Quentin Gibson - 2026 Football Roster
Oct 31 (Sat)
12 p.m.
Quentin Gibson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Second
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- North Crowley
AT COLORADO
CAREER: Has played in 18 games with four starts over two seasons and has 26 receptions for 162 yards, 27 kickoff returns for 628 yards (23.3 average) and four punt returns for 29 yards.
2026 (Second-Year): Has played in all six games, with two starts. Has 11 receptions for 91 yards with a long of 30; has two carries for 11 yards; has two kickoff returns for 31 yards; has one tackle. Preseason: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list; first-team All-Big 12 kick returner (Phil Steele), second-team (Athlon), third-team (PFN), honorable mention (USA Today).
Game by Game:
- at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): 1 catch for 1 yard.
- vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21) (start): 1 rush for 0 yards; 5 catches for 24 yards; 1 tackle.
- at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41): 1 rush for 11 yards.
- at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): 2 catches for 18 yards; 1 KR for 16 yards.
- vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29) (start): 1 catch for 30 yards (long 30).
- vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27): 2 catches for 18 yards; 1 KR for 15 yards.
2025 (First-Year): Played in all 12 games with two starts and was named the FWAA Special Teams Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American at kick returner after returning 25 kickoffs for 597 yards, a 23.9-yard average, second in the Big 12 in both return yards and average. Also had 15 receptions for 71 yards and four punt returns for 29 yards. Started the season opener against Georgia Tech, the only true freshman to start it and just the fourth true freshman to start an opener in Colorado history, and took the Buffs’ first offensive touch of the season, the third straight year a true freshman did so (Dylan Edwards in 2023, Dre’lon Miller in 2024).
RECRUIT RANKINGS
A four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star by 247Sports, the 247Sports Composite and On3 (as of Dec. 4, 2024). ESPN rated him the No. 42 wide receiver and the No. 44 player from Texas; 247Sports the No. 186 receiver and No. 160 in Texas; On3 the No. 163 receiver and No. 146 in Texas. The 247Sports Composite listed him as the No. 670 player nationally, the No. 101 receiver and No. 94 in Texas.
AT NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Ray Gates and was the 2024 MaxPreps National Player of the Year, only the second wide receiver to win the award, and one of 10 finalists for Mr. Texas Football. As a senior, led the Panthers to a 16-0 record and the Class 6A state championship, earning offensive MVP of the title game with seven catches for 181 yards and three touchdowns, including a 75-yard score on the first play. Finished the season with 2,009 receiving yards, ninth in Texas high school history, and 36 receiving touchdowns, fourth all-time, and accounted for 40 touchdowns in all with two rushing scores, a punt-return touchdown and a 74-yard touchdown pass in the playoffs; had 17 touchdowns in his first five games, with four each against state-ranked Lancaster, DeSoto and Rockwall, on an offense that averaged 54 points, ranked seventh nationally and set a Dallas-area record with 864 points. As a junior, helped North Crowley to an undefeated regular season with 12 catches for 217 yards and two touchdowns and 36 carries for 325 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games.
PERSONAL
Committed to Colorado on Thanksgiving 2024 on “Nightcap” with Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, the fifth Buff to commit on a national show.
