Last confirmed: East Carolina, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 228 lb · Brandon, MS
Cannon Gibbs: LB · East Carolina · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cannon Gibbs
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the East Carolina linebacker corps. On tape: 8 tackles against NC State, Week 14, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | East Carolina | 51 | 25 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | East Carolina | 50 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 101 | 46 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-19vs North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ South Florida | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-35vs Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-49@ Temple | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-42vs Houston | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-37vs No. 10 UCF | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 41-59vs Memphis | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-24@ Tulane | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-21vs UConn | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 6-56@ Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-58@ NC State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 25 | 9.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
18%9 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups51 tackles · 9 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Scottie Montgomery, all pass-leaning, fast tempo offenses — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery
Pass share
56.8%
561 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
82.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
598 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at East Carolina, 101 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ruffin McNeill → Scottie Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
