#21

Nick Gibson

Senior running back for Mississippi State. 2019: 433 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 4 catches.

RB · Mississippi State · Sr. · #21

5′11″ · 215 lb · Birmingham, AL

Mississippi State 2019 alumnus

The story

4 running back for Mississippi State. 2019: 433 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 4 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Mississippi State, 934 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Mississippi State

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

2 coaches

2016–2017

Dan Mullen

Mississippi State

2018–2019

Joe Moorhead

Mississippi State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dan Mullen → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Mississippi State6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

2017Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2018Mississippi State8-5HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

2019Mississippi State6-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (99th percentile). Concern: carries (16th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / carry#4 / 326 · 99th pct

7.9

Rush TDs#111 / 326 · 61st pct

Long run#168 / 326 · 48th pct

Rush yards#187 / 326 · 43rd pct

433

Rec yards#232 / 314 · 26th pct

Receptions#241 / 314 · 21st pct

Fumbles lost#166 / 218 · 17th pct

Carries#273 / 326 · 16th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	38.8	7.3	0.6
Road6g	39.8	6.8	0.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	23.2	5.6	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	52.8	8.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Lebby

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Mississippi State	55	433	7.9	6	--
2018	Mississippi State	27	205	7.6	1	--
2017	Mississippi State	45	239	5.3	1	--
2016	Mississippi State	9	57	6.3	0	--
Career		136	934	6.9	8	--

Season	Team
2019	Mississippi State	4	34	8.5	0	--
2018	Mississippi State	5	36	7.2	0	--
2017	Mississippi State	3	25	8.3	0	--
2016	Mississippi State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		12	95	7.9	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2019

W 38–28

at Louisiana

27 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD

Edged out Louisiana on the road in a shootout.

With T. Stevens — 236 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.3 · 37 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · K. Hill — 197 rush yds (27 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-28@ Louisiana	2	27	13.5	1	19
Wk 2	W 38-15vs Southern Miss	5	31	6.2	1	13
Wk 5	L 23-56@ Auburn	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Wk 7	L 10-20@ Tennessee	2	5	2.5	0	4
Wk 8	L 13-36vs LSU	2	-3	-1.5	0	1
Wk 9	L 30-49@ Texas A&M	3	25	8.3	0	12
Wk 10	W 54-24@ Arkansas	12	129	10.8	1	47	Season-high 129 yds
Wk 12	L 7-38vs Alabama	9	56	6.2	0	20
Wk 13	W 45-7vs Abilene Christian	8	53	6.6	1	13
Wk 14	W 21-20vs Ole Miss	3	57	19.0	1	30
Bowl	L 28-38@ Louisville	8	54	6.8	1	19
Total		55	433	7.0	6	47

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology