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Countdown To Kickoff: Where Does Kareem Gibson Fit?

Though not on the Week 1 depth chart, the redshirt freshman could see action when Virginia uses man coverage.

Position: CB

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 170

Year: Redshirt Freshman

Hometown: Johnstown, Pa

In order to counteract the multiple WR sets that are so prevalent in today’s college football, teams often need to be comfortably playing 4 or 5 cornerbacks. Ideally, teams want a mix of bigger CBs and quicker CBs. That way, defenses can match up with different types of WRs depending on the schemes they run. Teams that play more zone-heavy schemes would likely use bigger CBs.