Tight end, Chattanooga (from Western Kentucky), 2018–⁠24

Jay Gibson

Number
No. 87
Height
6′5″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Chattanooga, TN

Jay Gibson played tight end at Western Kentucky (2018) and Chattanooga (2022–⁠24).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Chattanooga131179.0118
2023Chattanooga68113.5023
2024Chattanooga131027.8126
Career323009.4226

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Western Kentucky87TEYr 1
2022Chattanooga87TEYr 5
2023Chattanooga87TEYr 6
2024Chattanooga87TEJr. (Yr 7)6′5″255

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Chattanooga (FCS)130.64––8.4–
2023Chattanooga (FCS)61.30––7.8–
2024Chattanooga (FCS)130.68––8.8–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Chattanooga 7 games, 13 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atTennesseeL 3–⁠69222014
Oct 5atEast Tennessee StateW 17–⁠10110010
Oct 19vs.WoffordW 37–⁠52212
Oct 26vs.VMIW 31–⁠101707
Nov 2atWestern CarolinaL 34–⁠38234026
Nov 16vs.SamfordL 13–⁠361−100
Nov 23atAustin PeayW 24–⁠17428014
2023 Chattanooga 5 games, 6 catches, 81 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atNorth AlabamaL 27–⁠41111011
Sep 9vs.Kennesaw StateW 27–⁠201707
Sep 23atSamfordW 47–⁠24244023
Nov 25 ✦atAustin PeayW 24–⁠211909
Dec 2 ✦atFurmanL 7–⁠26110010
2022 Chattanooga 7 games, 13 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atEastern IllinoisW 38–⁠20225018
Sep 17vs.North AlabamaW 41–⁠14220012
Sep 22atIllinoisL 0–⁠3121006
Oct 1atEast Tennessee StateW 24–⁠161202
Oct 15vs.VMIW 41–⁠13342018
Oct 22vs.MercerW 41–⁠211313
Nov 5atThe CitadelW 31–⁠2121508
2018 Western Kentucky 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 17vs.UTEPW 40–⁠16––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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