2020 Dynasty Prospect Profile Series: Antonio Gibson
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Antonio Gibson, Memphis
Combine Results
Strengths
- Size/Speed Combo is elite (99 percentile)
- Built like a running back, ball skills like a wide receiver
- Versatility — was listed as a running back but tested as a wide receiver at the combine
- Special teams ability
Weaknesses
- Small sample size. Only 77 total touches on offense in his college career
- Small hands for a wide receiver
- Route running
NFL Player Comparision | Ty Montgomery (but in a good way)
2019 Rookie Draft Projection | Mid/Late Second Round
Bottom Line
Gibson is difficult to scout because he profiles as an NFL running back but played like a wide receiver at Memphis. He even tested as a wide receiver at the combine. He has the balance and change of direction of a running back, but the hands and ball skills of a wide receiver. Ty Montgomery was the best comp I could come up with as Montgomery played wide receiver in the NFL to start his career and made the transition to running back.
Gibson will have to land on a team with a creative offensive coordinator as his blend of skills are so unique that he is almost positionless. It will take a good coordinator to find out how best to use Gibson as he isn’t quite a wide receiver but he isn’t quite a running back either. Someone like Sean Peyton or Andy Reid could find ways to use this kid in creative ways.
His lack of usage in college is both positive and negative. On one hand, we don’t have a ton of film on him to really get a good feel for the type of player he can be, but on the other hand, he has low mileage on his body and, if he can truly transition to a wide receiver, his career could last longer.
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