For a second straight day, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment out of the transfer portal, this time at a major position of need.
As first reported by Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment from East Carolina slot corner Gavin Gibson. Gibson’s commitment comes after he was on campus this weekend for an official visit. He will have one year of eligibility remaining at the college level.
In Gibson’s lone season at East Carolina, he played in all thirteen games, starting ten of them at that nickel corner spot. In the 630 snaps he played, he finished with 52 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, six quarterback pressures, three interceptions and three pass breakups. Gibson was thrown at 53 times this season and while 36 of those were caught, he allowed 322 yards and two touchdowns and a 73.0 QB rating. Prior to that, Gibson spent the first two seasons of his college career at Maryland where he played 315 snaps in 20 games.
This is a welcome addition for a Tar Heel defense that has had major issues at the nickel spot in two of the last three years. This season, Kaleb Cost allowed 649 yards (8th most in FBS), five touchdowns (T-23rd most in FBS) and a 108.2 QB rating. They clearly needed an upgrade here and now the team can focus their resources on adding some help at the outside corner and safety spots.
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