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Jaguar Highlights: Granted a sixth year to compete by the NCAA after suffering season-ending injuries before playing in a game each of the last two years ... Will look to contribute at the “Wolf” position on the defensive line ... Chosen preseason third-team all-Sun Belt Conference as a defensive lineman by Athlon Sports ... Did not participate in spring practice while recovering from injury.

As A Redshirt Senior (2016): Was hurt during a drill on the first day of practice in full pads during preseason camp and did not play in a game in the fall as a result.

As A Senior (2015): Was injured during summer conditioning drills and missed the season as a medical redshirt.

As A Junior (2014): Saw action in every contest, starting each of the last four ... Posted 28 total stops, with 6½ of those for loss including three sacks ... Also was credited with two passes defensed and a forced fumble ... Led the team with seven quarterback hurries, tying for third in tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... Recorded a career-high eight stops and equalled another with 1½ tackles for loss at Raycom Media Camellia Bowl against Bowling Green ... In his Jaguar debut, posted two stops — one solo, one assist, with both behind the line of scrimmage — including a sack for a loss of 10 yards, broke up a pass and pressured the quarterback on three occasions to help the team begin the year with a win at Kent State ... Earned the coaches’ award on the defensive line for the performance ... Had three tackles including a sack and a pass defensed in Texas State victory that clinched bowl eligibility for the program, picking up both the coaches’ defensive line and big hit honors ... Finished with three stops in regular-season finale against Navy ... Made two solo tackles against Sun Belt Conference champion Georgia Southern and at Arkansas State, with a sack against the latter, adding a pair of stops in win over Troy and against Mississippi State ... Credited with a pair of quarterback hurries and an assisted tackle in defeat of Georgia State ... Had sack for loss of 12 yards, forcing a fumble on the fourth-down play, to end a fourth-quarter drive in Jaguar territory in Idaho victory ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Junior College Highlights (2012-13): A first-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American selection his sophomore season after recording 65 total stops, which included 24 behind the line of scrimmage ... Led the NJCAA with 17 sacks ... Was also chosen first-team all-region and named the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division Defensive Line MVP ... Part of a Lion squad that ended the year 12-0, claiming the NJCAA national championship after defeating previously top-ranked Georgia Military JC 52-32 in the Mississippi Bowl ... Selected the Lions’ Defensive MVP in bowl game after recording four sacks among his season-high-tying eight tackles ... Also credited with eight stops against Holmes (Miss.) CC and Northeast Mississippi CC ... Had three sacks while posting four total tackles in win over East Central (Miss.) CC ... Posted 1½ sacks in both of EMCC’s MACJC playoff wins ... Had six tackles against Mississippi Gulf Coast CC in the semifinals as well as in a season-opening win over Pearl River (Miss.) CC, and recorded five stops in match-ups with Jones County (Miss.) JC, Coahoma (Miss.) CC and Southwest Mississippi CC ... Was credited with 28 tackles as a freshman while appearing in nine outings as the Lions went 8-2 — ending up 15th in the final national rankings — after advancing to the semifinals of the MACJC playoffs ... Posted season-best six stops in 49-0 victory over NECC, while the previous week in a 35-0 shutout of HCC he had a pair of sacks.

High School Highlights: Recorded 101 tackles, five sacks, five passes broken up, two fumble recoveries, one caused fumble and a blocked field goal as a senior at Olive Branch High, helping the Conquistadors to a 15-0 mark and the state 6A championship ... Also wrestled for three years in high school.

Personal: Full name is Jimmie Earl Gipson III ... Born Dec. 15, 1993, in Memphis, Tenn. ... Son of Amanda Hill ... Is the oldest of three children ... Favorite athletes are Elvis Dumervil and James Harrison ... Also recruited by Arizona State, California, Kansas and Troy out of junior college ... Received his degree in interdisciplinary studies in December, working toward a second degree in professional health science.