Derrick Gibson

American football player and coach (born 1979)
American football player
Derrick Gibson
Florida Atlantic Owls
Position:Safeties coach
Personal information
Born: (1979-03-22) March 22, 1979 (age 45)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami Killian (Kendall, Florida)
College:Florida State (1997–2000)
NFL draft:2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28
Career history
As a player:
  • Oakland Raiders (2001–2006)
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:196
Interceptions:3
Sacks:2.0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Derrick Gibson (born March 22, 1979) is a former American football safety who played his entire career for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Raiders in the first round (28th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Florida State.

Career

College

An All-American at his hometown Miami Killian High School, Gibson was rated the number-one prospect in the state of Florida by many analysts.[who?] He was a four-year letterman at Florida State University who finished his career with 214 tackles, nine stops for losses, seven interceptions and 16 pass deflections.

Gibson participated in three BCS National Championships at Florida State, including the 1999 win over Virginia Tech.[2]

Professional

Prior to the 2001 NFL Draft, he was credited with a 4.45 40 yard dash from his Pro Day workout. He spent his entire career for the Raiders from 2001 to 2006.[3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 OAK 16 0 16 15 1 0.0 0 1 9 0 9 4 0 0 0 0
2002 OAK 16 11 66 52 14 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0
2003 OAK 15 14 68 56 12 1.0 3 2 16 0 11 3 1 0 0 0
2005 OAK 6 6 35 30 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
2006 OAK 16 1 11 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 32 196 161 35 2.0 6 3 25 0 11 16 1 2 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 OAK 2 0 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 OAK 3 0 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 11 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Coaching

Gibson has since returned to Miami Killian High School as the head football coach.[4][5][6] Killian High is a state champion in the 6A classification.

References

  1. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  2. ^ "Derrick Gibson". nolefan.org. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. ^ "Derrick Gibson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. ^ "Seminoles on the sidelines: Derrick Gibson". Unconquered Magazine. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  5. ^ "New Head Coaches Can Make A Difference". 560 The Joe. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  6. ^ "Warchant - Former FSU star Gibson: 'I want to see them live the dream I lived'". floridastate.rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
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Formerly the Oakland Raiders (1960–1981, 1995–2019) and Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1994)