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South Carolina getting ‘freak of an athlete’ in incoming lineman Jesus Gibbs

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It comes about seven seconds in, just before the screen turns to footage of run-stuffs and pancake blocks.

Jesus Gibbs, the 6-foot-3, 283-pound soon-to-be South Carolina lineman, streaks free toward the end zone, looks over one shoulder and then the next – and finds the football as his feet stay in bounds. An ever-so-graceful touchdown for Potomac High School.

“A catch that probably no one else on our team would ever make,” said Keith King. “And we had good receivers.”

King is the recently retired coach of Potomac, a school located in Dumfries, Virginia. This past season he used Gibbs as his offensive guard, defensive tackle and – for one magical play that can be found at the beginning of Gibbs’ highlight reel – tight end.