John Carroll University Athletics

This senior safety will have a vital role in 2014 after two stellar seasons ... Begins the year with 105 career tackles and seven career interceptions.

Career Honors
OAC Defensive Player of the Week - 10/15/12

2013
Big-hitter who broke up seven passes on the season ... Recorded 40 tackles including 3.5 for loss on the season ... Made three stops against St. Norbert making start at safety (9/7/13) ... Stellar play in secondary helped hold Baldwin Wallace to zero yards passing in first half (9/21/13) ... Contributed seven tackles in shutout over Otterbein (9/28/13) ... Had six tackles in helping Blue Streak defense shutdown nationally-ranked Heidelberg in 48-7 win  (11/9/13)... Added five tackles at Mount Union (11/16/13).

2012
Started in all 10 games for the Blue Streaks ... Tallied 48 tackles and four interceptions, with two against Muskingum (10/13/12) ... Named the OAC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Muskingum which included a team-high five solo tackles, two interceptions and a pass deflection ... Was the first John Carroll defensive performer to snare OAC Player of the Week honors since Michael Nettling on Oct. 20, 2008 ... Had at least two tackles in every game of his sophomore campaign, including a career-best 10 stops against Heidelbert (11/3/12) ... Also posted a sack against Otterbein (9/22/13).

2011
Played in nine games and was a special teams standout as a freshman … Notched his first career interception against Muskingum (10/15/11) and recorded a season-high four tackles at Marietta on 9/24/11.

High School
Earned second team All-Ohio honors as a senior at Mentor (OH) Lake Catholic High School ... Was a two-time All-District and two-time All-North Coast League performer for head coach Mike Bell ... Two-time Lake County Touchdown Club member ... Member of a Cougars squad that reached the Ohio state semifinals three times in four years ... Was president of the Latin Club at Lake.

Academic & Personal
Member of the 2013 JCU Leadership Council ... Majoring in physical education at JCU and carries a 3.4 GPA ... Follows his father (John), brother (Tom) and five uncles to John Carroll ... Son of John and Pat Gibbons.