Zach Gibson
Zach Gibson
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Across four seasons and four programs, four head coaches: Oscar Rodriguez, Brent Key, Dell McGee and Zach Kittley. The receipt: 116 pass yds, 1 tackles against East Carolina — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2019–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 31 | 53 | 58.5% | 323 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 117.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 102 | 151 | 67.5% | 1,004 | 6.6 | 7 | 2 | 136.1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 57 | 104 | 54.8% | 589 | 5.7 | 1 | 2 | 101.7 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Akron | 109 | 157 | 69.4% | 1,262 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 158.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Akron | 41 | 81 | 50.6% | 425 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 | 91.4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 340 | 546 | 62.3% | 3,603 | 6.6 | 22 | 10 | 127.3 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 43 | 53 | 1.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 23 | -14 | -0.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Akron | 43 | 57 | 1.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Akron | 14 | -72 | -5.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 125 | 27 | 0.2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 56–14
vs Florida A&M
33 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.8
Dominant 42-point win at home against Florida A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #130
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Drew Plitt’s 2021 season.
Matches Drew on
Differs from Drew on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Maverick McIvor's graduate season at Western Kentucky (2025).
Matches Maverick on
Differs from Maverick on
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2019–2025-24%
Sharp dropoff (-24%) — career inflection point.