Will help anchor the offensive line as one of two senior starters ... A tough, versatile performer who has the ability to vie for All-BIG EAST honors ... Moved around on the line during his first two seasons due to his ability to play either tackle position as well as guard ... Found a home at left guard midway through the 2002 season ... A true team player who has worked extremely hard to be successful ... Showed leadership during a good spring practice ... Focused on improving in several areas and accomplished his goals ... Shared time with Luke Owens at the starting left guard position in 2001 ... Started four games ... Saw only limited action as a redshirt freshman during the 2000 season ... His experiences have helped him develop a great understanding of the game ... Is being counted on for a big senior season ...

2002: Started 12 games for the Hokies, including the bowl game ... Played in all 14 contests ... Saw action on 768 regular-season offensive snaps and graded out at 85 percent ... Had 39 knockdown blocks ... Played 23 offensive snaps in the opener against Arkansas State, recording three knockdown blocks ... Played 26 offensive snaps against LSU, grading out at 92 percent ... Got the start against Marshall, playing 66 offensive snaps ... Graded out at 80 percent with a team-high six knockdown blocks ... Graded out at 83 percent with three knockdown blocks in the win at Texas A&M ... Graded out at 84 percent with two knockdown blocks at Western Michigan ... Played 67 snaps on offense at Boston College, grading out at 90 percent with five knockdown blocks ... Graded out at 81 percent with two knockdown blocks in the win over Rutgers ... Played 75 snaps on offense against Temple, grading out at 83 percent ... Had five knockdown blocks in that game as well ... Graded out at a season-high 93 percent against Pittsburgh ... Played 69 snaps in that game with a team-high four knockdown blocks ... Was in for 62 snaps on offense at Syracuse, grading out at 80 percent with a knockdown block ... Played all 78 offensive snaps against West Virginia, grading out at 91 percent with three knockdowns ... Played 62 snaps on offense against Virginia, grading out at 87 percent with three knockdown blocks ... Played all 73 offensive snaps at Miami, grading out at 82 percent ... Had one knockdown block ... Posted a personal-best 400-pound bench press during spring testing ... Continued to work at left guard during spring practice ...

2001: Played in nine games, averaging 31 offensive plays per outing ... Saw action on a total of 286 offensive plays during the season with 17 knockdown blocks ... Turned in a 530-pound squat, a 331-pound clean and a 331-pound push jerk in preseason strength and conditioning testing ... Made his first career start against Connecticut ... Played 39 offensive snaps against the Huskies and had a personal-best seven knockdowns ... Saw action on 50 offensive snaps against Western Michigan ... Was in for 44 offensive snaps at Rutgers ... Played a season-high 63 snaps and led the team with four knockdowns against UCF ... Had three knockdown blocks on 48 plays at West Virginia ... Came off the bench against Boston College ... Saw limited action over the final five games ... Missed games against Syracuse and Virginia ... Also sat out the Gator Bowl game against Florida State ... Moved to tackle during spring practice ...

2000: Worked his way into a backup spot at right guard ... Played 15 offensive snaps against both Akron and Rutgers ... Saw limited action in games against West Virginia, Miami and Virginia ... Also saw playing time in the Hokies' two jayvee games ... Played in Tech's Gator Bowl victory over Clemson ... Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery following the Gator Bowl ... Was held out of contact work during the early stages of spring workouts, but got a lot of reps during the final seven or eight practices and showed improvement ...

1999: Was redshirted during the fall while practicing at right guard ... Improved in six of seven categories during spring strength and conditioning tests ... His 31 1/2-inch vertical jump during spring testing was the third-best among offensive linemen ... Ran the second-fastest forty time among the O-linemen at 4.94 ... Broke his leg on the second day of spring practice and missed all contact work ... Broke the leg again in May ...

High School: Played running back, tight end, offensive tackle and linebacker for Coach Jerry Little at Franklin County High during his prep career ... Was first-team all-district and all-region on offense and defense as a senior ... Earned first-team Group AAA honors as a linebacker ... Posted 113 tackles his senior year ... Forced five fumbles ... Named team MVP ... Earned All-America honors from PrepStar ... A USA Today honorable mention All-America pick ... Selected the No. 22 offensive lineman in the ACC Region by the ACC Area Sports Journal ... Ranked the No. 16 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times and ACC Area Sports Journal ... Contributed 122 tackles his junior season on the way to first-team all-district and second-team all-region honors ... Also competed in basketball and indoor track ... A member of the National Honor Society ...

Personal: Jacob Edward Gibson ... Born 1/29/81 in Rocky Mount, VA ... Son of William B. and Martha Sue Gibson ... His father, Benny, played football for East Carolina ... Is studying curriculum and instruction.