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Cody Gibson

Class: RS Junior Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla. High School: Lincoln

Height / Weight: 6-7 / 286 Position: OT Experience: 2 VL

Experienced fourth-year junior offensive lineman... listed as the second team right tackle entering the fall behind Brandon Shell... missed most of the spring after undergoing minor knee surgery... has made six career starts.

2012: Sophomore offensive tackle who played in nine games, making a pair of starts... got the starting nod at right tackle against East Carolina and UAB... garnered one of the Outstanding Weight Room awards handed out at the Garnet & Black Spring Game.

2011: Earned valuable experience...played in seven of the last 10 games, starting four at the right tackle spot.... got the starting nod against Kentucky, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Arkansas... named the Most Improved Offensive Lineman in the spring.

2010: Petitioned for a medical redshirt as a true freshman... suffered a sprained left knee during preseason practice on August 9... played in the season opener against Southern Miss.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played on the offensive line at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Fla., graduating in 2010... played for coach Yusuf Shakir... helped his team to the third round of the state playoffs as a senior after reaching the 4A title game during his junior campaign... received the Big Bend (nine counties) of Florida Offensive Lineman of the Year Award for 2009... was the first offensive lineman to also be nominated for the Big Bend Offensive Player of the Year Award... named to the Florida first-team All-State Class 4A by the prep writers... considered a three-star prospect and the nation's 64th-best offensive tackle by Rivals.com... rated a three-star prospect and the nation's 85th-best offensive tackle by Scout.com... regarded as a three-star prospect and the nation's 50th-ranked offensive tackle by ESPN.com... had offers from East Carolina, USF, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, Middle Tennessee, Tulane, Marshall and Iowa State before committing to the Gamecocks in July of 2009.

PERSONAL: Daniel Cody Gibson was born August 30, 1992... is interested in a degree in criminal justice... brother, Dustin, was a four-year football letterwinner at Florida International.