Derrick Gibson

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]

For the baseball player, see Derrick Gibson (baseball).

Derrick Gibson
Florida Atlantic Owls
Position:Safeties coach
Personal information
Born: (1979-03-22) March 22, 1979
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:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:196
Interceptions:3
Sacks:2.0
Player stats at PFR

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. 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
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2001OAK 160161510.00190940000
2002OAK 16116652140.02000060100
2003OAK 15146856121.0321601131000
2005OAK 66353051.01000030100
2006OAK 16111830.00000000000
6932196161352.06325011161200

Playoffs
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2001OAK 205410.00000000000
2002OAK 306420.00000000000
5011830.00000000000

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 ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Miami Killian Cougars () (2019–2021)
2019 Miami Killian 9–33–12nd
2020 Miami Killian 4–2
2021 Miami Killian 12–23–01st
Miami Killian: 25–76–1
Total:25–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. "Derrick Gibson". nolefan.org. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. "Derrick Gibson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  4. "Seminoles on the sidelines: Derrick Gibson". Unconquered Magazine. July 7, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. "New Head Coaches Can Make A Difference". 560 The Joe. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. "Warchant - Former FSU star Gibson: 'I want to see them live the dream I lived'". floridastate.rivals.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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