Syeed Gibbs

Get to Know Syeed ... At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? I started playing in eighth grade. My best friend invited me to play on his Pop Warner team. Who is your biggest role model and why? My mother. She raised five boys, which was not eay. She's a really strong woman who I look up to. Who was your favorite player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after? I don't have a favorite player, but Brian Branch is who I model my game after because we are both super physical in the run game and are good cover guys. Tell us about your hometown/where you’re from? I'm from Jamaica. It wasn't the easiest place to grow up, but God made it work. 2025: Played in nine games in his first season as a Jayhawk, starting two games... Totaled 23 tackles (19 solo, 4 assisted), two tackles-for-loss and three pass breakups... Fresno State: Recorded two tackles in the season opening win over Fresno State... Wagner: Had one tackle in the win over Wagner...at Missouri: Had a season-high three tackles against Missouri...West Virginia: Recorded a career-high five tackles, all of which were solo tackles...Cincinnati: Two total tackles...Oklahoma State: Collected two solo tackles and had one pass breakup in the 38-21 victory...at Arizona: Assisted on one tackle and had one pass breakup in the second half after missing the first half due to a targeting call in the Oklahoma State game...at Iowa State: Made three solo tackles, including 1.0 tackle-for-loss... Utah: Totaled four tackles in the season finale against Utah. 2024 (at Georgia Tech): Played in 10 games, starting six in his one season at Georgia Tech … Recorded 22 tackles (15 solo, 7 assisted), along with 4.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 1 pass breakup… Recorded a season-high four tackles at North Carolina and against Notre Dame. 2023 (at Rhode Island): Played and started 10 games as a redshirt freshman, compiling 52 tackles (35 solo, 35 assisted), 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 3 interceptions and 3 pass breakups … Was named NCAA Division I FBS freshman all-America in 2023 … 2023 Jerry Rice Award Watch List (FBS Freshman of the Year)… Allowed just one touchdown against him in 52 passing targets … Tallied six solo tackles in the season-opener at Georgia State (Aug. 31) … Also had six stops at Maine (Sept. 15) … Hauled in his first interception on the season against Bryant (Sept. 30) to go along with three tackles … Recorded a season-high nine tackles, two for loss, and a career-high two interceptions at Brown (Oct. 7) … Finished with seven tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss against New Hampshire (Oct. 28) 2022 (at Rhode Island): Redshirted in 2022, appearing in four games on special teams … Had one special teams tackle at Pitt (Sept. 24) … Made his collegiate debut and had one special teams tackle at Bryant (Sept. 10).