Player Dossier

2022-2025

Maryland

Gavin Gibson

DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Hickory, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Gavin Gibson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.2

Efficiency

21.4

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

13

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · East Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Maryland • East Carolina • North Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

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.

Gavin Gibson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · East Carolina. Gavin Gibson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

East Carolina paired 12.5 primary output with 31.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Maryland, East Carolina, North Carolina.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · North Carolina

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

21.4

Usage

5.2

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 0. Charlotte: 2. UCF: 0. Clemson: 0. California: 2. Virginia: 0. Stanford: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Duke: 1. NC State: 0

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. TCU: 6 by 25. Charlotte: 6 by 45. UCF: 6 by 25. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. California: 3 by 32.5. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 2 by 18.3. Duke: 4 by 26.7. NC State: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=8 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Charlotte

Best efficiency game

45 vs Charlotte

Result
Sun 11/30@ NC StateL 19-4221000
Sat 11/22vs DukeL 25-3242100
Sat 11/15@ Wake ForestL 12-2822001
Sat 11/8vs StanfordW 20-1521000
Sat 10/25vs VirginiaL 16-1743000
Sat 10/18@ CaliforniaL 18-2133101
Sat 10/4vs ClemsonL 10-3822000
Sat 9/20@ UCFL 9-3464000
Sat 9/6@ CharlotteW 20-363101
Tue 9/2vs TCUL 14-4864000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Maryland

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    East Carolina

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    North Carolina

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMaryland516.15.5
2023 Regular SeasonMaryland211.83.3-3
2024 PostseasonEast Carolina12.531.17.610.5
2024 Regular SeasonEast Carolina12.531.17.60
2025 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina621.45.2-6.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Charlotte

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.

#3

App State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.

#4

Michigan

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#5

Liberty

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · East Carolina

12.5 primary output · 31.1 efficiency · 7.6 usage

32.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · East Carolina

32.4

12.5 primary · 31.1 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Maryland

21.2

5 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 5.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.82

Arcata · Arcata, CA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

3

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

119

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Gavin Gibson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
119