In-state 2023 corner Rickey Gibson lands Auburn offer
Auburn on Tuesday offered 4-star cornerback Rickey Gibson of Hewitt-Trussville (Ala.). Now, we’ll find out if the Tigers can become a factor in his recruitment.
Gibson, listed at 5-foot-11.5 and 165 pounds, is the No. 22 recruit in the state of Alabama for the On3 Consensus and is the No. 43 corner. And, he’s the nephew of Auburn great Karlos Dansby.
His coach raved about the emerging Auburn target
“I think that what separates him is, he has elite speed,” Hewitt-Trussville coach Josh Floyd said. “And he has what everybody wants in a corner. He’s long. He is one of the best athletes I’ve ever coached when you talk about pure athleticism. He has a 41-inch vertical. He’s going to run 4.3 or 4.4 every time he runs a 40 (yard dash). He has great ball skills also. We might play him some this season at wide receiver. He can fly. You can’t teach that.”
Efforts to reach Gibson have thus far been unsuccessful by Auburn Live.
But we do know Auburn attended a Hewitt-Trussville spring practice this year. And, Floyd said Gibson visited the Tigers in June.
Tennessee currently is the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine favorite to land Gibson with a 47.4 percent projection. Arkansas is next (25.2 percent) followed by Georgia (14.8 percent). He has offers from all three of those programs.
Gibson was at Georgia over the weekend for a two-day visit and he told On3’s Chad Simmons he enjoyed the trip.
“The Georgia coaches made me feel very important on this visit,” Gibson told On3. “I spent a lot of time with coach Fran Brown, I talked with coach Will Muschamp, and I met with coach Kirby Smart. Georgia wanted me to come in Friday so they could spend more time with me. It was a great experience. The coaches spent a lot of time with me and I could tell they all want me. They really made me feel wanted.”
