2018 Football Roster
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Grant Gibson
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Mallard Creek
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 300
2022 SEASON
• A first-team All-ACC performer on the official league team and by the Associated Press.
• Ranked the No. 1 center in the ACC - no. 12 nationally by PFF. That oulet also gave him the number-four blocking grade among all ACC offensive lineman.
• Team captain and leader of the team, he suffered a season-ending injury vs. Boston College, tearing his ACL
• Tallied a career-high eight pancake blocks in the win over Florida State.
• Named the ACC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week following the UConn game, when he graded out an unheard of 97.5%.
• Chose to return to NC State for his fifth year, he had played more snaps than any other player on the team (3,200) and had started more games than any other player on offense or defense (46) before his injury.
• Started at center in 46 straight games in which he played, the second-longest starting streak on the team (to PK Dunn).
• Ranked in the preseason as the ACC’s best center by PFF, 10th in the FBS.
• Earned the team’s Mike Hardy Award - given to the player with a ‘winning attitude’ for the fourth time in his career!
• A co-recipient of the Jim Ritcher Award for the team’s top offensive lineman and also won the Bob Warren Award for integrity and sportsmanship.
• Recipient of the Chris Combs Award for 2023, given to the NC State male athlete who shows a love and passion for their sport, is a great team leader and able to stay strong through adversity.
2021 SEASON
• A third-team All-ACC performer according to the official league team and Phil Steele.
• Lead the Wolfpack with 828 snaps played from scrimmage.
• Tallied a career-best six pancake blocks in the win over Furman.
• In for a career-high 102 snaps in the win over No. 9 Clemson.
• Named a team captain for the second straight season.
• Has started the last 35 games at center, the second-longest starting streak on the team (to PK Dunn).
• A finalist for the university’s “Leader of the Pack” award.
• Earned NC State’s Athletics Department’s “Heart of the Pack” award - given to the student-athlete who is a good teammate, gives great effort and has an exceptional attitude.
• Named to the All-ACC Academic squad.
• Recipient of the team’s Mike Hardy Award for exhibiting a winning attitude for the third straight season.
• Named to the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy and the Rimington Trophy.
• Named the third-best returning interior offensive lineman in the country by ESPN.
• A second-team preseason All-American according to Sporting News and PFF.
2020 season:
• Allowed just four pressures on 443 pass block snaps in 2020. The only center in the ACC with a better mark played half as many snaps.
• Ranked as the ninth-best center nationally by Pro Football Focus following the 2020 season.
• Recipient of the team’s Mike Hardy Award (winning attitude) and the Bob Warren Award (integrity and sportsmanship).
• Also earned the team’s Alpha Wolf Award for leadership in the offseason program.
• Named to the All-ACC Academic squad.
• Named to PFF’s team of the week following the win at Pitt.
• Starting center in the past 24 games, he played every offensive snap in the regular season but had to leave the bowl contest early with an injury.
• Ranked second on the team with 857 snaps played in 2020.
• Team captain for 2020.
2019 SEASON:
• Earned the team’s Mike Hardy Award for exhibiting a winning attitude.
• Starting center in all 12 games, he was the only player on offense who started every game of 2019.
• In for a career-high 89 snaps at West Virginia.
2018 SEASON:
• Moved from defensive tackle to offensive guard during the week of the postponed WVU game.
• Played 11 snaps in the opener on defense and then in four games from scrimmage on offense.
• Saw action on special teams in every game of the season.
2017 SEASON:
• Redshirted the season at defensive tackle.
• Named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played DT and OG at Mallard Creek for coach Michael Palmieri.
• Team captain as a senior.
• Member of three state championship teams (4AA) at Mallard Creek
• Honors: Earned USA Today all-state honors and was named an all-conference performer. Named All-Charlotte Observer as a senior and Charlotte Sports Report Defensive Lineman of the Year. A U.S. Army All-American nominee. A 2016 Bronko Nagurski High School Player of the Year nominee by the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
• Rankings: A four-star recruit according to rivals.com. No. 19 defensive tackle nationally and the No. 8 player overall in North Carolina by rivals.com. No. 62 defensive tackle nationally by scout.com, No. 3 in NC. Ranked the No. 10 center nationally by ESPN.
PERSONAL:
• One of the team’s representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
• Grandfather, Harvey Gantt, was the first black student to enroll at Clemson and went on to become the first black mayor of Charlotte, where he served two terms.
• Major: Earned his degree in business administration in May of 2021.
GIBSON CAREER STATS
| Year | GP-GS | Ply | KD | PAN | Sk Allowed | Hit | Ast | Tot |
| 2018 | 13-0 | 37 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12-12 | 834 | 4 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 12-12 | 857 | 2 | 24 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
| 2021 | 12-12 | 829 | 7 | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 10-10 | 643 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 59-46 | 3200 | 13 | 117 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |