Red Hibbler
Red Hibbler
Wins his gap play after play. Red Hibbler has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Texas — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Greg Knox → Jeff Lebby. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 20 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | NC State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | NC State | 12 | 8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 38 | 16 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 38–35
at Arkansas
3 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Austin Ertl’s 2022 season.
Matches Austin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bo Maile's junior season at Utah State (2024).
Matches Bo on