2015 Football Roster
Roster
Nick Gibson
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Pinson Valley HS
2016 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Spent five years with the program … Four-year contributor at running back who served as the primary back-up during his senior season … Appeared in 36 contests with one start … Rushed 136 times for 433 yards and eight touchdowns … Caught 12 passes for 94 yards … Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Graduated in December 2019 with a degree in kinesiology and a concentration in sport studies.
2019 SENIOR SEASON: Played in 11 games with no starts … Missed two games due to injury … Rushed 55 times and was third on the team in rushing yards with 433 … Tied for second on the team in rushing touchdowns with six … Averaged a team-best 7.9 yards per rushing attempt … Earned an 88.7 run-game grade from Pro Football Focus, which ranked third in the SEC among running backs … 233 of his 433 rushing yards came after contact, according to PFF … Logged one 100-yard rushing game once … Longest run of the year was 47 yards … 16 runs resulted in a first down … Recorded 13 runs of 10 or more yards, including six that gained 20-plus … Registered two 20-plus yard touchdown runs … Scored a rushing touchdown in six different games, including one in each of the last three … Scored on an 8-yard run in the season opener at Louisiana (8/31) … Followed up with another rushing touchdown on a 13-yard run vs. Southern Miss (9/7) … Did not play in the next two games vs. Kansas State (9/14) and vs. Kentucky (9/21) due to injury … Turned in the most productive stretch of his career in the last five games of the season, carrying 40 times for 349 yards and four touchdowns … Had a career performance at Arkansas (11/2), producing a career-high 129 rushing yards on 12 carries and finding the end zone on a 47-yard run (longest TD run on the team this season) … Averaged 10.8 yards per rush and finished with three 20-plus yard runs against the Razorbacks … Rushed nine times for 56 yards vs. No. 5 Alabama (11/16) … Carried eight times for 53 yards and a score vs. Abilene Christian (11/23) … Scored the first touchdown of the game in the Egg Bowl win vs. Ole Miss (11/28) on a 27-yard rush … Added a 30-yard run later in the game against the Rebels … Closed out his career with 54 yards and a 3-yard touchdown run on eight attempts in the Music City Bowl vs. Louisville (12/30) … Averaged 8.6 yards per rush attempt over the final five games of the year.
2018 JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in nine contests as part of Bulldog running back rotation … Earned a 71.8 overall offensive grade from Pro Football … Rushed for 205 yards on 27 touches and accounted for one touchdown … Averaged a career-high 7.6 yards per rush … Also an option in the receiving game with a career-high five receptions for 36 yards … Longest rush of the season was 62 yards … Produced an 80.9 run-game grade from Pro Football Focus … 92 of his 205 yards came after contest … Five of his career went for 10+ yards … Turned 13 runs into first downs … Avoided a total of 10 tackles on the season to hold a 106.5 elusive rating per PFF … Rushed twice for 21 yards and hauled in a nine-yard reception in MSU’s season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Reeled in a 12-yard reception at No. 5 LSU (10/20) to match his career long … Turned in a big performance vs. Louisiana Tech (11/3), collecting a career-high 64 yards on the ground on just two carries … Turned in a career-long rush of 62 yards in the fourth quarter against the Bulldogs, the longest rush by an MSU running back in 2018 … Rushed a career-high nine times for 48 yards vs. Arkansas (11/17), including an 8-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Appeared in all 13 contests, making his first career start at Arkansas (11/18) … Ranked third among MSU’s running backs with a career-high 239 yards on 45 rush attempts, while scoring his first career touchdown … Showed versatility with three receptions for a total of 25 yards … Rushed for 41 yards on six carries in MSU’s season opener vs. Charleston Southern (9/2), while reeling in the first catch of his career for a 4-yard pick up … Turned in a breakout performance at No. 11 Georgia (9/23) with a career-high 52 yards rushing, including a career-long carry of 32 yards … Carried the ball four times for 43 yards at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28) and scored his first-career touchdown in the third quarter … Tied his career high with six touches for 13 yards vs. Louisville (12/30) in the TaxSlayer Bowl.
2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Showed promise in limited playing time in 2016 … Rushed for 57 yards on nine carries … Saw action against Kentucky (10/22), Samford (10/29) and Alabama (11/12) … Carried the ball a career-high five times for 24 yards in his first action as a Bulldog at Kentucky (10/22) … Against Samford (10/29), toted the ball four times for a career-best 33 yards, including a career-long 14-yard dash.
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: Pegged a four-star back by 247Sports, ESPN.com and Rivals.com and a three-star prospect by Scout.com … Ranked the No. 3 running back in Alabama by Scout.com and the No. 12 prospect in the state of Alabama by 247Sports … Rivals.com has him as the No. 13 back in the country, the No. 7 prospect in Alabama and the No. 139 player in the country … Ability to break numerous tackles and extend drives wears down defenses … Was coached by Matt Glover at Pinson Valley … Received a scout grade of 90 from 247Sports and 80 from ESPN.com … Clocked a 40-yard dash time of 4.66 … Named to AL.com's A-List of the state's top football prospects in the class of 2015 … Amassed 165 yards rushing on 38 attempts and scored three touchdowns in a come-from-behind win in Oct. 2014 … As a junior rushed for 2,205 yards and 27 touchdowns with a chunk of those yards having come during one incredible 447-yard, six touchdown performance against Mortimer Jordan in September 2013 … Was the Class 5A running back of the year, as selected by the Alabama Sportswriters Association.
PERSONAL: Born Nickolas Gibson on Feb. 15, 1996 … Parents are Nikki and Geno Gibson.
GIBSON’S CAREER HIGHS:
Rushes: 12, at Arkansas (11-2-19)
Rushing Yards: 129, at Arkansas (11-2-19)
Rushing TDs: 1, (8x), last vs. Louisville (12-30-19)
Long Rush: 62, vs. LA Tech (11-3-18)
Receptions: 1, (several times), last vs LSU (10-19-19)
Receiving Yards: 12, (twice), last at LSU (10-20-18)
Long Reception: 12, (twice), last at LSU (10-20-18)
