Syeed Gibbs
Syeed Gibbs
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Syeed Gibbs has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against West Virginia — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
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 | Kansas | 23 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 22 | 15 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 45 | 34 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 46–7
vs Wagner
2 QB HUR · 1 TOT
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Kansas
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Muhammad’s 2025 season.
Matches Malik on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamari Ramsey's senior season at USC (2025).
Matches Kamari on
Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Syeed ... At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? I started playing in eighth grade. My best friend invited me to play on his Pop Warner team. Who is your biggest role model and why? My mother. She raised five boys, which was no...