Player Dossier

2016-2019

Mississippi 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.

Usage Score

9.7

Efficiency

63.6

Consistency

46

Season Value

54.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nick Gibson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Mississippi State. Nick Gibson leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.6 efficiency.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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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

Louisville

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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. Unknown: 53. Ole Miss: 57

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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. Unknown: 8 by 69. Ole Miss: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins61 · n=4 · +32.7 vs Losses
Losses28.3 · n=6 · -32.7 vs Wins
First Half23.8 · n=6 · -41.0 vs Second Half
Second Half64.8 · n=5 · +41.0 vs First Half

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@ LouisvilleL 28-388546.801166.7
Fri 11/29vs Ole MissW 21-2035719119
Sun 11/24vs Unknown8536.6016.6
Sat 11/16vs AlabamaL 7-389566.200245.5
Sat 11/2@ Arkansas100 rush yardsW 54-241212910.80110.8
Sat 10/26@ Texas A&ML 30-493258.3008.3
Sat 10/19vs LSUL 13-362-3-1.5001247
Sat 10/12@ TennesseeL 10-20252.5002.5
Sat 9/28@ AuburnL 23-561-1-10-1
Sat 9/7vs Southern MissW 38-155316.2016.2
Sat 8/31@ LouisianaW 38-2822713.50113.5

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Mississippi State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State5767.27.9
2017 PostseasonMississippi State26449.56.4207
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State26449.56.40
2018 PostseasonMississippi State24171.66.5-23
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State24171.66.50
2019 PostseasonMississippi State46763.69.7226
2019 Regular SeasonMississippi State46763.69.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arkansas

Win with 129 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

129

Primary metric

129 scrimmage yards and 17.1 usage.

#2

Louisiana Tech

64

Primary metric

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 5.7 usage.

#3

Texas A&M

55

Primary metric

Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.

#4

Georgia

52

Primary metric

Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

52 scrimmage yards and 9.6 usage.

#5

Unknown

33

Primary metric

Game with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

33 scrimmage yards and 6.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Mississippi State

467 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 9.7 usage

54.8

#2

2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State

54.8

467 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Mississippi State

48.6

241 primary · 71.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8945

Pinson Valley · Pinson, AL

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

1,029

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career rushing yards
934