Isaiah Gibson Sr. is a defensive lineman at Southern Miss who has not played in Southern Miss's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Southern Miss lists 32 defensive linemen this season.
Southern Miss is 3-5. Next: vs James Madison, Thu Nov 5.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The five seasons span three programs and two head coaches: Mark Stoops and Charles Huff. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Arkansas State — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 26 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Marshall | 28 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Marshall | 10 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Kentucky | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 74 | 13 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Jackson State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 38-22vs App State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-30@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-25vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-35@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-21vs UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21@ Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-42@ South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-27vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry26 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
49.9%
454 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #44 of 48 Sun Belt DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Mark Stoops, Charles Huff and Blake Anderson.
