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Tyler Gibson

Experienced headOakland Roots · 35 yrsRotation

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameTyler Mullins Gibson
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age35
Date of birth12 Jan 1991
BirthplaceKnoxville
Height173 cm
Shirt number#12
ClubOakland Roots
Central midfielder
16
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1242
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oakland Roots.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

T. Gibson is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Oakland Roots, rated 8.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 248th of 257 on scout potential in the USL Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (46% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gibson.

Judged on this season alone, Gibson graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the USL Championship, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.101 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Gibson, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 58th of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the USL Championship. At 35 Gibson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

8.6
Ratingi
58th of 59 central midfielders
7.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.1
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oakland Roots finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

16
Apps
2.1
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
13
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 8.6, Gibson carries the 58th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the USL Championship of 59, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oakland Roots finished 10th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles13
Interceptions13
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.