Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 8 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 |
#4
Jerrick Gibson
Sophomore running back for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 215 lb · Gainesville, FL
CFB Index 41 · #200 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Texas → Purdue for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
32
rushing yards · 2026
4 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 26 rush yds, 5 rec yds, vs Indiana State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2024.
- Transferred from Texas to Purdue in 2026.
Jerrick Gibson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Steve Sarkisian and Barry Odom. The receipt on tape: 26 rush yds, 5 rec yds against Indiana State, Week 1, 2026.
32 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 8 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202412 games
- Signed with Texas4-star out of IMG Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
2025Texas
2026Purdue
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 16.0 YDS/g, 3.6 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.19(07:39) Shotgun #4 J.Gibson rush left for 1 yard loss to the ISU45 (#16 M.McNair)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.09(08:27) Shotgun #4 J.Gibson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ISU44 (#0 L.Vereen II), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA -0.89(02:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Gibson rush right for 1 yard gain to the PUR42 (#21 A.Hall)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.88(12:20) Shotgun #4 J.Gibson rush left for 9 yards gain to the PUR21 (#0 L.Vereen II)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -0.16(09:09) Shotgun #4 J.Gibson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ISU46 (#15 D.Griffith)
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.11(03:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Gibson rush left for 5 yards gain to the PUR41 (#11 L.Hardy)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.08(11:55) Shotgun #4 J.Gibson rush left for 8 yards gain to the PUR29 (#52 M.Keifer), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 2&15 · Q2 · EPA -0.03(04:36) Shotgun #4 J.Gibson rush left for 4 yards gain to the PUR24 (#32 G.Hagan)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Nate Frazier’s 2024 season.
Matches Nate on
Weight
Rush TD rate
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Nate on
Receiving share (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to CJ Marable’s path through Coastal Carolina.
94%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches CJ on
Yards per carry
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Girard Pringle Jr.'s freshman season at Miami (2025).
83%match
Matches Girard on
Recruiting rating
EPA / carry (adj)
Receiving share
Differs from Girard on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jerrick Gibson
The backfield · Purdue
- #2Fame Ijeboi441 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Antonio Harris305 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Jerrick Gibson152 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Travis Terrell Jr.2 games · 2026
- #31Carter Holsworthno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology