Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018UCF
Kyle Gibson
DB • 5'11" • 182 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyle Gibson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Kyle Gibson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Tampa, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Kyle Gibson's career was his defensive production: 172...
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- Committed To
- UCF
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Kyle Gibson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · UCF. Kyle Gibson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 172
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Kyle Gibson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCF · DB
- Career Tackles
- 172
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · UCF
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Armwood · UCF
- High school pipeline
- Armwood · 65 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 83 tackles · DB 20th (top 3%) · American Athletic 16th (top 3%) · National 156th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | UCF | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCF | 11 | 21 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 56 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 83 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 59.8 |
Related Context
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Kyle Gibson played DB for UCF. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kyle Gibson recorded 172 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
UCF paired 13 primary output with 36 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · UCF
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
36
Usage
5.7
Consistency
55.8
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. UConn: 2.5. South Carolina State: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. Pittsburgh: 1. SMU: 1. Memphis: 0. East Carolina: 2.5. Temple: 2. Navy: 0. Cincinnati: 0. South Florida: 2. Memphis: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UConn: 4 by 41.7. South Carolina State: 2 by 18.3. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 25. Pittsburgh: 6 by 35. SMU: 6 by 35. Memphis: 3 by 12.5. East Carolina: 12 by 75. Temple: 14 by 70. Navy: 9 by 37.5. Cincinnati: 8 by 33.3. South Florida: 2 by 28.3. Memphis: 11 by 55.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 12 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
75 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | vs LSU | L 32-40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | vs Memphis10+ tackles | W 56-41 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 38-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Cincinnati | W 38-13 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Navy | W 35-24 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/1 | vs Temple10+ tackles · Splash game | W 52-40 | 14 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ East Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 37-10 | 12 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Memphis | W 31-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs SMU | W 48-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Pittsburgh | W 45-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/21 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 56-36 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs South Carolina State | W 38-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/30 | @ UConnSplash game | W 56-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Kyle Gibson story
Kyle Gibson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Tampa, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Kyle Gibson's career was his defensive production: 172 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kyle Gibson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UCF
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | UCF | 1 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCF | 1 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCF | 10 | 28.2 | 6.1 | 9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCF | 10 | 28.2 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 36 | 5.7 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 36 | 5.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ East Carolina
Week 8 · W 37-10 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Temple
Week 10 · W 52-40 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Navy
Week 8 · W 31-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Temple
Week 12 · W 45-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Memphis
Week 14 · W 62-55 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · UCF
13 primary output · 36 efficiency · 5.7 usage
59.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · UCF
59.8
13 primary · 36 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · UCF
57.5
10 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
4
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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