- Major:
- Sociology
Career Honors
2025 - Redshirt Senior (at ACU)
2024 - Redshirt Junior (at ACU)
2023 - Redshirt Sophomore (at Baylor)
2022 - Redshirt Freshman (at Baylor)
2021 - Redshirt (at Baylor)
High School
- FCS Football Central All-America Third Team (2025)
- Played in 26 games over 2 seasons at ACU
- Caught 64 passes in 2025, which was T-10th most in ACU's single-season record book
- Third player in ACU's Division I era to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a season
2025 - Redshirt Senior (at ACU)
- All-America 3rd Team by FCS Football Central (Sports Illustrated)
- Played in 13 of ACU's 14 games
- Started 12 games, including each of the ACU's last 9 games
- Led the Wildcats with 64 catches (2nd most in UAC) for 1,022 yards (2nd) and 6 touchdowns (T-5th)
- First in the UAC in receiving yards per game with 79
- Recorded 3 consecutive 100-yard games, the first ACU player to do so since NFL veteran and ACU Sports Hall of Famer Taylor Gabriel in 2011
- Nov. 15 at Eastern Kentucky - 6 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD
- Nov. 22 at Central Arkansas - 10 catches, 188 yards, 1 TD
- Nov. 29 vs. Lamar - 9 catches, 164 yards, 2 TD
- Had 7 receptions of 30 or more yards, including 2 for touchdowns
2024 - Redshirt Junior (at ACU)
- Transferred to ACU, playing in 13 games with 5 starts
- Caught 23 passes for 335 yards and 2 touchdowns
- Posted a 100-yard performance in win at Northern Colorado on Sept. 14 (7 catches, 102 yards)
2023 - Redshirt Sophomore (at Baylor)
- Played in five games off the bench
2022 - Redshirt Freshman (at Baylor)
- Saw action in nine games, owning two catches for 22 yards
- Both catches came in a win over Texas State
2021 - Redshirt (at Baylor)
- Played against Texas Southern (9/11) but did not record a stat.
High School
- Played at George Ranch High School for coach Nick Cavallo
- Helped team to 5-3 record as a senior
- Totaled 29 receptions for 530 yards and four touchdowns in 2020
- Had 637 receiving yards on 29 catches and nine scores as a junior
- Caught two touchdowns during sophomore season in 2018
- Earned three-star rating from 247 Sports
- No. 93 player in Texas
- No. 95 wide receiver nationally
- Three-star recruit at Rivals
- ESPN's No. 70 player in Texas
- Three-star prospect
ACU Baseball: Rick McCarty Press Conference | May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12
ACU Baseball: Senior Day Ceremony | May 9, 2026
Saturday, May 09
ACU Softball: Jo Koons Press Conference | May 4, 2026
Monday, May 04
ACU Women's Basketball: Julie Goodenough Press Conference | May 4, 2026
Monday, May 04
