Defensive back, North Carolina (from Maryland, East Carolina), 2022–25
Gavin Gibson
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hickory, NC
Gavin Gibson played defensive back at Maryland (2022–23), East Carolina (2024) and North Carolina (2025).
Career highs
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| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Maryland | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 52 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 37 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 119 | 75 | 13.5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland | 5 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Maryland | 5 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | East Carolina | 5 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | North Carolina | 5 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 185 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 North Carolina 10 games, 37 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. TCU | L 14–48 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Charlotte | W 20–3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at UCF | L 9–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Clemson | L 10–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at California | L 18–21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Virginia | L 16–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Stanford | W 20–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Wake Forest | L 12–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Duke | L 25–32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at NC State | L 19–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 East Carolina 11 games, 52 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Norfolk State | W 42–3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Old Dominion | W 20–14 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. App State | L 19–21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Liberty | L 24–35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. UTSA | W 30–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atCharlotte | L 24–55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Temple | W 56–34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 49–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Tulsa | W 38–31 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at North Texas | W 40–28 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs.NC State | W 26–21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Maryland 7 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs.Virginia | W 42–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Michigan State | W 31–9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Indiana | W 44–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Ohio State | L 17–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Illinois | L 24–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Northwestern | L 27–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Nebraska | W 13–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Maryland 7 games, 15 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Buffalo | W 31–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atCharlotte | W 56–21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. SMU | W 34–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Michigan | L 27–34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan State | W 27–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Penn State | L 0–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Ohio State | L 30–43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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