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Trevis Gipson
LB
#99
Experience: R
Height: 6-4
Age: 23
Weight: 253 lbs
College: Tulsa
Biography
COLLEGE CAREER:
- A four-year letterwinner and 2-year starter, played in 49 career games and had 24 career starts
- Completed his career with 114 tackles, 25.5 TFLs for minus-114 yards, 13 sacks for minus-82 yards and 8 forced fumbles
2019 (R-Senior):
- Played in all 12 games and had 11 starts, earned first-team all-conference honors
- Had 49 tackles, 15 TFLs for minus-72 yards, 8 sacks for minus-52 yards, 6 QB hurries and 2 forced fumbles
- Started 11 games; did not start vs. Wyoming
- Totaled 5 tackles and one QB hurry in season finale vs. ECU
- Had season-highs of 7 tackles and 3.5 TFLs for -13 yards vs. Houston
- Collected 3 solo tackles, including 2 sacks for minus-10 yards vs. UCF
- Totaled 5 tackles, one forced fumble and one QB hurry vs. #25 Memphis
- Tallied 3 tackles, one sack for minus-9 yards and forced one fumble at #23 Cincinnati
- Had 4 stops, all solos, 2 TFLs for minus-9 yards and one sack for minus-6 yards at SMU
- Compiled 6 stops, 2 TFLs for minus-8 yards, one sack for minus-5 yards and one QB hurry vs. Wyoming
- Totaled 4 stops, 2.5 TFLs for minus-13 yards and one sack for minus-9 yards at San Jose State
- Had 4 tackles, 2 TFL, 1.0 sack and 2 hurries in the season opener at Michigan State
2018 (R-Junior):
- Played and started all 12 games, ranked second in the nation with five forced fumbles
- Had 46 tackles, 9 TFLs for minus-30 yards, four sacks for minus-20 yards, five forced fumbles, three QB hurries and one pass break-up in 12 starts
- Made his second career start in the season opener vs. UCA and had four tackles
- Had a career-best seven tackles at Texas
- Totaled four tackles and one sack for minus-4 yards vs. Arkansas State
- Tallied 5 stops and one TFL for minus-1 yard at Temple
- Compiled six tackles, one stop for minus-4 yards and one forced fumble at Arkansas
- Had four tackles, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup vs. #23 USF
- Had three stops, including two TFLs for minus-4 yards, one forced fumble and one QBH vs. UConn
- Tied his career-high of seven tackles and added 3.5 TFLs for minus-15 yards, two sacks for minus-14 yards and two forced fumbles vs. SMU
2017 (R-Sophomore):
- Played in all 12 games, received his first career start vs. New Mexico
- Had 11 stops, one PBU and one forced fumble in 2017
- Had a season-best two tackles against Toledo, Houston and Temple
2016 (R-Freshman):
- Played in all 13 games and had eight tackles, played mostly on special teams
- Saw his first career action in the season opener vs. San Jose State and had one tackle
- Had two stops and one sack for minus-10 yards against North Carolina A&T
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL:
- Was a three-year defensive starter
- Played his senior season at Cedar Hill High School and his junior and senior seasons at Richardson Berkner High School
- Helped lead his prep team to the Class 6A state title
- Named to the Dallas Morning News top-100 for the Dallas-area, coming in rated No. 91, as a senior
- High school coach at Cedar Hill High School was Joey McGuire
- Has three siblings; brother, Thomas, plays professional basketball in Finland
- Parents are Thomas and Cassundra Gipson; mother ran track at North Texas and his dad played basketball at Texas
