2018 Football Roster
Antonio Gibson
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Stockbridge, Ga.
- Prev School:
- East Central CC
Career
Transferred to Memphis from East Central Community College prior to the 2018 season ... Played in all 28 games as a Tiger … Made 11 starts ... Transformed his play from being only a wide receiver to a threat in the pass, run and return game … Caught 44 passes for 834 yards (19.0 ypc) with 10 TD … Had a long reception of 73 yards ... Rushed the ball 33 times for 369 yards (11.2 ypc) with four TD … Had a long rush of 78 yards … Logged 647 yards on 24 kick returns (27.0 ypr) with one TD … Had a long return of 97 yards (TD) … Finished career with 1,850 all-purpose yards (369 rush/834 receive/647 return) ... Invited to the Reese's Senior Bowl.
On The Charts
Career: Fifth in kick-return yards average (27.0) … Tied for second in kick-return TD (1) ... Season: Fifth in all-purpose yards (1,749; 2019) … 17th in receiving yards (735; 2019) ... Game: First (386 vs. SMU; 11/2/19) and 25th (234 vs. Cincinnati; 12/7/19) in all-purpose yards … Tied for eighth in points (18 vs. SMU; 11/2/19) and TD (3; vs. SMU; 11/2/19) … Tied for 19th-longest rush (78 yards vs. SMU; 11/2/19) … Tied for 28th-longest reception (73 yards vs. Navy; 9/26/19) … 13th-most kick-return yards (159 vs. SMU; 11/2/19) … First in kick-return average (53.0 vs. SMU; 11/2/2019) … Tied for first in kick-return for TD (1 vs. SMU; 11/2/2019) … Tied for eighth-longest kick return (97 yards vs. SMU; 11/2/2019).
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2019 American Athletic Conference co-Special Teams Player of the Year … 2019 All-American Athletic Conference first team (KR specialist) … 2019 All-American Athletic Conference second team (WR) … First Tiger to earn all-league honors at two positions since UofM joined The American in 2013 … Only the fourth player in American Athletic Conference history to receive all-league honors at two positions … Named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (11/4/19) … Earned American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors (11/4/19) … 2019 Joey Allison Special Teams Player of the Year (Highland Hundred) … 2019 Most Improved Offensive Player Award (Highland Hundred).
2019 (Senior)
Saw action in all 14 games … Made all 11 career starts as a senior … Started the final seven games of his career … Ranked in the top three on the team in rushing (2nd; 369 yards), receiving (2nd; 735 yards), kick returns (1st; 645 yards), all-purpose yards (2nd; 1,749 yards) and scoring (3rd; 78 points) … Ranked among the American Athletic Conference leaders in scoring (9th; 13 TD), kick-return average (2nd; 28.0), all-purpose average (4th; 124.9) … Had seven games with 100 or more all-purpose yards … Scored a TD in six-straight games from Tulsa to Cincinnati (The American Championship Game) … Posted a school-record and career-high 386 all-purpose yards (97 rush/130 receive/159 kick return) in a win over SMU before an ABC national television audience and the largest crowd to witness an AAC game … The 386 all-purpose yards also were an AAC game record and the most in an FBS game in 2019 … Also set career-highs for long rush (78 yards), receptions (6), receiving yards (130), kick-return yards (159) and kick-return long (97) vs. the Mustangs … Scored a TD vs. SMU via a rush, pass and return … Became the first Tigers to score a TD three different ways in a game since Arkelon Hall in 2008 … Scored his first TD on a 50-yard strike from Brady White with 5:44 left in the second quarter (20-14 UofM lead) … Opened the second half with an electrifying 97-yard kick return for a score to extend the Memphis lead to 30-17 … No Mustangs player touched him on the return … Scored his third TD on a nearly-impossible 78-yard run in which he broke three tackles and outran two Mustangs to the end zone for a 54-32 UofM lead … Shined in Memphis’ AAC Championship Game win over Cincinnati … Logged 234 all-purpose yards (130 rush/32 receive/72 return) and scored two TD vs. the Bearcats … Hit pay dirt on a 65-yard scamper in the first quarter for his first TD … Second TD was the game-winning score, a 6-yard pass from White with 1:14 left in the game … His 130 yards rushing and 11 carries were career-highs … Had 117 all-purpose yards vs. Penn State in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic … Recorded 193 all-purpose yards (105 receive/88 return) in a win over Navy … Hauled in a career-long 73-yard TD pass from White near the end of the third quarter to extend the UofM’s lead to 28-20 (UofM won 35-23).
2018 (Junior)
Played in all 14 games in his first season at the FBS level after transferring from East Central Community College ... Saw action at wide receiver and on special teams ... Hauled in six catches for 99 yards ... Had two TD receptions ... Posted a long catch of 45 yards ... Made FBS debut in the season opener vs. Mercer ... Recorded season-highs for catches (3) and receiving yards (68) vs. the Bears ... Had a season-long 45-yard catch vs. Mercer ... Collected 54 of his 68 yards vs. Mercer on two catches late in the second quarter ... His two receptions of 45 and nine yards (back-to-back) moved the Tigers from their 27-yard line to inside the Mercer 20 ... Four plays later, Memphis scored on a Brady White-to-Kedarian Jones 3-yard TD pass at the halftime horn ... Scored his first FBS TD on an 11-yard strike from White in a home win over Georgia State ... TD came in the second quarter and increased the Memphis lead to 28-10 over the Panthers ... Caught his first pass in American Athletic Conference play in a home win over Connecticut ... Had two receptions for 20 yards and TD vs. the Huskies ... His TD was a 17-yard pass from Connor Adair in the fourth quarter ... Saw action in his first conference game at Navy ... Recorded his first collegiate kick return for two yards vs. South Alabama... Also saw game action vs. UCF in The American Championship Game and vs. Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl.
2016-17 (East Central CC)
Two-year performer for head coach Ken Karcher at East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi … Career statistics included: 19 games, 50 receptions, 871 receiving yards, 13 TD, 27 kick returns, 554 kick-return yards and 249 rushing yards ... As a sophomore in 2017, caught 21 passes for 308 yards and four TD … Also rushed for 93 yards and two scores … Named to the 2017 All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) first team ... As a freshman, rolled up 1,089 all-purpose yards (108.9 ypg) ... Had 563 receiving yards, 370 kick-return yards and 156 rushing yards ... Led the Warriors in receptions (29), receiving yards (563), receiving TD (9), kick returns (20) and kick-return yards (370) ... Earned 2016 All-MACJC second team recognition.
High School
Played both sides of the ball (WR/FS) for head coach Joe Teknipp at Eagle’s Landing High School ... Starred his final two seasons ... Senior/junior seasons combined statistics included: 2,680 total yards (940 rush/136 pass/1,604 receive), 3,132 all-purpose yards (940 rush/1,604 receive/332 kick return/256 punt return) and 30 TD scored ... Also had 22 career tackles (20 solo), seven PBU, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries ... Helped lead the Golden Eagles to consecutive winning campaigns in 2014 and 2015 and a trip to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class AAAA state playoffs ... As a senior in 2015, named the Henry Herald Offensive Player of the Year, All-Region 4-AAAA Offensive Player of the Year, Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Metro (Southside) Team, ... Also played basketball for Eagle’s Landing ... Averaged 11.5 points (led team) and 5.3 rebounds and earned 2015-16 All-Region 4-AAAA second team honors ... Helped the Golden Eagles basketball team to a 24-5 record his senior season ... Member of the Golden Eagles track and field team ... Set the school record in the 100 meters in the spring of 2016 (broke school record that was set in 2001) ... Placed third in the 100 meters at the GHSA Class AAAA state championships.
Personal
Son of Annette Williams ... Has one sibling, Danielle Moore ... Birthday is June 23 ... Sport and leisure management major.
