Jack Gibbens: LB · Minnesota · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jack Gibbens
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Transferred to Minnesota from Abilene Christian. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wisconsin — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
86 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Minnesota | 92 | 56 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 92 | 56 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-45vs No. 4 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26vs Miami (OH) | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-0@ Colorado | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-14vs Bowling Green | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13@ Purdue | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-23vs Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-16vs Maryland | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 41-14@ Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-14vs Illinois | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-27@ No. 19 Iowa | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-14@ Indiana | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 23-13vs No. 18 Wisconsin | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 51 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups92 tackles · 4.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
30.2%
252 pass / 583 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
278 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
92 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Minnesota, 92 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
