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- Linebacker
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- Salem
- Virginia Beach, Va.
Could put himself in contention for the backup job at the backer position with a strong showing during the summer and preseason … Is athletic and explosive but missed some valuable time in both the fall and spring … Showed some flashes during the late spring workouts but will have to develop consistency to earn a shot at playing time.
2008: Spent the fall working at the backer position … Tied for the second-best back squat among the linebackers during off-season testing at 530 pounds … Also had a 340-pound bench press … Contributed a pair of tackles during the spring Maroon-White game.
High School: The two-time Beach District Defensive Player of the Year for Coach Robert Jackson … Ranked the No. 21 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Rated the No. 32 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 21 player in the state of Virginia by rivals.com … Rated the No. 30 middle linebacker in the country and the No. 20 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep … Ranked the No. 32 player in the Commonwealth by scout.com … Named first-team Group AAA all-state as a linebacker by The Associated Press his senior year … Also earned first-team all-state honors from the VHSCA … Earned first-team All-Tidewater honors his junior and senior seasons … Ranked a “Super Prospect” by CSTV.com’s Tom Lemming … Finished the season with 108 tackles, including 14 sacks as a junior, earning second-team all-state honors.
Personal: Lyndell Gibson … Born 7/5/90 in Cleveland, OH … Son of Lyedell, Sr., and Vernetta Gibson … Enrolled in university studies.
| Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blocked | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | GS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | Int | BU | PD | QBH | Rcv | FF | Kick |
| 2009 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 2.5-10 | 0.5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 2.5-10 | 0.5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interception Returns | Fumble Returns | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | GS | No. | YDS | Avg | TD | Long | No. | YDS | Avg | TD | Long | ||
| 2009 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
