Meet The 2026 UCF Knights: Countdown To Kickoff - No. 75 Tyler Gibson

With 75 days to go until the 2026 UCF football season kicks off, learn more about the player wearing the Knights' No. 75 jersey: offensive lineman Tyler Gibson.

Nov 22, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; UCF Knights head coach Scott Frost walks into the venue before the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Acrisure Bounce House. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images | Mike Watters-Imagn Images

Welcome to UCF Knights on SI's countdown to kickoff!

In this series, we are going to introduce you to every single player on the 2026 UCF football roster so that you can know what to expect from them or even pinpoint the ones you want to follow throughout the coming season. We are going to go through the Knights' roster in reverse jersey-number order, with the day each player's entry is published corresponding to the number of days remaining until UCF's season-opener on Sep. 3 at 7 p.m. against Bethune-Cookman.

So, with 75 days to go, let's meet UCF offensive lineman Tyler Gibson:

1. Who is Tyler Gibson?
2. What did he do last season?
3. What role is he going to have in 2026?

1. Who is Tyler Gibson?

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Position: Offensive Lineman

Class: Redshirt Senior

Height/Weight: 6-foot-5 / 300 pounds

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

High School: Johns Creek High School

Tyler Gibson was not the only child in his family to take up college football. For the first two seasons of his career, he played alongside his older brother, quarterback Zach Gibson, at Georgia Tech. However, neither of them got much playing time. Zach played in only six games in 2022 and none in 2023, while Tyler played in four games across both seasons.

For 2024, the two brothers went their separate ways. While Zach stayed in Atlanta, transferring to Georgia State before ending his career at Florida Atlantic in 2025, Tyler transferred to Charlotte, where he played for two seasons before finding himself in Orlando.

2. What did he do last season?

Gibson played in all 12 of Charlotte's games last season, even earning the opportunity to start in the last six at right tackle, according to his UCF Athletics profile page.

3. What role is he going to have in 2026?

Gibson getting starts at right tackle in 2025 does not bode well for his chances to start in Orlando at first glance, since that was Preston Cushman's position last season and he is set up to be a team leader in 2026. However, Cushman did say after an April 3 practice session that he could move to become an interior lineman. So, while being a backup for Cushman at right tackle would still get him some playing time as a quality depth piece, it's not the only role Gibson could end up with.

For Gibson to earn starting opportunities in Orlando, two things would need to happen. First, he has to earn them during fall practice and earn the trust of offensive line coach AJ Blazek, just like any other lineman. However, what makes Gibson's situation different is the second potential condition: Cushman making a satisfactory transition to another position on the line. Unless Gibson can prove he can play a position other than right tackle, Cushman is going to have to be somewhere else on the line if Gibson is going to start.

Regardless if it's as a starter or an experienced backup, Gibson seems likely to play a noticeable factor in UCF's offensive line plans in some form.

Catch up on the rest of the list below:

No. 16 Dante Carr and TJ Branch	No. 17 Jailen Duffie	No. 18 Caleb Flagg and Caden Piening	No. 19 Rashad Henry	No. 20 Lewis Carter and Kaj Baker
No. 21 Ty Bartrum	No. 22 Amarion Queen	No. 23 Jordan Nunuha and Jayden Burnett	No. 24 Tackett Curtis and Arthur Lewis IV	No. 25 Rukeem Stroud
No. 26 Duke Watson and Elijah Keys	No. 27 Nicholas Antoine	No. 28 Matt Irwin	No. 29 Tyce Porcher	No. 30 Otis Hardy
No. 31 Noah McGough	No. 32 Matthew Occhipinti	No. 33 Phil Picciotti	No. 34 Jahleel Culbreath	No. 35 Agyeman Addae
No. 36 Dylan Bennett	No. 37 Rocklyn Kelley	No. 38 Jayden Jennings	No. 39 Andrea Parisi	No. 41 Bruno Dall
No. 42 Artavius Jones and Chance Nixon	No. 43 Cole Kozlowski	No. 44 Kyle Hicks	No. 45 Quentin Hatch	No. 47 Arthur Kingdom and Sam Powell
No. 49 Atticus Bertrams and Donnell Johnson III	No. 53 LaParka Langston	No. 54 Cooper Terpstra and Trenton Turner	No. 55 Jacob Maiava and Noah Mercer	No. 56 Patrick Ryan
No. 57 Camp Lott	No. 58 Connor Meadows	No. 61 Owen Spell	No. 66 Brady Wayburn	No. 67 Noah Senka
No. 68 Ethan Higgins	No. 70 RaiShaun McHaney	No. 71 Amahn Williams	No. 72 Dominick Campbell	No. 73 Henry Tabansi
No. 74 Matthew Prigmore	No. 75 Tyler Gibson	No. 76 Justin Royes	No. 77 Kasiyah Charlton	No. 78 Preston Cushman
No. 79 Daniel Marcellinus	No. 80 Elijah Hardy	No. 81 Zack Palmer	No. 82 Jordyn Bridgewater	No. 83 Dylan Burk
No. 84 Thomas Wadsworth	No. 85 Carson Hinshaw	No. 86 Chase Hinshaw	No. 87 Brooks Hall	No. 88 Grayson Brousseau
No. 90 Mujahid Jefferson	No. 91 Donteye Drew	No. 92 Jeffson Lafontant	No. 93 Brad Gurley	No. 94 L A Jesse Harrold
No. 95 RJ Jackson Jr.	No. 96 Anthony Coaxum	No. 97 Josh Schell and Mason Denaberg	No. 98 Alhassan Iddrissu	No. 99 Thomas Collins

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