Brandon Gibson
Gibson with the St. Louis Rams
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 13, 1987 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | West Germany | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Puyallup (WA) Rogers | ||||||||
| College: | Washington State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 194 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 233 |
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| Receiving yards: | 2,711 |
| Receiving TDs: | 13 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Brandon Lewis Gibson (born August 13, 1987) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft and has also played for the St. Louis Rams and Miami Dolphins. He played college football and basketball at Washington State.
Gibson grew up in Puyallup, Washington and went to Stahl Jr High School then graduated from Governor John R. Rogers High School in 2005.
Gibson finished his college career at Washington State as the school's all-time leading receiver with 2,756 yards and 182 receptions along with 17 touchdowns. He also played for the Washington State basketball team during the 2005-06 season, but decided to focus his attention on football.
In 2007, as a junior, Gibson started 11 games and was named to Phil Steele's Third-Team All-America. Also he was voted First-team All-Pac-10 honors. He set the WSU single-season record for receiving yards in a season with 1,180 on 67 receptions. He also led the team with nine touchdowns, a tie for third most touchdowns in a single season by a WSU Cougar. In 2006 he played in 12 games with no starts. He led the Cougars with 731 yards and was second on the squad in both receptions (49) and touchdowns (four). As a freshman he earned a varsity letter after playing in 10 of the Cougars' 11 games during his debut season. Gibson ended the season with 9 catches for 172 yards (19.2 yard average) and 2 touchdowns.
Gibson seriously considered leaving Washington State to declare for the 2008 NFL Draft due to the team switching coaches, however, the new coaching staff convinced him to stay.
As a senior in 2008, Gibson earned the fourth varsity letter of his career after starting in each of WSU's 13 games. He was named honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference and the team Offensive Most Valuable Player. In 2008 he caught 57 passes for 673 yards and two touchdowns. After the season he received an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl.
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