Player Career

Cannon Gibbs Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cannon Gibbs story

Cannon Gibbs built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Brandon, MS wearing No. 4, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Cannon Gibbs' career was his defensive production: 101 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with East Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cannon Gibbs' production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Cannon Gibbs 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

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

  1. 1

    East Carolina

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0
2016 Regular SeasonEast Carolina00
2017 Regular SeasonEast Carolina2.5254.42.5
2018 Regular SeasonEast Carolina13.531.6711

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UConn

Week 12 · W 55-21 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Memphis

Week 10 · L 41-59 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

72.2 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.

#3

vs BYU

Week 8 · W 33-17

2

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#4

vs UCF

Week 8 · L 10-37 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

64.2 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.

#5

@ South Florida

Week 4 · L 13-20 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

53.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · East Carolina

13.5 primary output · 31.6 efficiency · 7 usage

58.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · East Carolina

21.9

2.5 primary · 25 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · East Carolina

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

6

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games