43 Garvin St. John ✓
  • 🏈 #43 · Syracuse
  • 🍊 Orange
  • 我讲中文

#43

Garvin
St. John

我讲中文 (I speak Chinese)

Number 43 on the field, fluent Mandarin in the feed. His POVs of speaking Chinese and eating Chinese food have built a following of 411K.

411K
followers
43
jersey
20
posts

Instagram figures, November 2026.

Garvin St. John pointing at the camera in his number 43 jersey
Garvin St. John from behind, ST. JOHN 43 on his jersey

About

Two playbooks.
One player.

Garvin St. John wears #43 for Syracuse football, and he has his own NIL store to prove it. Off the field, he's the verified creator with 411K followers who speaks Mandarin.

His reels: speaking Chinese as an African American male, eating Chinese food so good his bro starts dancing, a trip to Beijing, and how to say "Kung Fu Panda" in Chinese. He's on TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn too.

  • 🏈 Syracuse #43
  • Mandarin 中文
  • Food POVs 🥟
  • NIL store
Garvin in Beijing, captioned I'm in Beijing
我在北京 · I'm in Beijing

Learn with #43

The Mandarin
playbook

Six words from his bio and his reels. Tap a card to flip it: pinyin and meaning on the back.

Learn Chinese with Du Chinese ↗

The Chinese-learning app linked on his page.

Reels

Highlights

Contact

Brands, NIL &
collabs.

For partnerships, NIL deals and collaborations, email Garvin directly.

What he brings

  • 411K followers on Instagram
  • Bilingual content: English + 中文
  • Food & culture POVs
  • College football #43

Partners

Collaborations