Running back, Mississippi State, 2015–⁠19

Nick Gibson

Number
No. 21
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Birmingham, AL

Nick Gibson played running back at Mississippi State (2015–⁠19).

Career highs

129rushing yards, career highat Arkansas, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Mississippi State9576.3014
2017Mississippi State452395.3139
2018Mississippi State272057.6162
2019Mississippi State554337.9647
Career1369346.9862

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Mississippi State3258.3012
2018Mississippi State5367.2012
2019Mississippi State4348.5024
Career12957.9024

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Mississippi State21RBFr.
2017Mississippi State21RBSo.
2018Mississippi State21RBJr.
2019Mississippi State21RBSr.5′11″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Mississippi State90.23––2.0––
2017Mississippi State460.04––2.06%0.11
2018Mississippi State340.40––13.56%–
2019Mississippi State610.4899th (n=287)0.1329.29%0.27

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Mississippi State 11 games, 433 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.LouisianaW 38–⁠28227119––
Sep 7vs.Southern MissW 38–⁠15531113––
Sep 28atAuburnL 23–⁠561−100––
Oct 12atTennesseeL 10–⁠202504––
Oct 19vs.LSUL 13–⁠362−301124
Oct 26atTexas A&ML 30–⁠49325012––
Nov 2atArkansasW 54–⁠2412129147––
Nov 16vs.AlabamaL 7–⁠3895602024
Nov 23vs.Abilene ChristianW 45–⁠7853113––
Nov 28vs.Ole MissW 21–⁠20357130––
Dec 30 ✦vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠3885411916
2018 Mississippi State 9 games, 205 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Stephen F. AustinW 63–⁠622102019
Sep 8atKansas StateW 31–⁠103140919
Sep 15vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠103801016
Oct 20atLSUL 3–⁠19––––112
Oct 27vs.Texas A&MW 28–⁠1342208––
Nov 3vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠326406210
Nov 17vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠6948112––
Nov 22atOle MissW 35–⁠331607––
Jan 1 ✦vs.IowaL 22–⁠27112012––
2017 Mississippi State 12 games, 239 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Charleston SouthernW 49–⁠064101214
Sep 9atLouisiana TechW 57–⁠21515011––
Sep 16vs.LSUW 37–⁠7323014––
Sep 23atGeorgiaL 3–⁠31552039––
Sep 30atAuburnL 10–⁠4952209––
Oct 14vs.BYUW 35–⁠10323011––
Oct 21vs.KentuckyW 45–⁠74906––
Oct 28atTexas A&MW 35–⁠14443117112
Nov 4vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠232−100––
Nov 11vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠31140419
Nov 18atArkansasW 28–⁠211−500––
Dec 30 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠2761305––
2016 Mississippi State 2 games, 57 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 22atKentuckyL 38–⁠4052408––
Oct 29vs.SamfordW 56–⁠41433014––

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

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