He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles before being selected by the Raiders in the first round (28th overall) in the 2001 NFL draft.
[1] An All-American at his hometown Miami Killian High School, Gibson was rated the number-one prospect in the state of Florida by many analysts.[who?]
He was a four-year letterman at Florida State University who finished his career with 214 tackles, nine stops for losses, seven interceptions and 16 pass deflections.
Gibson participated in three BCS National Championships at Florida State, including the 1999 win over Virginia Tech.
[3] Gibson has since returned to Miami Killian High School as the head football coach.