Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Mississippi State
Nick Gibson
RB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Nick Gibson leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Nick Gibson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 21, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nick Gibson's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Nick Gibson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Mississippi State. Nick Gibson leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,029
- Rushing yards
- 934
- Receiving yards
- 95
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Nick Gibson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,029
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Pinson Valley · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Pinson Valley · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 467 scrimmage yards · RB 205th (top 31%) · SEC 54th (top 19%) · National 519th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 2 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 251 | 226 | 25 | 1 | 43.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 229 | 193 | 36 | 1 | 50 |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 60 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 59.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 407 | 379 | 28 | 5 | 59.3 |
Related Context
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Nick Gibson played RB for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Gibson recorded 934 rushing yards, 95 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 467 primary output with 63.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 63.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with 129 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2019 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
42.5
Efficiency
63.6
Usage
9.7
Consistency
46
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 60. Louisiana: 27. Southern Miss: 31. Auburn: -1. Tennessee: 5. LSU: 21. Texas A&M: 25. Arkansas: 129. Alabama: 60. Abilene Christian: 53. Ole Miss: 57
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 9 by 70. Louisiana: 2 by 100. Southern Miss: 5 by 64.6. Auburn: 1 by 0. Tennessee: 2 by 26. LSU: 3 by 29.2. Texas A&M: 3 by 84.7. Arkansas: 12 by 94.8. Alabama: 11 by 61.6. Abilene Christian: 8 by 69. Ole Miss: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins59.4 · Games = 5 · +31.1 vs Losses
Losses28.3 · Games = 6 · -31.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | @ Louisville | L 28-38 | 8 | 54 | 6.80 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.7 |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Ole Miss | W 21-20 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Abilene Christian | W 45-7 | 8 | 53 | 6.60 | 1 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Alabama | L 7-38 | 9 | 56 | 6.20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Arkansas100 rush yards | W 54-24 | 12 | 129 | 10.80 | 1 | — | — | 10.8 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Texas A&M | L 30-49 | 3 | 25 | 8.30 | 0 | — | — | 8.3 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs LSU | L 13-36 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Tennessee | L 10-20 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Auburn | L 23-56 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Southern Miss | W 38-15 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 1 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Louisiana | W 38-28 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 1 | — | — | 13.5 |
Player Story
Nick Gibson story
Nick Gibson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 21, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nick Gibson's career was his backfield work: 934 rushing yards, 136 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 95 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 95 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Gibson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 57 | 67.2 | 7.9 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 264 | 49.5 | 6.4 | 207 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 264 | 49.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 241 | 71.6 | 6.5 | -23 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 241 | 71.6 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 467 | 63.6 | 9.7 | 226 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 467 | 63.6 | 9.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas
Week 10 · W 54-24 · Conference game
Win with 129 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
129
Scrimmage Yards
81.2 takeover
129 scrimmage yards and 17.1 usage.
#2
@ Texas A&M
Week 9 · W 35-14 · Conference game
55
Scrimmage Yards
72.7 takeover
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.
#3
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 10 · W 45-3
64
Scrimmage Yards
72.1 takeover
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64 scrimmage yards and 5.7 usage.
#4
@ Georgia
Week 4 · L 3-31 · Conference game
52
Scrimmage Yards
71.7 takeover
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 9.6 usage.
#5
vs Samford
Week 9 · W 56-41
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Scrimmage Yards
67.3 takeover
Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
33 scrimmage yards and 6.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Mississippi State
467 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 9.7 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State
59.3
467 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
50
241 primary · 71.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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