IsaiahGibson

2021 – Sophomore

• Saw action in seven games and had five tackles and a tackle for loss
• Had a tackle and his first tackle for loss in the season-opening win over ULM
• Also had a tackle vs. Georgia, Tennessee, Vandy and Iowa

2020 – r-Freshman

• Totaled five tackles and a QBH in nine games
• Had a career-high two tackles at Missouri
• Charted his first career quarterback hurry vs. Mississippi State and first tackle vs. Tennessee

2019 – Freshman

• Redshirt season
• Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin
• Mid-year enrollee

High School

• Consensus choice as one of the nation’s top-50 defensive tackles and one of the top 33 players in Ohio by all the major recruiting services
• Rated as high as the No. 32 DT by 247sports.com and No. 17 in Ohio by ESPN.com
• As a senior, helped lead Springfield HS to a 9-3 record and second round of the state playoffs
• First-team All-Ohio in Division I (largest classification)
• Coached by Maurice Douglass
• Teammate of fellow signee Moses Douglass
• Maurice was a defensive back at Kentucky in 1984-85 and went on to an 11-year NFL career with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants

Community Cats

• Volunteered to pack food at God’s Pantry (2019 and 2020)

Personal

• Born in Springfield, Ohio
• Son of Amy Gibson and Fred Almon
• Has one brother, T’Shaun Bridgeforth
• Has a son, Isaiah James Gibson Jr.
• Major is community and leadership development with a communication minor

Isaiah Says

• His nickname is “Big Zae”
• After his football career, he would like to be in business or broadcasting
• His hidden talent is golf
• One word to describe him on the field is “different”
• Best advice he’s ever received is “be great”