Could Jack Gibbens Be the Patriots' Secret Weapon This Offseason?

Coming out of Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, TX, Gibbens was rated as a three-star recruit entering the college level. He received a handful of scholarship offers and eventually opted to join Abilene Christian, where he appeared in 39 games between 2017 and 2020 and spent three seasons as a starter. Instead of trying to make the jump to the NFL in 2021, however, he opted to transfer to a higher-profile program.

He found it in Minnesota. While he spent only one season with the Golden Gophers, Gibbens managed to start all 13 games and finished as the team leader in tackles (92).

With his eligibility over, Gibbens entered the NFL Draft in 2022 but did not hear his name called. Instead, he was picked up by Tennessee as a free agent, but failed to make the initial 53-man roster. Starting out on the practice squad, he was moved up to the active team in December of his rookie year and remained there for the rest of his Titans career. In total, he played 29 games for the organization and registered one interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery each.

Despite his success, Gibbens was not tendered by the Titans as an exclusive rights free agent in 2025. He subsequently joined the Patriots on the aforementioned one-year pact.

2025 review

Stats: 21 games (10 starts) | 604 defensive snaps (47.0%), 357 special teams snaps (65.1%) | 90 tackles, 9 missed tackles (9.1%), 8 TFLs, 1 forced fumble | 8 quarterback pressures (1 sack, 3 hits, 4 hurries) | 39 targets, 32 catches surrendered (82.1%), 247 yards, 2 TDs, 4 PBUs | 10 special teams tackles, 1 missed special teams tackle (9.1%) | 3 penalties (incl. 1 offsetting)