Brandon Gibson

Brandon Lewis Gibson (born August 13, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He also played for the St. Louis Rams and Miami Dolphins.

Early life

Gibson grew up in Puyallup, Washington and went to Stahl Jr High School then graduated from Governor John R. Rogers High School in 2005.

College career Gibson finished his college career at Washington State as the school's all-time leading receiver with 2,756 yards and 182 receptions along with 17 touchdowns. He also played for the Washington State basketball team during the 2005-06 season, but decided to focus his attention on football.

In 2007, as a junior, Gibson started 11 games and was named to Phil Steele's Third-team All-America. Also, he was voted First-team All-Pac-10 honors. He set the WSU single-season record for receiving yards in a season with 1,180 on 67 receptions. He also led the team with nine touchdowns, a tie for third most touchdowns in a single season by a WSU Cougar. In 2006, he played in 12 games with no starts. He led the Cougars with 731 yards and was second on the squad in both receptions (49) and touchdowns (four). As a freshman, he earned a varsity letter after playing in 10 of the Cougars' 11 games during his debut season. Gibson ended the season with 9 catches for 172 yards (19.2 yard average) and 2 touchdowns.

Gibson seriously considered leaving Washington State to declare for the 2008 NFL draft due to the team switching coaches, however, the new coaching staff convinced him to stay.

Philadelphia Eagles Gibson was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He signed a four-year deal with Philadelphia on June 6, 2009.

After being inactive through the first two games of the 2009 season, Gibson played in his first NFL game on September 27 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

St. Louis Rams Gibson was traded from Philadelphia to the St. Louis Rams on October 20, 2009 along with a fifth round draft pick in 2010 in exchange for linebacker Will Witherspoon. In his Ram debut, on November 15, 2009, he caught 7 passes for 93 yards, both Ram records for a rookie playing in his first game. The 93 yards was the most by any Ram receiver in 2009. His seven receptions in the game was also remarkable, as only teammate Danny Amendola had achieved that many receptions in a single game that season.

Miami Dolphins On March 15, 2013, Gibson signed with the Miami Dolphins.

New England Patriots On March 10, 2015, the New England Patriots signed Gibson to a one-year, $825,000 contract. Gibson was placed on injured reserve on August 24, 2015.

Gibson participated in The Spring League in 2017.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2009 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 STL 9 4 69 34 348 10.2 23 1 2010 STL 14 12 91 53 620 11.7 41 2 2011 STL 15 9 71 36 431 12.0 34 1 2012 STL 16 13 82 51 691 13.5 34 5 2013 MIA 7 3 43 30 326 10.9 46 3 2014 MIA 14 5 51 29 295 10.2 40 1 Career 76 46 407 233 2,711 11.6 46 13