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Jersey Number 1
Rickey Gibson III
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Trussville, Ala.
- High School:
- Hewitt-Trussville
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2025 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Athlon)2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Lockdown cornerback who has emerged as one of the most steady and consistent defenders in the SEC … Teams with Jermod McCoy to form one of the elite cornerback duos in the nation … In his second straight year as a starter and his third with the program … Made an immediate impact as a true freshman in 2023 before solidifying a starting role in 2024 … Arrived at Tennessee in December 2022 and participated in Orange Bowl practices before going through spring practice 2023 ... Played in 26 career games with 14 starts … Recorded 42 career tackles with three tackles for loss, six pass breakups and one forced fumble … A two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient and member of the team’s leadership council.2025 - JUNIOR
Started at corner and had one tackle in seasonopening win vs. Syracuse (8/30) but played just 19 snaps after leaving the game early due to injury.2024 - SOPHOMORE
Delivered a breakout sophomore campaign in his first year as a starter at cornerback … Played in 12 games with 12 starts … Ranked third on the team in pass breakups with five to go along with 32 tackles, two tackles for loss and one forced fumble … Saw action on 636 defensive snaps … Had one of his best performances of the year in win vs. UTEP (11/23), making four tackles, including a 12-yard TFL, posting a career-high two PBUs and forcing a fumble in the second quarter that led to a UT touchdown ... Made four tackles and had a PBU at No. 11 Georgia (11/16) ... Had a pair of tackles, including a TFL, in win over Mississippi State (11/9) ... Tied a career high with six tackles and also had a crucial pass breakup in the end zone on fourth down in win vs. Kentucky (11/2) ... Made three tackles in win over No. 7 Alabama (10/19) ... Posted a career-high six tackles and one pass breakup in a season-high 71 snaps vs. Florida (10/12) ... Did not allow a reception and was targeted just once in 69 snaps while also making two tackles in a dominant defensive performance during win at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21) ... Made his season debut in win vs. No. 24 NC State (9/7), getting the start at corner and making one tackle in 39 defensive snaps ... Did not play in season opener vs. Chattanooga (8/31) due to injury.2023 - FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 13 games, seeing significant action on special teams and time as a reserve defensive back ... Tallied nine tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup … Targeted 10 times on coverage and did not allow a touchdown catch … Made his first career start at corner in the Citrus Bowl victory over No. 17 Iowa (1/1) and made one tackle without allowing a catch in a season-high 51 snaps … Saw extensive action at corner in win over Vanderbilt (11/25), playing 39 snaps while allowing just one reception for one yard and racking up three tackles ... Played 12 defensive snaps and recorded his first career pass breakup vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Had a career-high four tackles, including his first career TFL in 40 snaps at corner in win vs. UConn (11/4) ... Recorded his first-career tackle in road win at Kentucky (10/28) ... Played 20 snaps at corner in win over UTSA (9/23) ... Saw action on 11 snaps in SEC debut at Florida (9/16) ... Made his collegiate debut in season-opening win vs. Virginia (9/2), playing 10 snaps at corner.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Standout cornerback out of Hewitt-Trussville High School, about 20 miles northeast of Birmingham, Alabama … Arrived at Tennessee in December 2022 and participated in Orange Bowl practices before going through spring practice 2023 … Rated a four-star prospect by On3, Rivals and the 247Sports Composite rankings … Slotted as the No. 17 cornerback in the country and a top-200 player overall (No. 172) by On3 … A top-25 player from the state of Alabama by all major recruiting services … Tallied 40 tackles, 13 passes defended and four interceptions over the course of his senior season and was named to the Starnes Media All-South Metro first team … Represented his home state in the 2022 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Helped lead his high school team to the AHSAA 7A playoffs three consecutive years from 2020-22 … Logged 33 tackles, defended 10 passes and nabbed three picks as a junior … Chose Tennessee over 31 other Division I offers, including 17 Power Five schools … Committed to the Vols in August 2022 … Coached by Josh Floyd in high school … Full name is Rickey Lee Gibson III … Father is Rickey Gibson Jr., and mother is Talisha Dansby … His father played basketball at Stillman College (Ala.) and went on to have a nine-year professional career overseas Majoring in information sciences … Twitter handle is @RickeyGibson03 … Instagram handle is @rickeygibsonFB | Kelsey Pope Press Conference (9.9.25)
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