Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2025Southern Miss
Isaiah Gibson Sr.
DL • 6'4" • 320 lbs • Springfield, OH, USA
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Isaiah Gibson Sr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Kentucky • Marshall • Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Isaiah Gibson Sr. built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Springfield, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Kentucky, Marshall, and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Isaiah...
Read the storyIsaiah Gibson Sr., DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Marshall. Isaiah Gibson Sr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 74
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Isaiah Gibson Sr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · DL
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 10 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Marshall
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Irmo · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DL 236th (top 22%) · Sun Belt 186th (top 30%) · National 1,644th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 9 | 10 | - | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | Southern Miss | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marshall to Southern Miss | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 78.6 | Dec 25, 2024 |
Isaiah Gibson Sr. played DL for Kentucky, Marshall, and Southern Miss. Across 7 tracked seasons, Isaiah Gibson Sr. recorded 74 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Marshall paired 8.5 primary output with 20.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kentucky, Marshall, Southern Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Southern Miss
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
14.3
Usage
2.4
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Jacksonville State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 1. Jackson State: 0.5. App State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Jacksonville State: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Arkansas State: 1. South Alabama: 0. Troy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 2 by 18.3. Jackson State: 4 by 21.7. App State: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. Jacksonville State: 3 by 22.5. Georgia Southern: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas State: 4 by 26.7. South Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Troy: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Jacksonville State
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Arkansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | vs Western Kentucky | L 16-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Troy | L 18-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ South Alabama | L 35-42 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Arkansas State | W 27-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs UL Monroe | W 49-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/10 | @ Georgia Southern | W 38-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Jacksonville State | W 42-25 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 20-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs App State | W 38-22 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Jackson State | W 38-20 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Gibson Sr. story
Isaiah Gibson Sr. built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Springfield, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Kentucky, Marshall, and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Isaiah Gibson Sr.'s career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Isaiah Gibson Sr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kentucky
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Marshall
2022-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Southern Miss
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 4 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 8.5 | 20.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 8.5 | 20.2 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | -8.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Southern Miss | 3.5 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 3.5 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Notre Dame
Week 2 · W 26-21
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#2
vs UAlbany
Week 1 · W 21-17
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia Southern
Week 11 · W 38-33 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 92 Jacksonville State
Week 5 · W 42-25
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Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 69 Western Kentucky
Week 1 · L 16-27 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Marshall
8.5 primary output · 20.2 efficiency · 3.4 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Marshall
39.6
8.5 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Marshall
23.6
4 primary · 9.1 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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