That's one way to look at it, the other way is that as soon as this guy is cut, he immediately found another home so there has to be something that is drawing the teams to him. Here is his draft profile from last year. He has some great size, and performed very well at the combine. His short shuttle is exceptional. His Sparq rating of 90% is very encouraging. He is definitely a good mold of clay to shape into an OL.
- 6'6"HEIGHT
- 35 1/8"ARM LENGTH
- 305LBS.WEIGHT
- 10 3/8"HANDS
- 5.04 SEC -40 Top Performer
- 24 REPS Bench
- 33.5 INCH -Vertical Top Performer
- 113.0 INCH - Broad Jump Top Performer
- 7.72 SEC - 3 cone
- 4.56 SEC - Short shuttle Top Performer
ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS
Plays with good lateral quickness when asked to zone block. Has enough foot quickness to race to and battle for the edge in run game. Added more than 20 pounds before the 2014 season, and showed improved play strength on tape. Highly intelligent with ability to process and recognize. Does adequate job of rolling hips at contact to create leverage. Manages to seal the edge against pass rushers at the last moment and will push rushers around the arc.
WEAKNESSES
Plays with sloppy hand placement in run and pass. Lacks power to snatch and sustain blocks with consistency. Ducks head into contact, losing sight of target. Plays with some knee stiffness. Struggles to gain much ground with overly tight kick slide and finds himself behind too often. Lacks desired power in lower half as a run blocker. Too excitable and struggles to maintain body composure in space. Still lacks core strength, despite adding weight.
DRAFT PROJECTION
Round 6 or 7
SOURCES TELL US
"Really uneven college tape. He'll look like an NFL starter in one half of a game and then and undrafted free agent in the next. He's athletic, but hard to tell if he's strong enough to play in the league." - AFC offensive line coach
BOTTOM LINE
Strange combination of lateral quickness and noticeable stiffness in lower half in pass sets and in space. Gibson has the movement skills of a zone tackle, but NFL teams might look right past him on draft day if he doesn't add more functional core strength.