Jerrick Gibson is an American college football running back for the Purdue Boilermakers. He previously played for the Texas Longhorns.
Early life Gibson attended Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Florida as a freshman, Mundy's Mill High School in Jonesboro, Georgia as a sophomore and IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida his junior and senior years.Texas football gets pledge from another running back, but what blue-chip recruit is next? He rushed for 608 yards with eight touchdowns as a junior and 740 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. Gibson was selected to play in the 2024 Polynesian Bowl and 2024 All-American Bowl. He was a four-star recruit. He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.
College career
Texas Gibson earned immediate playing time his true freshman year at Texas in 2024. In his first career game he rushed for 67 yards on 10 carries with one touchdown. He appeared in 15 games and ended the season with 377 yards and four touchdowns.
In his sophomore year, Gibson appeared in 3 games. Due to injuries to both Baxter and Wisner, Gibson saw his playing time increase for the last three non-conference games. In Week 4 against Sam Houston, Gibson scored his first touchdown of the season.
On October 14, 2025, it was announced that Gibson had left the team, a few days after the Longhorn's win against Oklahoma.
Purdue On January 4, 2026, Gibson transferred to Purdue University.
College statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD 2024 Texas 15 0 78 377 4.8 4 3 25 8.3 0 2025 Texas 4 0 37 152 4.1 1 0 0 0.0 0 2026 Purdue 4 0 17 53 3.1 0 2 14 7.0 0Career 24 0 132 582 4.4 5 5 39 7.8 0
References
External links Texas Longhorns bio Purdue Boilermakers bio