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For some information on Gibson's background, we go to CBSSports.com:
After a prep year at Hargrave Military Academy, Gibson was a four-star recruit and ultimately chose Virginia Tech over Clemson, redshirting in 2010. He played sparingly as a redshirt freshman and sophomore, seeing only 27 combined snaps on offense his first three seasons in Blacksburg. Gibson saw playing time as a junior in 2013 and started six games at right tackle before moving to the left side in 2014, starting all 13 games there as a senior.
Following the trend of the Cowboys' other selections on Day 3 of the NFL draft, Gibson is an extremely athletic offensive tackle. In fact, he is the ninth-most athletic offensive tackle in this class, and he tested into the 90.2 percentile among offensive tackles in the NFL, per 3SigmaAthlete.com's Zach Whitman.
Gibson looks to be a natural fit in the Cowboys' zone-blocking scheme, as he moves well laterally. Gibson can work down the line with reach blocks, and he works to the second level well.
In pass protection, Gibson doesn't have the natural bend so that he can generate power from his core, which is a huge reason why he tends to struggle with anchoring against power rushers.
Unfortunately, Gibson's hands are all over the place as he tends to grab instead of punch, and he positions his hands poorly.
At 6'6" and 305 pounds with 35 ⅛-inch arms, Gibson is an enormous human being who has the prototypical size to thrive in the NFL. Couple that with his athleticism, and you have a player with a high ceiling who is worth developing.
Gibson will be battling for the last one or two offensive lineman spots on the Cowboys' 53-man roster; however, it is much more likely that he ends up on the practice squad this year. In that scenario, he would be able to focus on getting stronger and cleaning up his hand usage so that he can be counted on if he is asked to play.
One option the Cowboys could try would be to move Gibson inside to guard; however, that would be a difficult transition. Gibson doesn't have the power to survive in a phone booth on the inside, as he needs space to really maximize he abilities.
With the selection of offensive tackle Chaz Green in the third round, Gibson's ceiling is likely the swing tackle position for the Cowboys unless they attempt to move him inside to guard.
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