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Who is Antonio Gibson?
Antonio Gibson is a famous American professional football running back for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He is a native of Georgia and played college football at East Central Community College in Mississippi for 2 years before transferring to Memphis in 2018.
Gibson was then named American Athletic Conference (AAC) special teams player of the year in 2019. He also earned conference honors for both positions as a return specialist and wide receiver with Memphis. Gibson then joined the 2020 NFL Draft as a running back where he was picked in the third round by Washington.
Antonio Gibson Career
College career
Gibson joined East Central Community College in 2016. He had 50 receptions for 8781 receiving yards with 13 touchdowns, 27 kick returns, 554 kick-return yards, and 249 rushing yards.
In 2018, he transferred to the University of Memphis, and played as a wide receiver and running back. He had 44 receptions for 834 yards with 10 touchdowns, 369 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns, and 647 return yards and a touchdown in his two years. Gibson was named the AAC Special Teams Player of the Year and made first-team all-AAC as a return specialist and second-team as a wide receiver. He became only the 4th player in conference history to earn such an honor at two positions. Gibson was then invited to the 2020 Senior Bowl as a running back, where he posted 68 rushing yards on 11 carries.
Professional career
Antonio joined the 2020 NFL Draft as a running back prospect and was picked in the third round (66th overall) by the Washington Redskins. Team executives noted his ability to play several positions as a major reason why they drafted him. Gibson then signed his four-year rookie deal on July 22, 2020. In Week 2, he scored his first career touchdown, an 11-yard run against the Arizona Cardinals. He then recorded 128 total yards from scrimmage together with a rushing touchdown in Week 4 over the Baltimore Ravens. Gibson posted his first career 100-yard rushing game against the Dallas Cowboys, rushing 20 times for 128 yards and a touchdown in Week 7.
In a rematch against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving, he rushed for 115 yards and 3 touchdowns during a 41-16 win. Gibson was the first rookie to score 3 touchdowns on Thanksgiving since Randy Moss in 1998. He was also the first running back on the same day to rush for more than 100 yards with 3 touchdowns since Barry Sanders in 1997. Gibson was then named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for his efforts. The next week, he suffered a turf toe injury early in the first quarter and then missed the rest of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also missed out on the following game against the San Francisco 49ers. Antonio completed the 2020 season leading all rookies in rushing touchdowns with 11 and was the first Washington rookie to record 1,000 yards from scrimmage since Alfred Morris in 2012.
How old is Antonio Gibson?
Antonio Gibson is currently aged 24 having been born on June 23, 1998, in Stockbridge, Georgia, U.S. He shares his birthday with celebrities including Elliana Walmsley, Lilliana Ketchman, Taytum Fisher, Melissa Rauch, Danna Paola, Joel Edgerton, Selma Blair, Clarence Thomas, Randy Jackson, and Brooks Laich, among others.
Antonio Gibson Family
Who are Antonio Gibson’s parents?
Antonio Gibson was born in Stockbridge, Georgia to his parents Annette Williams and her spouse into a Christian family. However, his father’s information is not available to the media and his name is not known. He tends to keep his family information very secretive and away from the limelight.
Does Antonio Gibson have siblings?
Gibson was born to Annette into a family of two children as the only son. He has one sibling, sister Danielle Moore.
Antonio Gibson Education
Gibson studied at Eagle’s Landing High School in McDonough, Georgia, where he played football, basketball, and track teams. He then joined East Central Community College, playing football for two years before transferring to the University of Memphis for two years.
Antonio Gibson Girlfriend
Gibson is currently not married but is linked in a relationship with his current girlfriend Natalie. Not much is known about her by the media, as she has also kept a private life.
Antonio Gibson Kids
Gibson is not yet married and does not have any children of his own to date.
Antonio Gibson Height
Gibson has a well-built, muscular, and athletic body adding up to an impressive height of 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and a weight of 100 kg (220 lbs).
2021-present
Gibson posted a 73-yard touchdown reception over the Buffalo Bills in Week 3 of the 2021 season. The play was the second-highest touchdown reception by a Washington running back in franchise history. The following week, he posted 63 yards and 1 touchdown in the victory against the Atlanta Falcons, which brought him more than 1,000 career rushing yards. He became the third Washington player in the franchise’s history to attain 1,000 rushing yards within his first 2 seasons since running back Alfred Morris and quarterback Robert Griffin III.
Gibson then posted 11 yards over 29 carries in the Week 12 victory against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, which was his first 100-plus rushing yard game of the season. He was placed on Washington’s COVID-19 reserve list on December 31, 2021, and was forced to sit out of the Week 17 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. On January 5, 2022, Gibson was placed back on the active roster.
Antonio Gibson Net Worth
American professional football running back, Gibson plays for the Washington Commanders of the NFL. He has been active from 2020 to the present and earns a salary of $1.05 million per season. Antonio has gathered an accumulative net worth of $1-5 million as of 2022.
