John Gibson: DB · Missouri · #5.
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John Gibson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at Missouri: Gary Pinkel and Barry Odom. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Arkansas — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-26@ West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 61-21vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-28vs No. 16 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 79-0vs Delaware State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-42@ LSU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ No. 18 Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-17vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 37-63@ Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-24vs Arkansas | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 28 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL28 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
48.0%
448 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
77.8
12 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Missouri, 28 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Pinkel → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
