2024 5-star RB Jerrick Gibson visiting Texas

Gainesville (Fla.) IMG Academy five-star running back Jerrick Gibson took an unofficial visit to Texas on Saturday. He returned to Austin as one of the top players in the country.

Gibson is the No. 11 overall prospect and No. 1 running back in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 6 player in Florida.

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“I like the environment, what they’re building on their team,” Gibson told On3’s Chad Simmons about Texas on Nov. 26. “They’re just building something special there, so I would love to be a part of it.”

The 5-foot-10.5, 190-pound tailback holds 18 offers. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Florida has a very close lead for his commitment at 27.7%.

RPM was released to the public in December. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college. 

It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

For more Texas recruiting intel, check out Inside Texas.

The Longhorns have three pledges in their 2024 recruiting class. They are Houston Clear Lake four-star athlete Hunter Moddon, Aledo (Texas) four-star cornerback Jaden Allen and Cypress (Texas) Cy-Fair three-star quarterback Trey Owens.

Gibson has an On3 NIL Valuation of $128K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Jerrick Gibson On3 Scouting Summary

The following is the On3 Scouting Summary for Jerrick Gibson:

“Highly explosive, twitched up running back prospect. Physically developed and advanced heading into his junior season. Checked in at 5-foot-10.5, 190 pounds with a rocked up build. One of the more explosive 2024 prospects in the combine setting, registering an electronically-timed 4.57 second 40 yard dash, 40.3 inch vertical and 10 foot broad jump. Moves at a different speed than many of his fellow top running backs.

“Carries that burst and twitch over to the field. Shows the play speed to rip off chunk runs. Also catches the ball fairly well, but can continue to improve in that area. Moderately productive as a sophomore while playing for a team with a losing record. Transferred to IMG Academy prior to his junior season. Older for the cycle, turning 17 years old during his sophomore season.”