Shelton Gibson

PositionWide receiver

BornMarch 20, 1994 (age 31)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight191 lb (87 kg)

Shelton Gibson

Gibson in 2019

No. 18, 83

Position

Wide receiver

Personal information

Born

March 20, 1994 (age 31)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight

191 lb (87 kg)

Career information

High school

Cleveland Heights (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)

College

West Virginia

NFL draft

2017: 5th round, 166th overall pick

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Awards and highlights

Super Bowl champion (LII)
First-team All-Big 12 (2016)

Career NFL statistics

Receptions	3
Receiving yards	59
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shelton DeAndre Gibson (born March 20, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft.

Gibson attended Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.^[1] He committed to West Virginia University to play college football.^[2]

College career

Gibson played at West Virginia from 2013 to 2016. After his junior year, he entered the 2017 NFL draft.^[3]^[4] He finished his career with 84 receptions for 1,898 yards and 17 touchdowns.^[5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	32 in (0.81 m)	8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m)	4.50 s	4.20 s	6.83 s	32.0 in (0.81 m)	9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)	8 reps
All values from NFL Combine^[6]

Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)

Gibson was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round, 166th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.^[7] He finished his rookie year with 11 receiving yards. The Eagles finished with a 13–3 record, clinching the National Football Conference (NFC) East division, and eventually made it to Super Bowl LII, where they would win their first Super Bowl after defeating the New England Patriots, 41–33.^[8]

In the 2018 season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, Gibson handled some kick return duties for the first time in his professional career. In the 18–12 victory, he had two kick returns for 43 net yards.^[9] He was waived/injured on August 12, 2019, and was subsequently placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers on August 13. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on August 21.^[10]

Cleveland Browns

Gibson was signed to the practice squad of the Cleveland Browns on September 1, 2019.^[11]

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

Gibson was signed off of the Browns' practice squad to the Eagles' active roster on January 1, 2020, ahead of the Eagles' wild card playoff match up against the Seattle Seahawks.^[12] He was targeted once, drawing a pass interference penalty. He was waived on July 26, 2020.^[13]

Washington Football Team

Gibson was signed to the practice squad of the Washington Football Team on September 7, 2020.^[14] He was released on September 17.^[15]

Carolina Panthers

Gibson signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad on November 2, 2020.^[16] He was released on November 20.^[17] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 4,^[18] and released again on December 14.^[19]

BC Lions

Gibson signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on January 27, 2022. He was released on May 23, 2022.^[20]

v t e Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII champions
4 Jake Elliott 6 Caleb Sturgis 7 Nate Sudfeld 8 Donnie Jones 9 Nick Foles (MVP) 10 Mack Hollins 11 Carson Wentz 13 Nelson Agholor 14 Marcus Johnson 16 Bryce Treggs 17 Alshon Jeffery 18 Shelton Gibson 19 Rashard Davis 21 Patrick Robinson 22 Sidney Jones 23 Rodney McLeod 24 Corey Graham 26 Jaylen Watkins 27 Malcolm Jenkins 28 Wendell Smallwood 29 LeGarrette Blount 30 Corey Clement 31 Jalen Mills 32 Rasul Douglas 33 De'Vante Bausby 34 Donnel Pumphrey 35 D. J. Killings 36 Jay Ajayi 37 Randall Goforth 38 Kenjon Barner 39 Harold Jones-Quartey 41 Ronald Darby 42 Chris Maragos 43 Darren Sproles 45 Rick Lovato 47 Nate Gerry 49 Tre Sullivan 50 Bryan Braman 51 Steven Means 52 Najee Goode 53 Nigel Bradham 54 Kamu Grugier-Hill 55 Brandon Graham 56 Chris Long 57 Dannell Ellerbe 58 Jordan Hicks 59 Joe Walker 61 Stefen Wisniewski 62 Jason Kelce 65 Lane Johnson 66 Will Beatty 67 Chance Warmack 68 Josh Andrews 71 Jason Peters 72 Halapoulivaati Vaitai 73 Isaac Seumalo 75 Vinny Curry 78 Darrell Greene 79 Brandon Brooks 82 Torrey Smith 84 Dom Williams 85 Billy Brown 86 Zach Ertz 87 Brent Celek 88 Trey Burton 89 Greg Ward 90 Aziz Shittu 91 Fletcher Cox 93 Timmy Jernigan 94 Beau Allen 95 Mychal Kendricks 96 Derek Barnett 97 Destiny Vaeao 98 Elijah Qualls
Head coach: Doug Pederson
Coaches: Brandon Brown Eugene Chung Ian Cunningham Phillip Daniels John DeFilippo Dave Fipp Ken Flajole Keith Gray Mike Groh Matthew Harper Tim Hauck Josh Hingst Shaun Huls Trent Miles Ryan Paganetti T. J. Paganetti Justin Peelle Spencer Phillips Frank Reich Jim Schwartz Duce Staley Jeff Stoutland Press Taylor Cory Undlin Dino Vasso Chris Wilson

College career

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)

Cleveland Browns

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

Washington Football Team

Carolina Panthers

BC Lions

References

External links

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