2019 Football Roster
Roster
Nick Gibson
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Pinson Valley HS
2016 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER:ย Spent five years with the program โฆ Four-year contributor at running back who served as the primary back-up during his senior season โฆ Appeared in 36 contests with one start โฆ Rushed 136 times for 433 yards and eight touchdowns โฆ Caught 12 passes for 94 yards โฆ Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll โฆ Graduated in December 2019 with a degree in kinesiology and a concentration in sport studies.
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2019 SENIOR SEASON: Played in 11 games with no starts โฆ Missed two games due to injury โฆ Rushed 55 times and was third on the team in rushing yards with 433 โฆ Tied for second on the team in rushing touchdowns with six โฆ Averaged a team-best 7.9 yards per rushing attempt โฆ Earned an 88.7 run-game grade from Pro Football Focus, which ranked third in the SEC among running backs โฆ 233 of his 433 rushing yards came after contact, according to PFF โฆ Logged one 100-yard rushing game once โฆ Longest run of the year was 47 yards โฆ 16 runs resulted in a first down โฆ Recorded 13 runs of 10 or more yards, including six that gained 20-plus โฆ Registered two 20-plus yard touchdown runs โฆ Scored a rushing touchdown in six different games, including one in each of the last three โฆ Scored on an 8-yard run in the season opener at Louisiana (8/31) โฆ Followed up with another rushing touchdown on a 13-yard run vs. Southern Miss (9/7) โฆ Did not play in the next two games vs. Kansas State (9/14) and vs. Kentucky (9/21) due to injury โฆ 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 โฆ 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) โฆ Averaged 10.8 yards per rush and finished with three 20-plus yard runs against the Razorbacks โฆ Rushed nine times for 56 yards vs. No. 5 Alabama (11/16) โฆ Carried eight times for 53 yards and a score vs. Abilene Christian (11/23) โฆ Scored the first touchdown of the game in the Egg Bowl win vs. Ole Miss (11/28) on a 27-yard rush โฆ Added a 30-yard run later in the game against the Rebels โฆ 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) โฆ Averaged 8.6 yards per rush attempt over the final five games of the year.
2018 JUNIOR SEASON:ย Appeared in nine contests as part of Bulldog running back rotation โฆ Earned a 71.8 overall offensive grade from Pro Football โฆ Rushed for 205 yards on 27 touches and accounted for one touchdown โฆ Averaged a career-high 7.6 yards per rush โฆ Also an option in the receiving game with a career-high five receptions for 36 yards โฆ Longest rush of the season was 62 yards โฆ Produced an 80.9 run-game grade from Pro Football Focus โฆ ย 92 of his 205 yards came after contest โฆ Five of his career went for 10+ yards โฆ Turned 13 runs into first downs โฆ Avoided a total of 10 tackles on the season to hold a 106.5 elusive rating per PFF โฆ Rushed twice for 21 yards and hauled in a nine-yard reception in MSUโs season openerย vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1)ย โฆ Reeled in a 12-yard receptionย at No. 5 LSU (10/20)ย to match his career long โฆ Turned in a big performanceย vs. Louisiana Tech (11/3),ย collecting a career-high 64 yards on the ground on just two carries โฆ 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 โฆ 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:ย Appeared in all 13 contests, making his first career startย at Arkansas (11/18)ย โฆ Ranked third among MSUโs running backs with a career-high 239 yards on 45 rush attempts, while scoring his first career touchdown โฆ Showed versatility with three receptions for a total of 25 yards โฆ Rushed for 41 yards on six carries in MSUโs season openerย vs. Charleston Southern (9/2),ย while reeling in the first catch of his career for a 4-yard pick up โฆ Turned in a breakout performanceย at No. 11 Georgia (9/23)ย with a career-high 52 yards rushing, including a career-long carry of 32 yards โฆ Carried the ball four times for 43 yardsย at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28)ย and scored his first-career touchdown in the third quarter โฆ Tied his career high with six touches for 13 yardsย vs. Louisville (12/30)ย in the TaxSlayer Bowl.
2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Showed promise in limited playing time in 2016 โฆ Rushed for 57 yards on nine carries โฆ Saw action againstย Kentucky (10/22),ย Samford (10/29)ย andย Alabama (11/12)ย โฆ Carried the ball a career-high five times for 24 yards in his first action as a Bulldogย at Kentucky (10/22)ย โฆ Againstย Samford (10/29),ย toted the ball four times for a career-best 33 yards, including a career-long 14-yard dash.
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Redshirted during first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL:ย Pegged a four-star back by 247Sports, ESPN.com and Rivals.com and a three-star prospect by Scout.com โฆ Ranked the No. 3 running back in Alabama by Scout.com and the No. 12 prospect in the state of Alabama by 247Sports โฆ 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 โฆ Ability to break numerous tackles and extend drives wears down defenses โฆ Was coached by Matt Glover at Pinson Valley โฆ Received a scout grade of 90 from 247Sports and 80 from ESPN.com โฆ Clocked a 40-yard dash time of 4.66 โฆ Named to AL.com's A-List of the state's top football prospects in the class of 2015 โฆ Amassed 165 yards rushing on 38 attempts and scored three touchdowns in a come-from-behind win in Oct. 2014 โฆ 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 โฆ Was the Class 5A running back of the year, as selected by the Alabama Sportswriters Association.
PERSONAL:ย Born Nickolas Gibson on Feb. 15, 1996 โฆ Parents are Nikki and Geno Gibson.
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GIBSONโS 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)
