UL Monroe · W 52-35
No catches.
Louisiana Tech · L 20-35
1 catch, 22 yards
The other 6 games average 16 yards. This one was 6 above.
Gibbs has catches in 7 of South Alabama’s 8 games: none against UL Monroe.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Rod Gibbs
Rod Gibbs takes over from Miller McCrumby at South Alabama.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Louisiana Tech on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 22 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 13 catches for 120 yards. South Alabama has thrown to him 17 times in 195 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 2 | 34 |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 20 | 176 | 8.8 | 3 | 34 |
Last game (Wk 9): 22 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-14vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Tulane | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-36vs Ohio | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 21-45@ Kentucky | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-49@ Arkansas State | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-20@ Marshall | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-35vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 2 | 34 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 41-36
vs Ohio
2 rec · 33 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Ohio at home in a shootout.
With J. Hollins — 192 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 68.8 · 18 rush yds (5 car) · K. Phillips — 116 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 25 yds
The plays that mattered most
675th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
178% of team targetsCatch rate
76%13 of 17 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
76% catch rate on 17 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
3 seasons under Major Applewhite — 15-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 24.3 | 15.8 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 17.4 | 8.8 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
37.6%
215 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
71.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Major Applewhite.
