Tulsa product who broke out with seven sacks for the Bears in 2021 and has kept finding pass-rush snaps across four teams since.
Trevis Gipson has carved out a journeyman's path since Chicago drafted him in 2020, bouncing through Jacksonville, Seattle and San Francisco before landing back on Carolina's roster in 2025. He remains a reliable rotational edge presence who can still get after the quarterback.
Path to the league
Gipson was a two-year starter at Tulsa, earning first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors as a senior after posting 49 tackles and eight sacks. The Chicago Bears selected him in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
After a limited rookie season, Gipson broke out in 2021 with seven sacks, seven tackles for loss and five forced fumbles for the Bears. He has appeared in dozens of career games across stops with the Bears, Jaguars, Seahawks and 49ers, totaling double-digit career sacks.
2025 season recap
Gipson opened 2025 on the 49ers' roster, appearing in four games, before the Panthers signed him off San Francisco's practice squad in late October. He went on to play nine games for Carolina, recording 14 tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss down the stretch.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Trevis Gipson
- Pro Football Reference: Trevis Gipson
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
4 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49ers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | panthers | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2025 Totals | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | titans | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | bears | 17 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | bears | 16 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | bears | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- Tulsa
- Hometown
- Cedar Hill, TX, USA
- Age
- 29
- Status
- active
