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UW This Season: Gibbs is one of the nation’s top linebackers and will be one of the featured players on the Cowboy defense this season.
 
2022: Gibbs appeared in 13 games with 12 starts on the season. Gibbs not only ranked No. 3 in the conference and 22nd nationally in tackles last season, at 9.3 tackles per game, but he recorded the first 100-tackle season of his career, with 121.  He became only the 61st Cowboy in the 126-year history of Cowboy Football to record 100 tackles in a single season.  Gibbs' 121 tackles ties him for the 18th best single-season tackle total in school history with former UW linebackers Bruce Mowry (1983) and Jim Talich (1997).  Gibbs posted double figures in tackles in six games during the 2022 season.  Gibbs was named to the First Team All-Mountain West team in voting by MW head coaches and media and was selected First Team All-MW by Phil Steele. He tied a career-high with 13 tackles against New Mexico and Colorado State. He finished the season with six games with 10 or more tackles including 10 or more in the final four games of the season. He also forced one fumble on the season and added three sacks.

2021: A steady member of the Cowboys, Gibbs started and played in all 13 games last season. He ranked second on the team in tackles with 90 on the season making him the Pokes leading returning tackler. Gibbs earned Honorable Mention All-MW honors by Pro Football Focus. He recorded 51 solo stops for the season and had 39 assisted tackles. He tied for second on the team with seven tackles for loss and finished the season with two sacks. He ranked third on the Pokes with four pass breakups. He also forced on fumble on the season. He recorded double-digit tackles in five games during the season. He had a season best 12 stops with two tackles for loss including a sack against Boise State. The two tackles for loss were a career-high He had 11 tackles in contests against New Mexico, Colorado State and Kent State. He also added 10 tackles against Northern Illinois.

2020: Gibbs finished the season third on the team in tackles last season with 42. He had 21 solo stops and 21 assisted tackles. He also added 2.5 tackles for loss. He played in all six games with one start. He recorded a career-high 13 tackles for the Pokes in the season finale against Boise State. He also added double-digit tackles in the contest against New Mexico finishing the season with back-to-back double-digit tackle games. He also added eight tackles for the Cowboys in the Colorado State game.

2019: Gibbs appeared in one contest and maintained his redshirt freshman status. He did not record any stats for the season.

High School: Easton Gibbs played linebacker, safety and quarterback for Temecula Valley High School in Temecula, Calif.  He was rated by Rivals and 247 Sports as a two-star recruit.  His senior season he was credited with 45 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions that he returned for 29 yards, while passing for 1,619 yards, rushing for 734 yards and accounting for 2,353 yards of total offense.  Gibbs completed 119 of 202 (.589) pass attempts and threw 24 TD passes as a senior.  He averaged 6.4 yards per rush and scored nine rushing touchdowns.  Gibbs averaged 235.3 yards of total offense per game.  He helped lead Temecula Valley to the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section playoffs for Division 8, defeating Woodbridge, 42-17, in the first round before losing to Santa Ana, 21-19, in the quarterfinals.  His junior season, he made 89 tackles, averaging 9.9 tackles per game.  He added 1.0 tackle for loss, two interceptions that he returned for 35 yards, forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles.  His junior season, he returned 10 kickoffs for 204 yards and returned five punts for 19 yards.  Gibbs played for head coach Bert Esposito.  He was also recruited by Utah State and UC Davis.