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Wikipedia / Derrick Gibson

Derrick Gibson (born March 22, 1979) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a safety for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles before being selected by the Raiders in the first round (28th overall) in the 2001 NFL draft.

Career

College

An All-American at his hometown Miami Killian High School, Gibson was rated the number-one prospect in the state of Florida by many analysts. He was a four-year letterman at Florida State University who finished his career with 214 tackles, nine stops for losses, seven interceptions and 16 pass deflections.

Gibson participated in three BCS National Championships at Florida State, including the 1999 win over Virginia Tech.

Professional

Before the 2001 NFL Draft, he was credited with a 4.45 40-yard dash from his Pro Day workout. He spent his entire career for the Raiders from 2001 to 2006.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games	Tackles	Interceptions	Fumbles
GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2001	OAK	16	0	16	15	1	0.0	0	1	9	0	9	4	0	0	0	0
2002	OAK	16	11	66	52	14	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0
2003	OAK	15	14	68	56	12	1.0	3	2	16	0	11	3	1	0	0	0
2005	OAK	6	6	35	30	5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
2006	OAK	16	1	11	8	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	32	196	161	35	2.0	6	3	25	0	11	16	1	2	0	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games	Tackles	Interceptions	Fumbles
GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2001	OAK	2	0	5	4	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	OAK	3	0	6	4	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	0	11	8	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Coaching career

Gibson has since returned to Miami Killian High School as the head football coach. Killian High is a state champion in the 6A classification.