2018 Football Roster

74 Ryan Gibson

  • Position Offensive Lineman
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 295
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Bay St. Louis, MS
  • Last School(s) St. Stanislaus HS

Biography

Twitter: @ryan2818 | @calfootball
Instagram: ryangibson74cal_football

Cal Career (2015 – Present)
• Has played in 15 games with six starts all over the last season-plus as a 2017 sophomore and 2018 junior after redshirting as a 2015 true freshman and not playing as a 2016 redshirt freshman
• Has made four of his career starts at right guard and two at left guard
• Has made a career-high-tying three starts both as a sophomore and junior
• Has not recorded any statistics other than participation

Junior (2018)
• Has played in five games with a career-high-tying three starts at right guard
• Has not recorded any statistics other than participation

Sophomore (2017)
• Played in career-high-tying 10 games with a career-high-tying three starts including his first start at right guard against USC before starting twice at left guard in back-to-back contests against Arizona and at Colorado
• Did not record any statistics other than participation
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation

Freshman (2016)
• Did not play
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation

Freshman (2015)
• Redshirted
• Did not play

St. Stanislaus HS (Class of 2015)
• A four-year starter who saw action on both sides of the football at offensive and defensive tackle
• Unanimous selection for the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game following his 2014 senior season but did not play due to injury
• Racked up career totals of 159 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks over his four varsity campaigns
• Helped lead his team to a combined 37-5 overall record over his final three seasons with his senior squad reaching the state finals and his 2013 junior and 2012 sophomore clubs getting to the quarterfinals
• Selected first-team All-State as a senior as an offensive lineman by Southern Elite Sports, while also playing on the defensive line and contributing 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks (-4 yards), two passes defended and two quarterback hurries for a squad that posted a 13-2 overall record and a 4-1 District mark, won a South State crown and advanced to the MHSAA Class 4A Championship Game
• A preseason member of the Gridiron Magazine All-State team prior to his senior campaign
• Selected first-team 4A All-State, All-Region 8-4A, All-Sea Coast Echo County and All-South Mississippi by the Sun Herald on the offensive line as a junior when he did not allow a sack in more than 450 offensive snaps while his team finished 12-1 overall, won a District 8-4A title with a 5-0 mark and reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs
• Also had 63 tackles, 3.5 sacks (-28 yards), one forced fumble, one pass defended and five quarterback hurries as a junior
• Picked up second-team All-State and All-Sea Coast Echo County selections on the offensive line as a sophomore when his squad was 11-2 overall, 5-0 in the 4A-Region 8 standings to win a title and reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs
• Wore No. 77
• Also played basketball his 2013-14 junior season
• A representative of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a group leader on his school’s student ministry team
• On the president honor’s roll
• A member of the National Honors Society
 
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2015)
Stars: Tom Lemming (4), 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3), Scout (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (772)
National Center Player Ratings: Scout (17)
National Offensive Guard Ratings: 247Sports Composite (50), 247Sports (52), ESPN (56)
National Offensive Tackle Ratings: Rivals (66)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (385) 
South Player Ratings: Scout (6)
Mississippi Overall Player Ratings: Rivals (16), 247Sports Composite (20), ESPN (21), 247Sports (24)
Mississippi Center Player Ratings: Scout (1)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (86), 247Sports Composite (0.8544), ESPN (77), Rivals (5.6)

Other 
• Full name is Ryan Paul Gibson
• Born December 4, 1996
• Son of  Matthew Gibson and Deborah Cornell
• Father played defensive back collegiately at Navy
• Oldest of five children in his family
• Played on a traveling ice hockey team before getting into football
• Has traveled to 14 different countries
• Patterns his game after his favorite professional athlete, former Cal and current Atlanta Falcons center Alex Mack
• Enjoys surfing and snowboarding
• Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August of 2005 near his hometown Bay St. Louis, Miss.
• Major is political science

Last Updated
November 10, 2018

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 74

    2015Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'1" 280 lbs
    74
  • 74

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'1" 285 lbs
    74
  • 74

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Offensive Lineman
    6'2" 290 lbs
    74
  • 74

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Lineman
    6'2" 295 lbs
    74