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An athletic offensive lineman who earned multiple All-America honors as a prep ... building strength for the college game and should start competing for playing time in the near future ... 2004 ... redshirted.
High School/Personal: Named first team all-state by Cal Hi Sports ... played for the California All-Stars in the CaliFlorida Bowl ... considered the 29th-best player in the state by SuperPrep . ranked as the No. 6 offensive lineman in California by TheInsiders.com . his 4.75 time in the 40 tied him for third-fastest offensive lineman in the nation, according to Rivals.com . also selected the No. 11 offensive lineman in the Western U.S. by The Sporting News . ranked among the country's Top 40 offensive guards by both Rivals.com (No. 37) and SuperPrep (No. 40) ... NorCalPreps.com ranked him as the No. 20 overall player in Northern California . during his senior campaign at St. Mary's High, won the area's Offensive Lineman of the Year (Stockton Hall of Fame's McKay Award) and was voted all-section first team . an exceptional two-way player (offensive tackle, tight end and defensive end), averaged 68 "pancake" blocks per season during his three years as a starting lineman, including 86 pancakes as a senior . also a competent long-snapper during his prep career . a two-time first team all-league choice. voted St. Mary's High's lineman of the year and team captain ... cousin, also named John Gibson, played in the Cal Band in the late 1970s . four-year honor roll student at St. Mary's . also played varsity basketball as a junior ... parents are George and Cherie Gibson . born Nov. 6, 1985 in Stockton, CA . undeclared major.
