Overview
Derrick Gibson is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a safety for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles before being selected by the Raiders in the first round in the 2001 NFL draft.
| Florida Atlantic Owls | |||||||||
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| Title | Safeties coach | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | March 22, 1979 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Miami Killian (Kendall, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Florida State (1997–2000) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2001 (1st round, 28th overall pick) | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
Playing | |||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Derrick Gibson (born March 22, 1979) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a safety for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles before being selected by the Raiders in the first round (28th overall) in the 2001 NFL draft.[1]
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
Before 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 career
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.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Killian Cougars () (2019–2021) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Miami Killian | 9–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2020 | Miami Killian | 4–2 | |||||||
| 2021 | Miami Killian | 12–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Miami Killian: | 25–7 | 6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Derrick Gibson". nolefan.org. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Derrick Gibson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Seminoles on the sidelines: Derrick Gibson". Unconquered Magazine. July 7, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ "New Head Coaches Can Make A Difference". 560 The Joe. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Warchant - Former FSU star Gibson: 'I want to see them live the dream I lived'". floridastate.rivals.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.