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.
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.
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.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2001 OAK 16 0 16 15 1 0.0 0 1 9 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 2002 OAK 16 11 66 52 14 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 2003 OAK 15 14 68 56 12 1.0 3 2 16 0 11 3 1 0 0 0 2005 OAK 6 6 35 30 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2006 OAK 16 1 11 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 32 196 161 35 2.0 6 3 25 0 11 16 1 2 0 0
Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2001 OAK 2 0 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 OAK 3 0 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coaching career Gibson has since returned to Miami Killian High School as the head football coach. Killian High is a state champion in the 6A classification.
Head coaching record
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