Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-0vs Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-20vs Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Rickey Gibson III
Senior cornerback on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 181 lb · Trussville, AL · Hewitt-Trussville
CFB Index 35 · #401 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Tennessee → Texas A&M 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.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 288 nationally · Signed with Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2023.
- Transferred from Tennessee to Texas A&M in 2026.
Rickey Gibson III
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Josh Heupel and Mike Elko. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Arizona State — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20235 games
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Hewitt-Trussville
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 · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Elijah Robinson
Texas A&M
Coaching transition mid-career: Elijah Robinson → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas A&M
2025Tennessee
2026Texas A&M
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Texas A&M2-0HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
35 · #401 of 537 safeties
Former four-star. Now #401 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–20
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kaleb Patterson’s 2024 season.
83%match
Matches Kaleb on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Kaleb on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Finley's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2023).
Matches Jacob on
Weight
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Rickey Gibson III
The secondary · Texas A&M
- #4Tawfiq Byard78 tackles · 2025
- #3Marcus Ratcliffe66 tackles · 2025
- #7Dalton Brooks61 tackles · 2025
- #2Dezz Ricks26 tackles · 2025
- #9Rickey Gibson III1 tackle · 2025
20 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology