← 1995 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R4 · #120 OVERALL · DT

Oliver Gibson

Drafted by PIT · GM Tom Donahoe · Notre Dame

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Full-career context

These totals follow Oliver Gibson across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played133
Games started57
Weighted career AV27
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons9

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1995 · Round 4 · #120

PIT draft credit

GM Tom Donahoe

Team games60
Team starts0
On-team AV6
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Terrible-0.90 contribution64th of 81 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

Long-career hit

Oliver Gibson became a 9-season, 133-game NFL player after going #120. The retained-value model still ranks him 64th of 81 for Tom Donahoe because PIT only got 60 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -0.90. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Tom Donahoe's leaderboard composite θ.

Full-career context prevents this from being labeled as a bad talent pick: the negative model score is about retained team value, not whether the draft identified an NFL-caliber player.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
60
on drafting team · 133 full-career
Games started
0
on drafting team · 57 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
6
modeled; full weighted AV 27
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Tom Donahoe's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Tom Donahoe pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Oliver Gibson totals -0.90. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+1226. Faneca#26 · Alan Faneca · aggregate +13.20Faneca +13.292. Ward#92 · Hines Ward · aggregate +7.63Ward +7.688. Gildon#88 · Jason Gildon · aggregate +6.78Gildon +6.8109. Smith#109 · Aaron Smith · aggregate +4.49Smith +4.573. Porter#73 · Joey Porter · aggregate +4.41Porter +4.438. Kirkland#38 · Levon Kirkland · aggregate +3.99Kirkland +4.067. Steed#67 · Joel Steed · aggregate +3.36Steed +3.4108. Henry#108 · Kevin Henry · aggregate +3.00Henry +3.060. Stewart#60 · Kordell Stewart · aggregate +2.96Stewart +3.0151. Flowers#151 · Lee Flowers · aggregate +2.76Flowers +2.8126. Holmes#126 · Earl Holmes · aggregate +1.38117. Townsend#117 · Deshea Townsend · aggregate +1.3891. Stai#91 · Brenden Stai · aggregate +0.9492. Witman#92 · Jon Witman · aggregate +0.88158. Thompson#158 · Leroy Thompson · aggregate +0.53140. Bell#140 · Myron Bell · aggregate +0.53247. Ford#247 · Cole Ford · aggregate +0.5124. Scott#24 · Chad Scott · aggregate +0.4995. Zereoue#95 · Amos Zereoue · aggregate +0.49103. Cooper#103 · Adrian Cooper · aggregate +0.38125. Jones#125 · Donta Jones · aggregate +0.35203. Fischer#203 · Spence Fischer · aggregate +0.33136. Tuman#136 · Jerame Tuman · aggregate +0.31189. Keith#189 · Craig Keith · aggregate +0.25178. Fuamatu-Ma'afala#178 · Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala · aggregate +0.18180. Ravotti#180 · Eric Ravotti · aggregate +0.13154. Jones#154 · George Jones · aggregate +0.09179. Campbell#179 · Russ Campbell · aggregate +0.0753. Blackwell#53 · Will Blackwell · aggregate +0.05223. Adams#223 · Mike Adams · aggregate +0.04221. Rubio#221 · Angel Rubio · aggregate +0.0391. Morris#91 · Bam Morris · aggregate +0.02235. Bailey#235 · Henry Bailey · aggregate +0.01214. Dingle#214 · Antonio Dingle · aggregate +0.01199. Manuel#199 · Rod Manuel · aggregate +0.0194. Davenport#94 · Charles Davenport · aggregate -0.05199. Miles#199 · Barron Miles · aggregate -0.05166. Johnson#166 · Malcolm Johnson · aggregate -0.08209. Abrams#209 · Brice Abrams · aggregate -0.0873. Mills#73 · Ernie Mills · aggregate -0.09186. Porter#186 · Daryl Porter · aggregate -0.10163. Raybon#163 · Israel Raybon · aggregate -0.1123. Figures#23 · Deon Figures · aggregate -0.12219. Kelsay#219 · Chad Kelsay · aggregate -0.13132. Arnold#132 · Jahine Arnold · aggregate -0.1488. Walker#88 · Sammy Walker · aggregate -0.18122. Faumui#122 · Ta'ase Faumui · aggregate -0.2359. Shields#59 · Scott Shields · aggregate -0.2476. Hastings#76 · Andre Hastings · aggregate -0.2717. Johnson#17 · Charles Johnson · aggregate -0.28186. Olson#186 · Ryan Olson · aggregate -0.29123. Haller#123 · Alan Haller · aggregate -0.32185. Jones#185 · Andre Jones · aggregate -0.33123. King#123 · Carlos King · aggregate -0.37161. Brown#161 · Lance Brown · aggregate -0.38140. Woodard#140 · Marc Woodard · aggregate -0.47148. Brown#148 · Gary Brown · aggregate -0.48188. Graham#188 · Scottie Graham · aggregate -0.5272. Conley#72 · Steve Conley · aggregate -0.5366. Conrad#66 · Chris Conrad · aggregate -0.53242. Emmons#242 · Carlos Emmons · aggregate -0.7441. Staat#41 · Jeremy Staat · aggregate -0.8182. Wiggins#82 · Paul Wiggins · aggregate -0.82120. Gibson#120 · Oliver Gibson · aggregate -0.90Gibson -0.974. Farris#74 · Kris Farris · aggregate -0.9011. Searcy#11 · Leon Searcy · aggregate -1.01178. Miller#178 · Jim Miller · aggregate -1.16162. Williams#162 · Willie Williams · aggregate -1.19135. Palelei#135 · Lonnie Palelei · aggregate -1.2229. Stephens#29 · Jamain Stephens · aggregate -1.2713. Edwards#13 · Troy Edwards · aggregate -1.42200. Roye#200 · Orpheus Roye · aggregate -1.49228. Brown#228 · Kris Brown · aggregate -1.55137. Simmons#137 · Jason Simmons · aggregate -1.5715. Richardson#15 · Huey Richardson · aggregate -1.8550. Buckner#50 · Brentson Buckner · aggregate -2.2746. Graham#46 · Jeff Graham · aggregate -2.5144. Brown#44 · Chad Brown · aggregate -2.98Brown -3.027. Bruener#27 · Mark Bruener · aggregate -3.03Bruener -3.091. Vrabel#91 · Mike Vrabel · aggregate -4.42Vrabel -4.4185. Zgonina#185 · Jeff Zgonina · aggregate -5.57Zgonina -5.6

Incremental contribution by season

-12-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+12+141991 · Leroy Thompson · incremental +0.121991 · Adrian Cooper · incremental +0.191991 · Sammy Walker · incremental -0.051991 · Ernie Mills · incremental -0.201991 · Andre Jones · incremental -0.601991 · Jeff Graham · incremental -1.301991 · Huey Richardson · incremental -2.811992 · Ernie Mills · incremental +0.041992 · Joel Steed · incremental +0.181992 · Leroy Thompson · incremental +0.261992 · Adrian Cooper · incremental +0.331992 · Russ Campbell · incremental -0.071992 · Alan Haller · incremental -0.201992 · Charles Davenport · incremental -0.201992 · Sammy Walker · incremental -0.291992 · Levon Kirkland · incremental -0.461992 · Leon Searcy · incremental -0.621992 · Scottie Graham · incremental -0.851992 · Jeff Graham · incremental -1.371993 · Ernie Mills · incremental +0.031993 · Charles Davenport · incremental +0.161993 · Adrian Cooper · incremental +0.161993 · Kevin Henry · incremental +0.181993 · Craig Keith · incremental +0.231993 · Leroy Thompson · incremental +0.371993 · Levon Kirkland · incremental +0.511993 · Joel Steed · incremental +0.631993 · Deon Figures · incremental -0.101993 · Andre Hastings · incremental -0.161993 · Leon Searcy · incremental -0.281993 · Alan Haller · incremental -0.381993 · Willie Williams · incremental -0.551993 · Marc Woodard · incremental -0.821993 · Jeff Graham · incremental -1.291993 · Lonnie Palelei · incremental -1.751993 · Chad Brown · incremental -2.511993 · Jeff Zgonina · incremental -4.661994 · Ernie Mills · incremental +0.031994 · Craig Keith · incremental +0.041994 · Charles Davenport · incremental +0.071994 · Myron Bell · incremental +0.091994 · Jason Gildon · incremental +0.261994 · Kevin Henry · incremental +0.451994 · Levon Kirkland · incremental +0.571994 · Joel Steed · incremental +0.791994 · Eric Ravotti · incremental -0.011994 · Jim Miller · incremental -0.051994 · Willie Williams · incremental -0.061994 · Bam Morris · incremental -0.071994 · Deon Figures · incremental -0.121994 · Andre Hastings · incremental -0.121994 · Brice Abrams · incremental -0.191994 · Leon Searcy · incremental -0.281994 · Ta'ase Faumui · incremental -0.311994 · Charles Johnson · incremental -0.691994 · Gary Brown · incremental -0.821994 · Chad Brown · incremental -1.031994 · Brentson Buckner · incremental -1.431994 · Jeff Zgonina · incremental -3.771995 · Andre Hastings · incremental +0.001995 · Ernie Mills · incremental +0.021995 · Charles Johnson · incremental +0.041995 · Eric Ravotti · incremental +0.061995 · Deon Figures · incremental +0.071995 · Lee Flowers · incremental +0.111995 · Kordell Stewart · incremental +0.141995 · Brenden Stai · incremental +0.151995 · Donta Jones · incremental +0.161995 · Myron Bell · incremental +0.221995 · Jason Gildon · incremental +0.221995 · Kevin Henry · incremental +0.391995 · Joel Steed · incremental +0.521995 · Levon Kirkland · incremental +0.531995 · Cole Ford · incremental +0.601995 · Bam Morris · incremental -0.021995 · Henry Bailey · incremental -0.071995 · Ta'ase Faumui · incremental -0.101995 · Lonnie Palelei · incremental -0.191995 · Barron Miles · incremental -0.191995 · Leon Searcy · incremental -0.311995 · Lance Brown · incremental -0.421995 · Willie Williams · incremental -0.441995 · Chad Brown · incremental -0.591995 · Jim Miller · incremental -0.961995 · Oliver Gibson · incremental -0.991995 · Brentson Buckner · incremental -1.111995 · Mark Bruener · incremental -3.331996 · Ernie Mills · incremental +0.031996 · Charles Johnson · incremental +0.041996 · Deon Figures · incremental +0.041996 · Eric Ravotti · incremental +0.141996 · Donta Jones · incremental +0.171996 · Myron Bell · incremental +0.201996 · Jon Witman · incremental +0.221996 · Brenden Stai · incremental +0.231996 · Lee Flowers · incremental +0.281996 · Kordell Stewart · incremental +0.301996 · Spence Fischer · incremental +0.471996 · Kevin Henry · incremental +0.551996 · Jason Gildon · incremental +0.601996 · Joel Steed · incremental +0.731996 · Levon Kirkland · incremental +0.741996 · Steve Conley · incremental -0.061996 · Mark Bruener · incremental -0.091996 · Jamain Stephens · incremental -0.121996 · Oliver Gibson · incremental -0.121996 · Andre Hastings · incremental -0.181996 · Earl Holmes · incremental -0.211996 · Jahine Arnold · incremental -0.231996 · Israel Raybon · incremental -0.261996 · Carlos Emmons · incremental -0.321996 · Willie Williams · incremental -0.341996 · Orpheus Roye · incremental -0.461996 · Chad Brown · incremental -0.561996 · Jim Miller · incremental -0.801996 · Brentson Buckner · incremental -1.091997 · Charles Johnson · incremental +0.031997 · Mike Adams · incremental +0.041997 · Rod Manuel · incremental +0.071997 · Will Blackwell · incremental +0.091997 · George Jones · incremental +0.101997 · Donta Jones · incremental +0.161997 · Lee Flowers · incremental +0.181997 · Myron Bell · incremental +0.211997 · Brenden Stai · incremental +0.261997 · Jon Witman · incremental +0.281997 · Earl Holmes · incremental +0.401997 · Jason Gildon · incremental +0.621997 · Kordell Stewart · incremental +0.721997 · Kevin Henry · incremental +0.731997 · Joel Steed · incremental +0.731997 · Levon Kirkland · incremental +2.321997 · Carlos Emmons · incremental -0.031997 · Oliver Gibson · incremental -0.041997 · Mark Bruener · incremental -0.071997 · Orpheus Roye · incremental -0.141997 · Daryl Porter · incremental -0.271997 · Steve Conley · incremental -0.291997 · Jamain Stephens · incremental -0.421997 · Chad Scott · incremental -0.691997 · Paul Wiggins · incremental -1.341997 · Mike Vrabel · incremental -4.261998 · Charles Johnson · incremental +0.051998 · Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala · incremental +0.071998 · Donta Jones · incremental +0.181998 · Alan Faneca · incremental +0.361998 · Jon Witman · incremental +0.381998 · Brenden Stai · incremental +0.391998 · Earl Holmes · incremental +0.401998 · Kordell Stewart · incremental +0.481998 · Levon Kirkland · incremental +0.601998 · Jason Gildon · incremental +0.701998 · Joel Steed · incremental +0.791998 · Lee Flowers · incremental +0.811998 · Kevin Henry · incremental +0.821998 · Will Blackwell · incremental -0.011998 · Jahine Arnold · incremental -0.041998 · Angel Rubio · incremental -0.051998 · Mark Bruener · incremental -0.071998 · Lance Brown · incremental -0.111998 · Jeremy Staat · incremental -0.121998 · Oliver Gibson · incremental -0.121998 · Rod Manuel · incremental -0.151998 · Chris Conrad · incremental -0.271998 · Hines Ward · incremental -0.291998 · Carlos Emmons · incremental -0.371998 · Steve Conley · incremental -0.491998 · Ryan Olson · incremental -0.541998 · Deshea Townsend · incremental -0.551998 · Orpheus Roye · incremental -0.601998 · Carlos King · incremental -0.651998 · Mike Vrabel · incremental -0.701998 · Jason Simmons · incremental -1.261998 · Jamain Stephens · incremental -1.401999 · Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala · incremental +0.101999 · Joey Porter · incremental +0.131999 · Chad Scott · incremental +0.201999 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.241999 · Jon Witman · incremental +0.421999 · Brenden Stai · incremental +0.421999 · Kordell Stewart · incremental +0.441999 · Alan Faneca · incremental +0.451999 · Earl Holmes · incremental +0.461999 · Levon Kirkland · incremental +0.601999 · Hines Ward · incremental +0.621999 · Joel Steed · incremental +0.671999 · Jason Gildon · incremental +0.671999 · Kevin Henry · incremental +0.701999 · Lee Flowers · incremental +0.741999 · Amos Zereoue · incremental -0.021999 · Lance Brown · incremental -0.061999 · Will Blackwell · incremental -0.061999 · Antonio Dingle · incremental -0.081999 · Malcolm Johnson · incremental -0.111999 · Jerame Tuman · incremental -0.141999 · Aaron Smith · incremental -0.151999 · Chad Kelsay · incremental -0.241999 · Mark Bruener · incremental -0.251999 · Scott Shields · incremental -0.251999 · Jason Simmons · incremental -0.371999 · Carlos Emmons · incremental -0.411999 · Chris Conrad · incremental -0.601999 · Mike Vrabel · incremental -0.671999 · Orpheus Roye · incremental -0.931999 · Jeremy Staat · incremental -1.001999 · Kris Farris · incremental -1.461999 · Troy Edwards · incremental -1.651999 · Kris Brown · incremental -1.702000 · Myron Bell · incremental +0.012000 · Will Blackwell · incremental +0.052000 · Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala · incremental +0.052000 · Amos Zereoue · incremental +0.122000 · Jon Witman · incremental +0.192000 · Jerame Tuman · incremental +0.192000 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.202000 · Chad Scott · incremental +0.282000 · Joey Porter · incremental +0.432000 · Earl Holmes · incremental +0.462000 · Alan Faneca · incremental +0.482000 · Kordell Stewart · incremental +0.522000 · Levon Kirkland · incremental +0.602000 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.632000 · Hines Ward · incremental +0.672000 · Lee Flowers · incremental +0.742000 · Kevin Henry · incremental +0.782000 · Jason Gildon · incremental +1.882000 · Malcolm Johnson · incremental -0.042000 · Jeremy Staat · incremental -0.152000 · Scott Shields · incremental -0.192000 · Mark Bruener · incremental -0.242000 · Troy Edwards · incremental -0.322000 · Jason Simmons · incremental -0.362000 · Kris Brown · incremental -0.492000 · Mike Vrabel · incremental -1.212001 · Will Blackwell · incremental +0.012001 · Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala · incremental +0.072001 · Jerame Tuman · incremental +0.162001 · Myron Bell · incremental +0.202001 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.212001 · Amos Zereoue · incremental +0.222001 · Chad Scott · incremental +0.262001 · Joey Porter · incremental +0.382001 · Jon Witman · incremental +0.432001 · Earl Holmes · incremental +0.482001 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.672001 · Lee Flowers · incremental +0.742001 · Kordell Stewart · incremental +1.522001 · Hines Ward · incremental +1.672001 · Alan Faneca · incremental +3.452001 · Jason Gildon · incremental +3.862001 · Mark Bruener · incremental -0.112001 · Troy Edwards · incremental -0.242001 · Kris Brown · incremental -0.272001 · Jason Simmons · incremental -0.342002 · Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala · incremental +0.082002 · Jerame Tuman · incremental +0.132002 · Amos Zereoue · incremental +0.202002 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.232002 · Chad Scott · incremental +0.242002 · Kordell Stewart · incremental +0.242002 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.672002 · Lee Flowers · incremental +0.732002 · Jason Gildon · incremental +1.722002 · Hines Ward · incremental +1.722002 · Joey Porter · incremental +2.952002 · Alan Faneca · incremental +3.502002 · Mark Bruener · incremental -0.092003 · Mark Bruener · incremental +0.022003 · Amos Zereoue · incremental +0.142003 · Chad Scott · incremental +0.202003 · Jerame Tuman · incremental +0.212003 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.282003 · Joey Porter · incremental +0.332003 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.622003 · Jason Gildon · incremental +0.672003 · Alan Faneca · incremental +1.432003 · Hines Ward · incremental +1.652004 · Chad Scott · incremental +0.112004 · Jerame Tuman · incremental +0.242004 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.342004 · Joey Porter · incremental +1.322004 · Aaron Smith · incremental +1.462004 · Hines Ward · incremental +1.672004 · Alan Faneca · incremental +3.472004 · Willie Williams · incremental -0.272005 · Jerame Tuman · incremental +0.172005 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.352005 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.622005 · Hines Ward · incremental +0.732005 · Joey Porter · incremental +1.352005 · Alan Faneca · incremental +3.542005 · Willie Williams · incremental -0.052006 · Jerame Tuman · incremental +0.122006 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.322006 · Joey Porter · incremental +0.352006 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.652006 · Hines Ward · incremental +0.652006 · Alan Faneca · incremental +3.522006 · Chad Brown · incremental -0.222007 · Jerame Tuman · incremental +0.082007 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.352007 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.442007 · Hines Ward · incremental +0.602007 · Alan Faneca · incremental +3.542008 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.202008 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.672008 · Hines Ward · incremental +0.692008 · Orpheus Roye · incremental -0.082009 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.182009 · Deshea Townsend · incremental +0.222009 · Hines Ward · incremental +0.742010 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.232010 · Hines Ward · incremental +0.642011 · Aaron Smith · incremental +0.162011 · Hines Ward · incremental +0.42Zgonina -4.7Zgonina -3.8Gibson -1.0Bruener -3.3Gibson -0.1Gibson -0.0Vrabel -4.3Gibson -0.1Faneca +3.5Gildon +3.9Porter +3.0Faneca +3.5Faneca +3.5Faneca +3.5Faneca +3.5Faneca +3.519917 players199212 players199318 players199422 players199528 players199629 players199726 players199832 players199934 players200026 players200120 players200213 players200310 players20048 players20057 players20067 players20075 players20084 players20093 players20102 players20112 players
Above expectationBelow expectationOliver GibsonGM total +16.9Oliver Gibson by season -1.3

How much retained production did Oliver Gibson return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: DTs drafted within ±5 picks of Oliver Gibson since 2010 (10 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-2-1.5-1-0.50+0.5+1+1.5+2+2.5Model value above slot120. AtkinsGeno Atkins · model value +2.5+2.5116. GunterRodney Gunter · model value +0.5120. OnyemataDavid Onyemata · model value +0.2123. YoungCameron Young · model value 0116. JeffersonJordan Jefferson · model value 0117. ClemonsMicheal Clemons · model value -0.1125. WrenRenell Wren · model value -0.2122. ShelvinTyler Shelvin · model value -0.3120. GibsonOliver Gibson · model value -0.5-0.5116. RidgewayHassan Ridgeway · model value -0.6123. WoodsAl Woods · model value -2.1-2.1
Oliver GibsonSlot-similar peers (10)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'96'98'00'02'0301429435701Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (9 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1995PIT1201
1996PIT1602
1997PIT1601
1998PIT1602
1999CIN16165
2000CIN16167
2001CIN16168
2002CIN993
2003CIN1601

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