Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
#4
Javen Gibson
Senior defensive lineman for Old Dominion. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 245 lb · Church Point, LA · Church Point
CFB Index 40 · #271 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Old Dominion for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2.5
sacks · 2026
4 TFL · 7 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 sacks, 2 TFL, 5 tackles, vs Norfolk State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Old Dominion. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2025.
Javen Gibson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Old Dominion defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Norfolk State — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 2.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202510 games
- Signed with Old Dominion3-star out of Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Old Dominion
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 11-4 over that span.
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
2026Old Dominion1-1HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 2.0 TFL/g, 1.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
40 · #271 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #271 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #32 of 48 Sun Belt DLs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 7 | 3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 24 | 8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 31 | 11 | 8.5 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–10
5 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 21-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With Q. Henicle — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 68 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · I. Brandt — 45 AVG · 46 LONG · 2 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Old Dominion
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Old Dominion
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (15 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Old Dominion · Last season: 10-3 · Talent rank #122 · 2026 recruiting class #96
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jeffery Pooler Jr.’s 2021 season.
Matches Jeffery on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Jeffery on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Marshon Oxley's freshman season at Colorado State (2023).
Matches Marshon on
Class year
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Javen Gibson
The defensive line · Old Dominion
- #90Chris Forbes9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #43Kris Trinidad7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Javen Gibson4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Ricardo Williams Jr.3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #30Fred Giles3 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Old Dominion team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology