Hayes Gibson brings veteran size and versatile DB experience to Drake
In the 2025 season, Hayes Gibson played as a senior defensive back for Drake, appeared in nine games, and finished with 9 tackles, showing up as a steady rotational piece rather than a headline-grabbing stat machine[2][6]. At 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, he offers the kind of frame and football background coaches like: he started at Iowa State, spent time at Blinn JC and Tennessee Tech, and brings a strong family football pedigree[1]. He looks like a tough, experienced fit for a defense that values reliability, maturity, and physicality over flash[1][2].
