Player Dossier

2016-2019

New Mexico State

Christian Gibson

RB • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Christian Gibson leans balanced backfield option traits and 51 efficiency.

Usage / Role

38%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

36

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

31

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

51

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
New Mexico State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty

Player Story

Christian Gibson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 25, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Christian Gibson's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7719

Prime Prep Academy · Dallas, TX

Committed To
New Mexico State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Christian Gibson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Christian Gibson leans balanced backfield option traits and 51 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,207
Rushing yards
1,080
Receiving yards
127
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

Christian Gibson quick answers

Latest team and position
New Mexico State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,207
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Top game
Liberty
Recruit profile
2-star · Prime Prep Academy · New Mexico State
High school pipeline
Prime Prep Academy · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 25 · Senior
2019 Scrimmage yards rank
543 scrimmage yards · RB 178th (top 27%) · FBS Independents 18th (top 14%) · National 424th (top 17%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State1000050
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State2110015.9
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State1166359073667.3
2019 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State1254348954357.6

Related Context

Christian Gibson played RB for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Christian Gibson recorded 1,080 rushing yards, 127 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with New Mexico State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

New Mexico State paired 663 primary output with 57.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 51 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Incarnate Word

Win with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

45.3

Efficiency

51

Usage

15.8

Consistency

52.1

Best Game by takeover score

Incarnate Word

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 25. Alabama: 14. San Diego State: 8. New Mexico: 45. Fresno State: 19. Liberty: 32. Central Michigan: 41. Georgia Southern: 106. Ole Miss: 16. Incarnate Word: 115. UTEP: 61. Liberty: 61

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 4 by 65.1. Alabama: 12 by 13.6. San Diego State: 2 by 41.7. New Mexico: 7 by 53.9. Fresno State: 7 by 26.9. Liberty: 5 by 66.7. Central Michigan: 10 by 44.9. Georgia Southern: 25 by 44.3. Ole Miss: 4 by 35.4. Incarnate Word: 14 by 84.2. UTEP: 7 by 86.3. Liberty: 12 by 49

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins88 · Games = 2 · +51.3 vs Losses
Losses36.7 · Games = 10 · -51.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Incarnate Word

Best efficiency game

86.3 vs UTEP

Result
Sat 11/30@ LibertyL 28-4911494.5011125.1
Sat 11/23vs UTEPW 44-357618.7018.7
Sat 11/16vs Incarnate Word100 rush yardsW 41-28141158.2018.2
Sat 11/9@ Ole MissL 3-4126302104
Sat 10/26@ Georgia SouthernL 7-4123984.300284.2
Sat 10/12@ Central MichiganL 28-429404.400114.1
Sun 10/6vs LibertyL 13-205326.4006.4
Sun 9/29vs Fresno StateL 17-306152.500142.7
Sat 9/21@ New MexicoL 52-556264.3001196.4
Sun 9/15vs San Diego StateL 10-3128404
Sat 9/7@ AlabamaL 10-6210141.400201.2
Sun 9/1@ Washington StateL 7-584256.3006.3

Player Story

Christian Gibson story

Christian Gibson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 25, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Christian Gibson's career was his backfield work: 1,080 rushing yards, 199 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 127 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with New Mexico State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 127 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 79 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State.

The arc is straightforward: Christian Gibson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    New Mexico State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State12.63.81
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State66357.816.8662
2019 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State5435115.8-120

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Liberty

Week 6 · W 49-41 · Conference game

Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

83.9 takeover

127 scrimmage yards and 21.3 usage.

#2

@ UTEP

Week 4 · W 27-20

103

Scrimmage Yards

80.2 takeover

Win with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

103 scrimmage yards and 23.3 usage.

#3

vs Incarnate Word

Week 12 · W 41-28

115

Scrimmage Yards

79.2 takeover

Win with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

115 scrimmage yards and 18.7 usage.

#4

@ Georgia Southern

Week 9 · L 7-41

106

Scrimmage Yards

78.8 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

106 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.

#5

vs Alcorn State

Week 10 · W 52-42

110

Scrimmage Yards

76.7 takeover

Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

110 scrimmage yards and 24.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State

663 primary output · 57.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage

67.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State

57.6

543 primary · 51 efficiency · 15.8 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games